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By Jason Koebler Diego Mosquera has a lot of neighbors: Jaguars, rare dogs, anteaters, ocelots, thousands of species of birds and an estimated 100,000 different species of insects. Mosquera manages the Tiputini Biodiversity Station deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, which...
By Kristen Miglore You keep mustard in the fridge, but your partner (or roommate or dad) balks at the idea. Who’s right? The fine print on the bottle, on nearly all of the bottles — “refrigerate after opening” — isn’t much help. Turns out, that urging is rarely about...
By Stewart McCorvey Becoming an expat shapes your personality as it takes you through a journey of life struggles and challenges. Every expat goes through very particular circumstances, but there are certain things that almost all of them will have experienced. I have...
Opening a bank account in Ecuador used to be one of those bureaucratic escapades involving proof of address, proof of existence, and possibly a note from your grandmother. But things have loosened up, at least at Banco de Pichincha. I walked in with my resident's...
At least four people have been killed in antigovernment demonstrations in Bolivia, where supporters of former President Evo Morales have clashed with state forces as tensions rise ahead of upcoming elections. On Thursday, Justice Minister Cesar Siles identified the...
By Amy Errmann Living forever has become the wellness and marketing trend of the 2020s. But cheating death — or at least delaying it — will come at a price. What was once the domain of scientists and the uber rich is increasingly becoming a consumer product. Those...
President Daniel Noboa has renewed the state of emergency in Quito and seven provinces for 30 days. The extension is necessary, he said, due to “continuing violent activity” by transnational criminal organizations. "The ultimate objective of this action is to...
Cuenca universities will celebrate an academic and cultural 'Raymi': Cuenca will be the site of "El Raymi de las Universidades y Diversidades" from the 16 to 21 June. The events will be at various venues and include talks about ancestral knowledge, traditional...
By Daniel Dunford Two in five people over 50 say they have not had as many children as they wanted, with economic issues, health concerns and fears about the state of the world among the main barriers. More than half said financial factors such as affordable housing,...
President Daniel Noboa’s bill that gives the government extra authority to collect information about suspected criminal activity passed the National Assembly Tuesday by a two-vote margin. It is the second major Assembly win for the president who’s “National...
Ecuador will make its fifth appearance in World Cup competition in 2026. The Tri-Color secured one of South America’s six automatic berths by tying Peru 0-0 in Lima Tuesday night. It was the team’s second straight scoreless draw and the sixth in 16 qualifier games....
Interior Minister John Reimberg says he is “outraged and disgusted” that some judges consistently release suspects arrested for violent crimes. “Some of these people are arrested again and again and certain members of the judiciary continue to allow them to go free,”...
The government is considering adding more questions to the referendum that would allow foreign military facilities in the country. Among the issues being considered for inclusion are measures that would increase penalties for violent crimes, tighten firearms controls...
By Jim Wyss Busy selling fruits and vegetables on a recent weekday, Luzmila Mita dug into her apron and pulled out a fistful of coins embossed with the image of a Native American woman with a baby strapped to her back. “I always thought she was one of us,” said Mita,...
By Jonathan Mason Tariffs are advertised as the iron shield protecting the local worker. In truth, they are an iron collar around his neck. Every government that imposes tariffs claims the same high-sounding motives: safeguarding national industries, preserving jobs,...
By Edward Helmore Political leaders love an empty statement or proclamation, but when Louisiana’s state house of representatives moved against “chemtrails” last week, they were literally seeking to combat something that does not exist. It was an act of political...
The Guagua Pichincha volcano, 12 kilometers west of Quito, is showing signs of reactivation. The Geophysical Institute reported Saturday that an eruption is not imminent, but that “general indicators” show increased activity in recent weeks and months. “The current...
The National Assembly on Saturday approved reforms backed by President Daniel Noboa to arm the government with new legal and economic powers to confront armed groups and dismantle the drug-trafficking networks that fuel their criminal enterprises. The bill was backed...
Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot in the head at a Bogotá campaign event late Saturday, in an attack that sent shockwaves through the country. The politician's condition was unclear on Sunday after being shot by a 15-year-old...
Corrupt government employees are major facilitators of illegal mining in Ecuador. This is one of the conclusions of a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. “To effectively combat the rapid increase of illegal gold mining, the government must...
