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By Sara Wyant With new policies designed to improve agricultural productivity, Latin America and the Caribbean region can help feed a global population of nine billion people in 2050, according to a new report released today by the Global Harvest Initiative (GHI) and...
In its annual report on human rights, the United States State Department found violations in all five Andean nations, including Ecuador, saying the worst were in Venezuela. In Venezuela, the U.S. claims that the government “selectively” intimidates political opponents...
By Jonathan Lachowitz Overseas Americans have faced a myriad of challenges in managing their financial lives, especially in the last five to ten years. They have felt unjustly burdened with financial accounts in the U.S. or abroad being closed or restricted, a...
Editor's note: Travel writer Chris Moss explores Ecuador's Mashpi eco-lodge in the cloud forest north of Quito. It's been called Ecuador's most glamorous lodging option, even though it's in the middle of a tropical wilderness, and has been reviewed by all the world's...
Leaders of President Rafael Correa’s Alianza Pais party on Thursday called for an “open, unrestricted and unconditional” national discussion of Correa’s proposals for inheritance and capital gains tax increases. The call was made by Pichincha Province Prefect Gustavo...
By Patrick Gillespie Greece needs a bailout and China stock market is in meltdown mode. But the global economy has another rising red flag: Latin America. Every major Latin American economy is slowing down or shrinking. The World Bank predicts this will be Latin...
On the heels of Greece's historic referendum vote, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is receiving a flood of praise from Latin America. Many are hailing his win Sunday as a victory for leftist ideals after Tsipras' Syriza party took a stance against austerity measures...
With one of the country’s highest crime rate, residents of Guayaquil are rarely shocked by a crime. They were shocked by one that occurred early last Sunday morning. A young female model was attacked by a group of women near a popular discotec, stripped, beaten and...
There are an estimated 7.6 million Americans living abroad and a new survey by Greenback Expat Tax Services found that 58% voted in the last Presidential election. Called U.S. expats, this block of voters could have an influential voice in the next Presidential...
Taxi driver associations from Latin America and Europe teamed up Monday in their campaigns against Uber and Cabify, following sometimes violent protests over the ride-booking apps. Daniel Medina, of the Organized Taxi Drivers of Mexico City, announced an...
By Christopher Lux I had never been to a Latin Mass. I had never wanted to go. Though the Latin Mass has been growing in popularity among U.S. and Canadian Catholics, it always puzzled me that anyone would want to go to a Mass they couldn't understand. That all...
A cartoon in a Methodist church magazine last year, captioned “What Would Jesus Do,” shows Christ standing next to man taking a picture of the pair, holding a cell phone on a selfie stick. You don’t need a cartoon showing Pope Francis posing for a selfie. Hundreds...
Cuenca expats are getting younger and becoming more international, says a British researcher. They are also spreading out within the city and beyond, he says. Will Phillips, who has lived in Cuenca part-time since 2011, says he wants to establish a demographic profile...
By Melina Marks For English-speakers thinking about moving overseas with kids, school is an extremely important factor to consider. If the new destination is a place like England or Ireland, school really shouldn’t be an issue because of language. But what about a...
Pope Francis received a warm but windy welcome Sunday in Quito in his first stop on a three-nation South American tour. Francis, who is from Argentina, is the first Latin American pope. In an exchange of speeches on the Quito airport tarmac, President Rafael Correa...
Ecuador posted a better than expected three percent economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2015. The government had predicted growth of 2.3% while independent economists had predicted 1.8%. The growth came despite losses of oil revenue due to the worldwide...
By Sylvan Hardy When Paúl Arias moved back to Cuenca at age 15, he couldn’t forget the view of the Manhattan skyline across the bay from Beyonne, New Jersey. “I grew up in Jersey, thinking about New York, and when you do that you think a lot about food,” he says. The...
Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute reports that activity at the Cotopaxi and Tungurahua volcanoes continues at the “moderate” level. On Friday, an ash plume rose to a height of 3,000 meters above the Tungurahua crater as Cotopaxi, 50 miles to the north, continued to emit...
Have you ever wanted to try something new for dinner but were overwhelmed by all the new dining options? Are you planning your first visit to Cuenca and don’t know where to stay? CuencaHighLife has the answer. Our new full-service directory of Cuenca restaurants and...
By Paola Lopez Thirty years ago, Gustavo Negrete took his wooden cross and joined other indigenous Ecuadorans to greet Pope John Paul II. But he has no interest in seeing Pope Francis on Sunday. Like a growing number of indigenous people in Latin America, Negrete has...
