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President Rafael Correa is back in the international news again but you’ll need to check the “weird news” column to find out the latest. As the story goes, the presidential […]
By William D. Delahunt The Ecuadorian people have endured much over the last three decades – lurches between failed governments, irresponsible international companies eschewing their investment commitments, horrific oil pollution […]
An end-of-life planning discussion at the Cuenca Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday drew a crowd of 250 English-speaking expats. They had plenty of questions. Senior care expert Wendy Jane Carrel […]
Although no Ecuadorian bank has closed the accounts of U.S. expats to avoid new IRS reporting requirements, they have added tougher rules for opening and maintaining accounts. Almost all banks […]
For years, illegal DVDs and CDs have been mainstays of the entertainment diet for Ecuador residents, both locals and expats. For $1 to $1.50, they can buy the latest movies, […]
Ecuador President Rafael Correa ranks third in the world in Twitter use by presidents and prime ministers according to a survey by the U.S. public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. Correa trails […]
An increase in bus fare is long overdue says the president of an organization representing Cuenca bus owners. “Cuenca needs to decide what quality of public transportation service it wants,” […]
By Wendy Jane Carrel Cuenca, aside from being a UNESCO Heritage Site with beautiful colonial buildings and a unique history, offers unexpected and pleasant surprises if you’ve lived here a […]
Two May Day marches attract thousands in Cuenca Although Friday’s two May Day marches and rallies were touted as a pro- vs. anti-Correa contest, it was often hard to tell […]
By Ariana Chomitz In my last post, I wrote on the side of large corporations, encouraging forgiveness for well-intentioned but tone-deaf actions on the part of social good. That’s because […]
Ecuador joins Argentina, Chile and Venezuela among South American countries on the latest U.S. “black list” for alleged intellectual property rights violations. Ecuador’s blacklisting is a downgrade from last year’s […]
By Wendy Jane Carrel FASEC (Fundacion al Servicio del Enfermo de Cancer/Foundation Serving Those Ill with Cancer), together with Care Partners International of Washington state, and the University of San […]
The alarmed resident who called 911 last Saturday to report a man “mistreating a squirrel” in Prospect Park got it all wrong. It was actually a guinea pig. Police responded […]
According to publisher Sara Coppler, the second issue of Zero Magazine: Living with Latitude, represents a maturation of the young publication. During a Tuesday night launch party at Cuchara Magica […]
By Scott Gamm The 2016 U.S. presidential election is heating up and former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has a message for the next Commander in Chief: Take Latin America seriously. […]
The spectacular eruption of Volcán Calbuco in Chile, should be a reminder to Ecuadorians of the enormous power that surrounds them, says a retired volcanologist. Although Calbuco is in a […]
By Sylvan Hardy If the Shamuí restaurant, or Shamuico Espai Gastronomica as it is formally known, seems misplaced, you can blame it on a family migration to Spain two decades […]
In response to tram critics who say that ticket prices for Cuenca’s new tram system will need to be 75 cents to a dollar to cover expenses, the city transportation […]
By David Morrill Diego Plasencia’s American dream had crashed and burned long before he sat down on a New York sidewalk with his guitar on a summer morning in 1998. […]
A total of 116 activists were killed around the world in 2014, with 87 losing their lives in Latin America, according to the report from Britain-based watchdogs Global Witness. Honduras […]
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