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Something special happens when you walk through a Latin American neighborhood in the morning. The bakery is already open. People greet each other by name. The pace is unhurried. There’s time for a smile, a short chat, a real connection. In a world that feels faster,...
Opposite Feria Libre, squeezed between a pharmacy and a scanner joint, I found a dingy doorway that didn’t look like the path to dental salvation, although a small sign that mentioned family dentistry gave away the game. But up two flights of concrete stairs it opened...
According to five polls released last week, all four of President Daniel Noboa’s referendum questions are headed for passage in next Sunday’s election. Pollsters say the country’s crime wave and fear for personal safety are the primary factors supporting the “yes”...
Bored? - La gata que dio salto de la calle a salas de cine (The cat that made the leap from the streets to movie theaters) -'Rebeca' is the cat who went from living on the streets along with her 4 kittens to a costar in the movie, Viejos Malditos. Her life changed...
By Zachary Shell The truck pulled over on the Pan-American Highway, high above the town of Saraguro. Down below, the Sunday market bustled: vendors haggling over produce, children kicking a soccer ball in the plaza, men and women from the surrounding countryside in...
By Erich de la Fuente Organized crime is changing Latin America’s societal fabric. As the region’s most visible threat, the emergence of transnational crime organizations is rapidly reconfiguring some traditional perceptions, and countries long viewed as stable and...
President Daniel Noboa met Wednesday with U,S, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at the former Eloy Alfaro military base in Manta. The meeting aimed to advance bilateral cooperation against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, with a focus on...
If you want to take the pulse of a city, don’t bother with opinion polls or traffic counts. Just count how many homes have washing machines. Here in Cuenca, about two-thirds of homes now have one. That’s roughly where Britain stood in 1967, when half the population...
Cuenca, Ecuador, has earned a stellar reputation as a premier destination for high-quality, affordable dental care. Its large North American expat community and world-class medical facilities mean there is no shortage of excellent, English-speaking dentists to choose...
The campaign for and against President Daniel Noboa’s four referendum questions began officially November 1. Voters go to the polls to make the final decision Sunday, November 16. The questions to be decided are: 1) to remove the constitutional ban on foreign military...
Curious? - 14.4% consumen agua con heces en el Azuay - 30.5% of Ecuadorian households consume water contaminated with fecal matter (E. coli). Although Azuay is one of the provinces with the lowest levels of contamination, the numbers are still worrisome. A forum on...
Peru has broken diplomatic relations with Mexico, the Andean nation's foreign minister said on Monday, after Peru's former prime minister holed up in the Mexican embassy in the country to request asylum. Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela told journalists that Peruvian...
An intense rainstorm Tuesday afternoon in Cuenca overflowed streams and rivers and triggered landslides in Sayausí and on the Cuenca-Molleturo-Guayaquil highway. The rain also chased away vendors at various Cuenca holiday crafts fairs. The Cuenca-Molleturo-Guayaquil...
Russia has announced that it is considering providing Venezuela with its advanced Oreshnik midrange ballistic missile as the Donald Trump administration ramps up its military presence in the Caribbean nation. Deputy Head of the State Duma’s Defense Committee, Alexey...
By University of Reading Human DNA can be extracted from the 'cement' head lice used to glue their eggs to hairs thousands of years ago, scientists have found, which could provide an important new window into the past. In a new study, scientists for the first time...
By Miriam Drake, M.Ed., L.M.H.C., N.C.C. To be a good caregiver, first and foremost, you need to be good to yourself. I cannot emphasize this enough! This is extremely important. It is not being selfish! It is simply practical. If you are not there, or burned out...
In a quality-of-life poll taken in March, respondents overwhelmingly voted Cuenca the "most desirable" city in Ecuador with a population above 100,000. Why is Cuenca so popular? The television network Ecuavisa identified four reasons. Safety and security While many...
By Leeann Weintraub Loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber, veggies are known for their health-promoting and disease-prevention properties. New research has ranked vegetables and fruit by their nutrient density or the amount of nutrients obtained per...
There comes a time in every man’s life when he realizes he’s no longer a hunter but a retired park ranger. These days, even though I am living in the Garden of Eden, I’m more likely to be offered hibiscus flowers than ripe figs, yet I feel it’s my duty to pass on a...
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says only biological beings are capable of consciousness, and that developers and researchers should stop pursuing projects that suggest otherwise. “I don’t think that is work that people should be doing,” Suleyman told CNBC in an...
Week of September 20
Ecuador turns to industrial power cuts to protect Mazar and keep homes from going dark.
Ecuador raises its 2026 growth forecast, but El Niño could spoil the outlook next year.
Cuenca retirees challenge medical and therapy changes at IESS senior center.
