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By Rebeca Morla Xavier Bonilla, the Ecuadorian cartoonist known as Bonil, is once again the target of a government investigation over one of his newspaper cartoons. On February 9, the Superintendency of Information and Communication (Supercom) conducted a hearing on...
By Sylvan Hardy One of the first things that expats Sally Lincoln and Al Jennings noticed when they moved to Cuenca was the high quality of work produced by the city’s artists. Since both have had long careers in the arts in the U.S., they also noticed that there was...
By Larry Schunk Folks argue the merits of the many restaurants serving pizza in Cuenca and around the world. In Cuenca, the pizza at the Mediterraneo ranks as the best by some, while others prefer Fabiano’s, Tutto Matto, La Vina, and other great places for pies. On my...
On Friday, January 27, a helicopter of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) crashed in the province of Napo. In the aftermath, a new scandal has come to light with allegations of public corruption. In 2008, then-Minister of Defense Javier Ponce signed a contract with...
CuencaHighLife has been re- designed, expanded, and upgraded to address the evolving needs of the expanding Cuenca and Ecuador expatriate community. According to CuencaHighLife partner Deke Castleman, the redesign is both visual and conceptual. “Our purpose is the...
Ecuador announced that it will suspend tariffs on Peruvian and Colombian imported products after the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) ruled that the fees had not been authorized. Ecuador says that it disagrees with the ruling and is asking for reconsideration....
A former Quito expat has been sentenced to four years and nine months in a federal prison for sex trafficking of Ecuadorian and Colombian girls. The sentence on Patrick Minga was announced in an Orlando, Florida federal court Wednesday. Minga admitted in June to...
Ecuador is now one of the world's top five cocoa producers, the country's cocoa export group announced last month. “The results obtained by the cocoa sector are due to good coordination between public and .private (players) in the cocoa (production) chain,” said Ivan...
For the ninth consecutive year, the number of countries worldwide where freedom has declined (61) is almost twice those where levels of liberty increased (33). This was the key finding of the annual Freedom in the World study published on January 28 by Freedom House,...
Editor's note: Karla Freeman, expat, traveler, tango dancer, writer, currently lives in Cuenca and is the author of Creating Magic in Midlife: 101 Questions and Answers to Reinvent Your Work, Relationships and Life! Available on Amazon Kindle and in Carolina’s...
A new poll shows that public support of President Rafael Correa remains sky high despite economic concerns following the drop in oil prices. According to the Credatos / Gallup polling group, Correa’s approval rating stands at 68%, the highest among all Latin American...
Expats living on Ecuador’s south coast finally have their own communication network. The Ecuador Coastal Newsletter website launched in January, providing news, features, events announcements and a buy/sell forum for expats living between Playas and Manta. “Our...
By Larry Schunk Over the past four years, I’ve dined downstairs at the Restaurant El Jardin in La Victoria Hotel for many special occasions. I've never been disappointed. The nicely decorated room, linen tablecloths and great view of the Rio Tomebamba and the city of...
New Ministry of Health rules will lower the prices for most of the 1,700 medicines sold in Ecuador by an average of 30% over the next six months. The ministry is imposing price ceilings on drugs it considers "strategic" but is eliminating price controls on...
After Uruguay first moved to legalize marijuana in 2013, the approach has taken root in Latin America with several other countries now considering a revamp of their own drug laws. "Someone has to start in South America," Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said in late...
Ecuador wants more U.S. tourists. So government officials decided to make it a reality, they decided to reach out to Americans through the most popular sporting event in the United States – the Super Bowl. On Sunday, Ecuador will become the first foreign country to...
Editor’s note: Viktoria Vidali has been a piano teacher, publisher, TV and documentary producer, photographer, and executive director of an environmental and educational nonprofit organization. Her first children’s book, Francisco and Gabriel’s Blue Moon Adventure, a...
Cuenca’s Mall del Rio is getting bigger. New construction includes an 11-story Sheraton hotel that will be the city’s largest, as well as additional commercial and parking area. According to mall manager Juan Cordero, work on the new commercial space as well as 100...
Ecuador’s minister of telecommunications Jaime Guerrero says he has reached an agreement with the country’s largest cell phone service providers for use of the 4G cell phone and Internet network. The installation work for the network is underway and the service should...
By Rebeca Morla In order to confront what the president calls a “systematic smear campaign” from Ecuador’s opposition, Correa unleashed the website Somos + (We Are More), presented during his weekly radio and television address Citizen Link. According to the...
