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It is difficult to exclaim which ethnic foods are the most favorite in the world. The most popular ethnic foods vary by region, but analysis of Google Trends data showed five favorites. Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Thai, and Indian cuisines consistently rank among the...
In a show of force, the government sent a convoy of 120 military, police and civilian vehicles from Quito to Ibarra Sunday night as hundreds of soldiers cleared roadblocks on the Pan American highway. The convoy was dispatched following Saturday night violence near...
Ecuador’s cut-flower exporters claim the Conaie strike is costing them between one and two million dollars a day. In addition, they are demanding government protection from protesters who have invaded their farms, caused damage to facilities and threatened employees....
By Cepee Tabibian In 2015, I packed up my life in Austin, Texas and moved to Madrid. I was 35 and it wasn’t my first attempt. I had spent more than a decade dreaming, trying, and failing to make Spain home. Since then, I’ve built a life in Spain and created She Hit...
By Emma Goldberg There’s a type of awe that surrounds the Jewish High Holy Days that is solemn, fearsome. People beating their chests, dressed in all white, lying on the ground. During these 10 Days of Awe, God is said to be deciding who will and will not be inscribed...
The Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional two laws President Daniel Noboa claimed were necessary to fight organized crime. The decision makes permanent an August ruling provisionally suspending the laws while more than 30 suits against them were...
The Ecuador emergency service ECU911 reports that the “vast majority” of major highways in the country are open with traffic flowing normally. The exception, the service says, are roads in the central and northern sierra and in the northern Amazon region that have...
Bored? Tres días de música clásica - The Festival Música Ocupa will come to Cuenca with a program that will take classical music off conventional stages and bring it to historic, social and public spaces. Promoted by the Fundación InConcierto, this initiative is a...
Walk any calle in Cuenca and you’ll see two things that never change: the tiled roofs overhead and the brown deposits underfoot. For every mural that brightens a wall, there’s a pile of dog poop decorating the pavement. It’s the city’s most democratic hazard and rich...
The government said Thursday it is beginning the process of revoking the mining license for the Loma Larga mining project. In a statement, the presidential press office said the government has accepted the environmental reports presented by Cuenca Mayor Cristian...
By Frances A. Hogg It happened to me twice in so many months. I had paid a worker in cash only to have a ten-dollar bill returned to me a day later. I could see immediately that it was fake. The number in the lower left corner was brown, not the coppery-gold color it...
This article is part of “Facelift Ecuador: Share Your Positive Story!,” an initiative to publish positive articles from CuencaHighLife readers. If you would like to submit your story, click here. By Marcela Iriarte I have been in Manta, Ecuador for 3 years. I am...
Despite several attempts by protesters to block highways, the National Traffic Commission (CTE) reported early Thursday that road access to Cuenca remains open throughout Azuay and other provinces. “Traffic is flowing normally on all major highways despite some...
The mayor of Cuenca, Cristian Zamora; and the prefect of Azuay Province, Cristóbal Lloret, delivered technical reports about the environmental impact of the Loma Larga mine, formerly known as Quimsacocha. The two met with the governor of Azuay, Xavier Bermúdez Monday...
Bored? Cámara Lúcida trae 56 películas de 36 países - From el 24/9 to el 3/10, Cuenca will be the epicenter for the 9th Festival Internacional de Cine Cámara Lúcida. There will be 56 films from 36 countries, distributed in 7 sections. All functions are free and the 2...
If you’ve ever wondered why most rich countries seem to accept migrants as if their hands were tied, the answer lies in a yellowing piece of paper from 1951. That was the year the United Nations adopted the Refugee Convention, later expanded by the 1967 Protocol,...
Although there were limited clashes with police in Otavalo, Latacunga and Quito Tuesday, most protests in the national strike were relatively peaceful, National Police report. In Cuenca, there were morning and afternoon marches to the government offices on Parque...
The Constitutional Court said Tuesday it will allow President Daniel Noboa’s question for a constituent assembly to appear on the November referendum ballot if changes are made to the wording. Assuming Noboa agrees to the changes, the court’s decision could head off a...
By Deborah Kearns A year ago, Kelly McCoy packed two bags, sold everything she owned, and left Buffalo, New York, for Albania, sight unseen. Entrepreneurs Nicole and Jordan Tarver sold most of their belongings in a garage sale and moved from rainy Seattle to...
The Federation of Indigenous and Peasant Organizations of Azuay (FOA) announced it will begin an indefinite strike Tuesday with a protest on the Pan American Highway at the entrance to Victoria del Portete. FOA is demanding the government permanently revoke the...
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.
