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By Shi En Kim Salt — that beloved, ubiquitous, indispensable condiment. An essential nutrient, and yet the source of serious disease when consumed in excess. What counts as excess, however, is a bitter debate among some scientists. Regularly consuming too much salt...
By Ana Cristina Alvarado For members of the Sani Warmi collective in Amazonian Ecuador, the day begins before sunrise. They tend to the chacra — their agroforestry garden — and harvest plantain, yuca, palm heart and bijao leaves. They feed the cachama fish in the...
Luisa González holds a narrow lead over President Daniel Noboa in two polls released Monday, two weeks before the April 13 presidential run-off election. Noboa led González in the February 9 election, but by less than 17,000 votes. According to the Negocios &...
Following news reports that President Daniel Noboa and U.S. President Donald Trump made plans for a new U.S. military base in Manta, the president’s press office said Monday that no agreements were made during the visit with the U.S. president at his Mar-a-Lago estate...
By Arezki. A Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sam Altman are signaling the end of the smartphone era. Their vision of the future?: A world dominated by wearable tech and brain interfaces, and augmented reality. But Tim Cook and Apple aren’t ready to...
Autopsies of the bodies of four Guayaquil boys illegally detained by a military patrol in December confirmed that they were shot in the head before they were set on fire in a mangrove swamp near Taura. The lawyer for the Permanent Committee on Human Rights (CDH),...
Citizens Revolution presidential candidate Luisa González received the official endorsement of Pachakutik, the political party of the indigenous movement, on Sunday. At a ceremony in Tixán, in Chimborazo Province, González accepted more than 20 demands of Pachakutik...
By Karen Landman In January, a study published in the journal Nature Medicine suggested that by 2060, the number of Americans with dementia will double to a total of one million. Also doubling: The estimated lifetime risk of developing the condition, compared to...
Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, reportedly delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next week. President Donald Trump has incorrectly claimed China controls the canal (Panama...
According to news and social media reports, many Ecuadorians with U.S. visas are delaying trips to the U.S. as a result of concerns about tightened immigration rules. “If your trip is not urgent, I recommend you delay it until the current situation calms down,” a...
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill They’d never even visited Ecuador before, but Brittany and Blake Bowen, from the United States, decided to move to the South American country in 2021 to give their four children a completely different upbringing. The Bowens, who were...
I was hanging out in a coffeehouse on San Sebastian Plaza, one cheery morning last week, lingering over a second cafe con leche and marveling at the comings and goings of busy people, surrounded by the comforting scent of freshly brewed coffee and the gentle hum of...
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a three-part article concerning the most important issues facing Cuenca as well as what Mayor Cristian Zamora is trying to accomplish in his first term. To read part one, click here. To read part two, click here. By Stephen...
By Heather Kelly If you’re traveling into the United States from another country, there’s a question you need to consider well in advance. If asked, would you unlock your devices to allow U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to look through your smartphone,...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court dismissed an extraordinary action for protection brought by the “Guerreras por la Amazonia” (Warriors for the Amazon). This group of activists, supported by the Union of People Affected by Texaco’s Oil Operations (UDAPT), the “Eliminen...
Since the 1980s, Ecuador has seen more than 40% of its glaciers, a loss that affects the stability of Andean ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. Researchers predict that losses will continue as the rate of global heating increases. Worldwide, Ecuador’s...
By Richard Westcott I have often heard Cuenca described as “my little piece of heaven.” Let me tell you of my little piece of heaven within Cuenca. To get there you should start at the beginning of Calle Tarqui where La Condomine rises up from the river and Tres de...
By Samantha Schmidt, Katharine Houreld and Karen DeYoung As Latin America’s drug trade surges, the Trump administration’s aid freeze has brought crucial anti-narcotics programs to a screeching halt. The administration paused virtually all U.S. foreign assistance...
National Police investigating Cuenca’s first murder of 2025 say the victim, 24-year-old Adrián Quintero, may have been stoned to death. Deputy Police Commander Julio Navarro said the victim’s body, discovered Monday night in the Ricaurte barrio, showed signs of being...
Editor's note: This is the second part of a three-part article concerning the most important issues facing Cuenca as well as what Mayor Cristian Zamora is trying to accomplish in his first term. By Stephen Vargha Eucalyptus trees have been making news recently. Not...
