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A gang of 10 to 15 men attacked the Iranian Cultural Center in Quito Saturday night, injuring one man and causing several hundreds of dollar of damage. The attack came […]
There is a moment that occasionally intrudes while watching modern television thrillers, a moment not of suspense but of arithmetic, when the viewer, having dutifully followed the betrayals, whispered briefings, […]
In February 2020, our Philadelphia friend, Julia, and her partner led a group of seventeen on a ten-day tour of Ecuador. My wife Belinda arranged for their Cuenca visit to […]
Colombia said Friday that it will raise tariffs on most Ecuadorian imports to 50%, matching Ecuador’s increase announced on a day earlier. Diana Morales, Colombia’s Minister of Commerce, Industry and […]
After familiar routines lose their pull, many expats experience a kind of open space they did not expect. Daily life still functions. Errands get done. Places remain familiar. Yet something […]
Curious? – (De El Mercurio del martes, 24/2) El MPS inicia una campaña de vacunación contra sarampión (The MPS launches a measles vaccination campaign) – Responding to the warning issued […]
By David Gelles Peak oil may be on the horizon. But peak plastic is nowhere in sight. In a new book, “Plastic Inc.,” the journalist Beth Gardiner digs into an […]
Curious – (De El Mercurio del lunes, 26/2) Jezdimir Srdan compró casas, vehículos y otros bienes en Cuenca (Jezdimir Srdan bought houses, vehicles and other goods in Cuenca) – Imprisoned […]
One of the small advantages of riding in the front seat of a Cuenca taxi, apart from the superior view of traffic misdemeanors and roadside drama, is that the dashboard […]
By Chris Hedges During the war in Bosnia, I worked my way through the seven volumes of Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time.” The novel, populated with 400 characters, was not an […]
Inmates of an entire wing of Litoral Prison in Guayaquil have been transferred to another prison north of the city as a result of high rates of tuberculosis, malnutrition and […]
By José Luis Sampietro The dispute currently pitting Ecuador against Colombia, framed as a trade war, is in fact a symptom of something more delicate: it could mark the beginning […]
By Eva Cahill For the first time in 180 years, giant tortoises are once again roaming the Galápagos, as 158 were released in Floreana Island this month – which conservationists […]
The Social Security health care system announced Tuesday that consultations with doctors will be limited to 10 and 20 minutes, depending on medical circumstances. IESS management says the change will […]
There is a particular kind of sentence that should cause an adult to sit up straighter, reach for a pencil, and perhaps check that their wallet is still where they […]
By Shreyas Sen How do headphones, toys, gadgets and other devices talk to each other without any wires? Many of them connect with Bluetooth. It’s a technology that allows different […]
By Sarah Birke Nicaragua is sometimes called the “tropical North Korea”. Even by the standards of Latin American autocracies, it feels tense in Managua, the capital. Any political talk is […]
The failure of Cuenca-based CREA in July 2025 served as a wake-up call for Ecuador’s largest financial cooperatives, banking experts say. “It was a reminder that the traditional rules of […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del lunes, 23/2) Con teatro apoyan a casa de acogida (Theater supports shelter) – The play ‘SIETE’ returns to the stage in Cuenca after 11 […]
This does not happen only in Cuenca. It shows up wherever expats stay long enough for daily life to become normal. After the city stops being a stage and days […]
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