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In the last 12 months, the Colombian peso has declined almost 50% against the U.S. dollar, Ecuador’s official currency. In the same period, the Peruvian sol has lost more than […]
By Julian Smith “I love how the sun paints the city,” says Julio Rivas Garcia as he gazes over Quito’s historic heart from the roof of the Church of La […]
Por Sylvan Hardy La historia de Oporto Pastelería. Es en realidad la historia de su dueña, Marta da Silva. El nombre de la pastelería es inspirado en el pueblo natal […]
Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute said that a small lahar was spotted late Satruday on the Cotopaxi volcano. A lahar is melting ice that flows down the flank of the volcano and […]
By Christopher Woody Several of Latin America’s key economies are sputtering. And now, partly because of these economic doldrums, countries in the region are losing some of their brightest and […]
Carol Quintero and Sebastian Martinez street artists who perform their malabares craft (juggling) in various intersections in Cuenca. Carol is 24 years old and Sebastian is 21. Their goal is […]
Ecuador dice que está cansado de esperar que los Estados Unidos cumplan sus promesas de extraditar a los fugitivos y, en algunos casos, los ya condenados por crímenes. El Fiscal […]
Justo cuando los funcionarios del gobierno están acelerando el ritmo de los preparativos para una posible erupción del Cotopaxi, tienen un segundo volcán del cual preocuparse. El Tungurahua, situado al […]
Ecuador says it’s tired of waiting for the United States to follow through on promises to extradite fugitives and, in some cases, those already convicted of crimes. Attorney General Galo […]
Por Sylvan Hardy Mi hermana me llamó el domingo. Yo acababa de regresar haciendo compras en Supermaxi. Como es mi costumbre, interrumpí mi caminata de 15 minutos de regreso a […]
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series by real estate expert Benjamin Berger on Ecuador’s real estate market. The second installment looks at real estate in the […]
Just as government officials are quickening the pace of preparations for a possible eruption of Cotopaxi, they have a second volcano to worry about. Tungurahua, east of Ambato, which has […]






















