CuencaHighLife

Ecuadorian manufacturers complain about imported Chinese induction stoves

July 16th, 2015

Ecuadorian manufacturers of electric induction stoves, including Mabe, Indurama, and Fibroacero, are angry about a government announcement that imported Chinese stoves and ovens will be allowed into the domestic market. […]

In study of Cuenca’s cultural traditions, a researcher asks: ‘whose culture is it?’ For many, its richness and growth is satisfying, but others are ‘marginalized’

July 15th, 2015

Editor’s note: Canadian sociology professor and researcher Matthew Hayes has studied Cuenca and the impact of North American expats on the city for several years and, last year, published an […]

Quito makes plans for possible Cotopaxi eruption; special committee considers such issues as infrastructure damage and disruption of the water supply

July 15th, 2015

A newly formed Emergency Operations Committee is studying the effects of an eruption of the Cotopaxi volcano on the city of Quito and ways to deal with its aftermath. On […]

Small bomb explodes at Alianza Pais party headquarters in Guayaquil

July 15th, 2015

A homemade bomb exploded late Monday night at the Guayaquil headquarters of Ecuador’s Alianza Pais political party, according to police reports. Alianza Pais is the party of President Rafael Correa […]

With chances of an El Niño at 90%, government authorities plan response strategies; 1982 and 1997 El Niños devastated many coastal communities

July 14th, 2015

Ecuador’s Secretariat of Risk Management (SGR) says chances that an El Niño will affect the country later this year and in early 2016 stand at 90% and that preparations for […]

Alarms are being sounded in Latin America about the growth of heroin production; there’s no evidence yet of the trade in Ecuador

July 14th, 2015

The prison break of notorious Mexican drug kingpen Joaquín Guzmán, better known as “El Chapo,” is putting a spotlight on a growing Latin American drug threat: heroin. The escape is […]

The source of generations of conspiracy theories, Alaska military center shuts down and will be transferred to university researchers

July 14th, 2015

By Sharon Weinberger It’s been a suspected source of the dreaded death beam, a secret tool to control the weather, the control center to distribute “chem trails” over unsuspecting populations, […]

Faces of Cuenca: Osvaldo de la Cruz, football instructor

July 14th, 2015

Former football star Oswaldo de la Cruz, 53, offers football classes to the youth of Cuenca. He is married and has two sons. You may have seen Oswaldo performing his […]

Why expats need expats: An Australian family relocates to West Africa and finds that the ties to a common culture are critical

July 13th, 2015

By Chris Gerakiteys Before, it never occurred to us that we were expatriates when we lived away from home; we all laughed at the same jokes, we all drank copious […]

City says the practice of double-parking has to end; tickets will be issued soon

July 13th, 2015

Double-parking is a part of Cuenca culture that has to change, city officials say. “I’ll just be a minute,” is phrase that has been heard frequently in the historic district […]

Will Latin America become the world’s new ‘bread basket’? With changes, report says that it’s possible due to amount of arable land

July 12th, 2015

By Sara Wyant With new policies designed to improve agricultural productivity, Latin America and the Caribbean region can help feed a global population of nine billion people in 2050, according […]

U.S. State Department criticizes Ecuador and other Andean nations for human rights violations, corruption and lack of press freedom

July 11th, 2015

In its annual report on human rights, the United States State Department found violations in all five Andean nations, including Ecuador, saying the worst were in Venezuela. In Venezuela, the […]