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Archaeologists say that Ecuadorian jungle ruins could be site of the fabled Inca treasure and Atahualpa’s final resting place

July 1st, 2015

By Jasper Copping It sounds like a plot from an Indiana Jones film, but explorers claim to have found ruins hidden deep in a dense Ecuadorian Amazonian jungle that could […]

Ecuador’s Secretariat of Communication responds to a CuencaHighLife column

June 30th, 2015

The Ecuadorian government’s National Secretariat of Communications (Secretaría Nacional de Comunicación) has asked for space to respond to a column by David Morrill, posted on this website on May 11. […]

New government agency will monitor quality of public and private health care

June 30th, 2015

A new department of Ecuador’s Ministry of Health has been assigned the task of making sure the country’s health care system, both public and private, is providing high quality service. […]

Faces of Cuenca: Luis Arias, seller of alpaca clothing

June 30th, 2015

Twentyeight-year-old Luis Arias works at the Otavalo market selling homemade alpaca clothing. For 35 years this family has been in this line of business. Luis is married and has one […]

Saturday’s traditional anniversary parade turns political in Cuenca

June 29th, 2015

Usually a showcase of traditional costumed dancers, marching bands, and community floats, Saturday’s Azuay Province anniversary parade turned into an anti-Correa protest. Although the dancers, bands and floats were on […]

Social media is organizing tool for Ecuador anti-government protests; Internet networks are overloaded and some claim government interference

June 29th, 2015

By Alfredo Velazco Last week in Ecuador, protests broke out in various cities across the country. The protests stemmed from the government’s proposal to implement new taxes on inheritance and […]

As first phase of the San Francisco Square renovation project is completed, controversy is brewing as vendors await updated plans

June 28th, 2015

Just as workers are clearing out of the renovated Pasaje León building on the south side of San Francisco Plaza, trouble could be brewing with dozens of vendors who sell […]

‘Informal’ workers and vendors make up half of the Latin American workforce; Ecuador is leading efforts to end the practice

June 27th, 2015

By Patricia Rey Mallén Although Latin America is one of the fastest growing areas in the world, and unemployment remains relatively low, almost half of the population works informally, or […]

Thousands take to the streets in Guayaquil and Quito to oppose Correa’s policies; there are smaller protests in Cuenca and several other cities

June 26th, 2015

Tens of thousands of Ecuadorians crowded into downtown Guayaquil and Quito on Thursday to protest the policies of President Rafael Correa. There were smaller protests in Machala, Ibarra, Ambato, and […]

Correa says Ecuador will stay on the U.S. dollar as long as he’s president

June 26th, 2015

President Rafael Correa said Thursday that it would be “catastrophic” for Ecuador to abandon the U.S. dollar any time soon, and that it would remain the official currency as long […]

Preceded by a war of words, today’s anti-government march in Guayaquil will gauge opposition to Correa’s leadership and tax proposals

June 25th, 2015

In Guayaquil on Tuesday to dedicate a park and university, President Rafael Correa urged citizens not to participate in a large government opposition march planned for Thursday. The march will […]

Cuenca’s first tram cars arrive from France at the port of Guayaquil; after clearing customs, the cars should arrive in Cuenca in about two weeks

June 25th, 2015

Mayor Marcelo Cabrera was on the docks in Guayaquil Tuesday night as the first unit of Cuenca’s new tram system, Tranvía de los Cuatro Rios, were off-loaded from the Belgium […]