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Legislation that would fix the prices for domestic air travel is being attacked the country’s airlines as unnecessary intervention into a market system that provides choices to travelers. A bill […]

Ecuador is on a mission to confound Western governments. President Rafael Correa has sent one of his most popular cabinet members on a two-week European tour that includes stops in […]

Cuenca water wars aren’t over yet The city of Cuenca announced last week that it would raise water bills from 20% to 100%, citing the fact that rates have not […]

Although chikungunya is seldom fatal, it has been called the most painful disease in the world. “During the worst of it, it is excruciating,” says retired U.S. epidemiologist Ron Marshall. […]

Ecuador’s Yachay Technical University, the centerpiece of President Rafael Correa’s plan to build a “university system for the 21st century,” celebrated its first anniversary last week. Yachay, located in Imbabura […]

In the wake of the elimination of the government’s 40% contribution to the Social Security (IESS) program, the IESS board of directors has order restrictions on purchases, travel and hiring. […]

President Rafael Correa is back in the international news again but you’ll need to check the “weird news” column to find out the latest. As the story goes, the presidential […]

By William D. Delahunt The Ecuadorian people have endured much over the last three decades – lurches between failed governments, irresponsible international companies eschewing their investment commitments, horrific oil pollution […]