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By Lisa Mayfair A colonial jewel of Ecuador, spilling over with cobblestoned streets, well-preserved churches and attractive leafy plazas — all tucked into a verdant Andean valley traversed by four […]
By Rick Johnson Almost unknown outside of the pages academic intellectual property journals, biopiracy is a major challenge for Ecuador’s Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI). The IEPI is charged with […]
According to Ecuador’s census bureau, Cuencanos walk more than residents of any other of Ecuador’s five largest cities. The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) says that 7.7% of […]
By James A. Roberts How many times a day do you check your smartphone? According to a recent survey, the typical American checks once every 6½ minutes, or approximately 150 […]
By Ruth Margolis When you move abroad, you expect some bureaucratic befuddlement. You’re setting up from scratch in a country whose systems and procedures you don’t know. But for Brits, […]
A Peruvian congressman has joined animal rights activists in their effort to stop the consumption of barbecued cats at an annual religious festival. The activists say at least 100 cats […]
By Eliot Stein Cloud-high in the Andes and hemmed in by the snow-capped peaks of two active volcanoes, few cities have as dramatic a setting as Quito. The Ecuadorian capital’s 16th-century […]
By Roger Livingston Several months ago I attended the Japan Day fair at the city museum on Benigno Malo and talked to one of the Japanese-Ecuadorian vendors. He told me […]
By Edward Gibson About 20 per cent of the United States population (65 million out of 330 million people) are non-native speakers of English. Speaking multiple languages has advantages – […]
By Kyle Harper At some time or another, every historian of Rome has been asked to say where we are, today, on Rome’s cycle of decline. Historians might squirm at […]
Women who move abroad sometimes face safety concerns they did not necessarily have to deal with at home. Going for a walk alone or wearing your usual attire may suddenly […]
The government wants to get the products of small farmers and manufacturers on the shelves of Ecuador’s largest supermarkets. To achieve the goal, Ecuador’s Superintendency of Market Control hosts monthly […]
Hogar Esperanza News
The Cuenca Dispatch
Week of September 06
U.S. sinkings of Ecuadorian fishing vessels trigger court scrutiny after 28 crew members are released.
Cuenca targets a November launch for its first new international link to Chiclayo.
Exports hit a quarterly record, but Ecuador’s import bill is rising even faster.
Property Manabi
Fund Grace News
Fabianos Pizzeria News
