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According to two university studies, tourists visiting Cuenca are younger and more European than they were five years ago. One of the studies found that newer expats also reflect the demographic trend. A study by the University of Cuenca Faculty of Economics shows that tourism numbers continue to rise in Cuenca and the trend is...
By Liam Higgins Students from the University of Cuenca conducting a survey of expats say they have a big problem: telling the difference between expats and tourists. The students say that Cuencanos, and even most expats, are confused by who’s who. “I did the survey in 2015 and most of the people we talked to...
By Liam Higgins The indigenous people living near the high plains of Ozogoche in Chimborazo Province call it the “The Tribute.” Scientists who have studied it say they have some ideas but that it remains mostly a mystery. The tribute, or the mystery, however you classify it, is the mass suicide every September of thousands,...
By Liam Higgins Expat Patricia Stanyard has lived in Cuenca for four years but had never seen the city from the top of a double-decker tour bus until her sister came to town last week. “It’s fabulous. You get an entirely different view of the city from up there,” she said. “I can’t believe I...
Editor’s note: Baltazar Ushca, sometimes referred to as the “iceman of Chimborazo,” was one of 27,000 adults who successfully completed the ministry of education’s Todos ABC program to learn to read and write. He was honored in Quito this week. By Irene Caselli At an age when many in Europe and North America are enjoying...
By Liam Higgins Cuenca resident Kathy McClary recalls the day, a year ago, when she suffered what she calls an “expat panic attack.” “I was having my morning coffee in Café Austria, in the historic district, when I was suddenly overwhelmed with the question: what am I doing here? Why in the world would I...
By Deke Castleman The taxi took a left off Las Americas at Avenida del Toril, then a right on Camino a Patamarca, and we were in Parroquia Hermano Miguel, just outside the city limits. It was a Thursday morning, when a large open-air mercado happens at the Camal Municipio, a field bordered by the Rio...
More than half of Bolivian women have suffered domestic violence, according to a report out Thursday that found such abuse widespread in Latin America, with partners usually the perpetrators. In seven of the 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries surveyed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), more than one in four women reported having...
Hummingbirds are named for the sound of their rapidly beating wings, but now their tongues have captured scientists’ attention. These tiny birds can suck 10 drops of nectar out of a flower every 15 milliseconds, researchers at the University of Connecticut recently discovered. For nearly two centuries, scientists have thought the birds used a much...
Growing up in the U.S., I never gave much thought to residential areas without sidewalks. The first time I saw an area without sidewalks occurred when my grandmother took me and my brothers to visit her sister in the south. That summer, I also learned that not all homes had toilets, but that’s a story...
Mexican university students are taking to the streets, demanding that the government go after criminal gangs they say murder with impunity. Student leaders claim that the government is intimidated by gangs and cartels and fails to mount effective investigations and prosecutions. The protests stem from the deaths of three film students, whose genetic remains were...
Cynthia: Well, Edd, we did it–three books in three months. “Living the Dream” is out today! Edd: Yep. If we had known how insane this idea was and how much work it would be, I think we would have gone a little slower. We’re supposed to be retired! C: “Living the Dream” is the final...
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Week of April 14
Trial of Carlos Pólit: First Week of Revelations Sheds Light on Corruption in Correista Regime.
Insecurity affects tourism in Manabí as nine cruise ships canceled their arrival in Manta.
Ecuador Gains Ground with Palm Heart, Secures 75% of the Global Market.
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