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By Ellis Rouchelle If you’re considering moving to another country to work or retire — even if you’re just planning a vacation abroad — be sure you understand the health […]
By Calvin Spinks Ecuador owes Clemente Yerovi Indaburo a debt of gratitude for establishing the original “Banana Republic,” and making the country number one in banana exports. Between 1948 and […]
According to a study by the Network of Development Financial Institutions (RFD), 65 percent of small Ecuadorian businesses do not have taxpayer registration numbers (RUC) and pay no taxes other […]
By Chuck Bolotin When in my early twenties, after crossing the border near San Diego with my friends and driving south in Mexico, I noticed lots of houses in which […]
Víctor Salazar, 34, once practiced law in Venezuela. Today, he supports himself by selling cigarettes on the streets of Quito. It gives him no pleasure knowing he is breaking a […]
If you’ve been looking for Ecuadorian recipes with a little international flare, your hostess is Layla Pujol, commonly known as Laylita. Layla grew up in Vilcabamba and Loja, south of […]
Text and photos by Doug Hansen You don’t have to be a hard-core bird watcher in order to be mesmerized by the dazzling display of hummingbirds, and various other tropical […]
By Taylor Goebel Crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean come with a hefty price tag — $261 billion, or about 3.5 percent of the region’s gross domestic […]
Editor’s note: The renovated San Francisco Plaza will be inaugurated this afternoon at 6. President Lenin Moreno will be in town for the ceremony. By Liam Higgins As it prepares […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]






















