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A court in Ecuador has threatened to seek an international arrest warrant for Colombia’s former military commander for a 2008 bombing that killed a FARC leader in the neighboring country. […]

Cuenca’s supply of low-cost rentals is being squeezed by thousands of foreigners moving to the city. Most of the new arrivals are from Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina, and North Americans […]

Latam Airlines said Monday morning that the collective bargaining process continues with the LAN Express Crew Union, which announced a strike starting on Tuesday. In a statement, the airline said, […]

U.S. ambassador to Ecuador Todd Chapman says changes in Ecuador’s economic and foreign policies opens the door for new avenues of cooperation with the U.S. Chapman made the comments last […]

Although the official kick-off of Cuenca’s foundation festival is this morning at 8 in Parque Calderon, crafts fairs and some events were already in full-swing over the weekend. In preparation […]

In America, if you happen to be a foreigner who doesn’t speak English, you may find yourself in an uncomfortable and humiliating predicament. Some unknown stranger may shout the words, […]

President Lenin Moreno said Thursday that a policy of “extreme permissiveness” is partly to blame for the recent violence on Ecuador’s border with Colombia.  At the same time, he said […]

Panama has severed its diplomatic ties with Venezuela after the imposition of sanctions by Caracas on senior Panamanian companies and officials amid an escalating diplomatic row. Venezuela said on Thursday […]

Hundreds of Cuencanos and a handful of expats turned out Thursday morning to watch the tram roll into the historic district for the first time. Moving slowly to allow engineers […]

As part of the deficit reduction plan announced Monday by President Lenin Moreno, the national 12 percent IVA tax will be applied to all private insurance policies in Ecuador. The […]

Construction starts in Cuenca grew by five percent in the first quarter of 2018, the first positive quarter in the building sector in almost four years. “This is excellent news […]

Ecuador’s Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (Cpccs) has ordered an investigation into possible corruption in large construction projects during the presidency of Rafael Correa. At the same meeting […]

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The Cuenca Dispatch

Week of September 06

U.S. sinkings of Ecuadorian fishing vessels trigger court scrutiny after 28 crew members are released.

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Cuenca targets a November launch for its first new international link to Chiclayo.

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Exports hit a quarterly record, but Ecuador’s import bill is rising even faster.

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