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By Jeremiah Reardon The drummer bangs her sticks together, counting time. Her Las Pioneras del Austro bandmates on brass, wind and percussion instruments join in with a blast! Another musical event for this pioneering girls and women’s band is underway at Cuenca’s Parque San Blas in celebration of the Spanish settlement of Cuenca on Doce...
In a statement released Thursday night, investigators say they are continuing to gather information about the murder of Miguel Ángel Nazareno, better known as Don Naza, owner of the Big Money investment operation. Nazareno’s body was found by a farmer Thursday morning in the rural Amaguaña parish, south of Quito. His hands were tied behind...
Ecuador said Wednesday it had begun pumping oil from a third field located partly in the Yasuni protected nature reserve in the Amazon rainforest. Extraction of 3,600 barrels per day started in the Ishpingo oil field which together with the nearby fields of Tiputini and Tambococha form the so-called ITT block, which holds more than...
By Kevin Gilbert Growing up, for me, the Easter period meant family time interspersed with Mum’s visits to church, playing ‘‘conkers’’ with Dad, and learning how to make hot cross buns as well as how to dye eggs. And then there was feeling ill after eating what should have been several weeks worth of chocolate...
Thousands of the Catholic faithful are expected to crowd El Centro streets and churches today through Sunday for Holy Week observances and celebrations. “Now that the fear of the pandemic is ending and as restrictions are lifted, we expect very large crowds to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” said Cuenca Archbishop Monsignor Marcos Pérez...
By Franklin Briceno Every day for more than two years, Cindy Cueto has woken up in the house she shares with her three children atop a desert hill in Peru’s capital, and wondered: “What are we going to eat?” The 39-year-old bands together with her neighbors in impoverished Ciudad de Gosen each day to cook...
By Mark Patrick Taylor and Gabriel Filippelli You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting. (Please pick up after your dog!) But when you get home, do you always de-shoe at the door? Plenty of people don’t. For many, what you drag in on the bottom of your shoes is...
By Sylvan Hardy Ten years ago, there were only three restaurants on Cuenca’s Parque Calderon, with most diners opting for comida tipica at the venerable Raymipampa, next to the cathedral. Things have changed. With the opening of Calle Santa Ana, the alleyway between the cathedral and San Luis Seminary in 2017, and the decision of...
By Nicholas Tampio Think about a time when you changed your mind. Maybe you heard about a crime, and rushed to judgment about the guilt or innocence of the accused. Perhaps you wanted your country to go to war, and realise now that maybe that was a bad idea. Or possibly you grew up in...
By Liam Higgins A few years back, a couple from the U.S. checked into a motel near Riobamba. They had flown into Quito early in the afternoon, rented a car and were on their way to Cuenca when they decided to call it a day. A week later, they mentioned their overnight experience to an...
Annual inflation showed little change in March, registering an annual rate of 2.64 percent, a slight increase from 2021. Among the products and services showing the largest increase were high-test gasoline, inter-provincial transportation, automobiles and furniture. In a statement, Ecuador’s Ministry of Finance warned consumers that prices are expected to rise throughout 2022. “We believe...
Despite claims by President Guillermo Lasso’s office that it was blindsided by a judge’s decision to release former vice president Jorge Glas from prison, it was revealed Monday that three government representatives attended the habeas corpus hearing and had no objections. When asked for comments by Santa Elena Judge Javier Moscoso, Alexis Vascones, lawyer for...
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