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Heavy afternoon thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday sent the Rios Machángara and Tarqui over their banks, flooding roads, homes and agricultural fields in several locations in Cuenca. Thursday rains temporarily shut down service of the San Pedro Water Plant as flooding contaminated collection pools. Friday rains triggered mudslides in two locations on Av. Conquistadores in...
Viernes, 26/11/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Pumapungo reabre con 3 exposiciones (Pumapungo reopens with 3 exhibits) – The Museo Pumapungo is reopening after being closed for a year and half due to the pandemic. The museum has prepared 3 shows which will open el jueves, 2/12. “RE” is a work based on the history...
Ecuador has the second lowest level of trust in democracy among 18 Latin American countries. The Chilean social research center, Latinobarómetro, says that Ecuador and other countries showing diminished trust in democracy are in danger of accepting non-elected authoritarian governments. According to the Latinobarómetro survey, support for democratic regimes peaked in 2010 at 63 percent,...
By Chabeli Carrazana The fight broke out over bags. After the plane touched down in Miami, one passenger was not getting his luggage down from the overhead bin fast enough, at least not in the eyes of the man behind him. That man, who is White, started shouting racial slurs at the other passenger, a...
By Melanie Radzicki McManus Walking is the most popular aerobic physical activity in the United States, with 111 million people hitting the pavement in 2018 as part of their fitness goals. In addition, walking’s sister activity, hiking, enticed 57.8 million Americans to get out on the trails in 2020, a figure that has increased...
Former President Lenin Moreno said Wednesday that he will not return to Ecuador despite a vote by the National Assembly that he come home immediately. The ex-president said he planned to remain in the U.S. to fulfill his recent appointment as Commissioner for Disability Affairs for the Organization of American States. With 100 of 137...
Miércoles, 24/11/2021 -Hola, Todos – Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias. There will be no Periodico tomorrow, but there will be one Friday. Enjoy your celebration. Actividades – Nada. Titular – 40 millones más de presupuesto (40 million more in budget) – The 2022 budget for the Municipio de Cuenca is $277,092,492, an increase of...
Minister of Health Ximena Garzón announced Wednesday that all Ecuadorians will be eligible to receive Covid-19 booster shots in January. Currently, only those over 65 and those with chronic illnesses can get them. “We will have sufficient doses for everyone who wants a booster in January,” Garzón said during a virtual press conference. “We will...
By Megan Gambino Today, the traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes any number of dishes: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied yams, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. But if one were to create a historically accurate feast, consisting of only those foods that historians are certain were served at the so-called “first Thanksgiving,” there would be slimmer pickings....
President Guillermo Lasso signed orders Tuesday granting the release from prison of those convicted of what he called “minor crimes” and those with terminal and chronic illnesses. It is not clear how many prisoners the orders affects although a government spokesman said it could be “several thousand.” According to human rights organizations, Ecuador’s prison system...
Martes, 23/11/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Titular – Rehabilitan tramos de la Cuenca-Pasaje (Rehabilition of sections of the Cuenca-Pasaje) – There will be interventions taken at at least 13 locations on the vía Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje where there are a large number of problems. MTOP (Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas) will contract with the...
More reports of damage to buildings and roadways in Quito were received Tuesday afternoon and evening following the 11 a.m. 4.6 magnitude earthquake. City officials said most of the damage was minor although several buildings suffered serious structural damage. No injuries were reported. The earthquake that sent tens-of-thousands of workers and residents into the streets...
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