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Although it’s common to hear of expats whose primary motivation for moving abroad is to find a new relationship, surveys, including one taken in Cuenca, indicate that the majority are already in committed relationships when they relocate. In all, a survey by InterNations found that 91% of expats from the U.S. live together with a...
Despite the economic ravages of the Covid pandemic, Ecuador’s new government is moving forward with highway construction plans, looking to public-private partnerships and private investment for several major projects. Among them is a freeway system connecting Guayaquil, Quito and Cuenca. “These are difficult times and we need creative solutions to build the infrastructure the country...
Lunes, 5/7/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Del cuerpo del periodico – See “En vacaciones” for children’s activities. Titular – Contrabando asfixia a tabacaleres (Smuggling asphyxiates tobacco shops) – Acccording to a study, 8 out of every 10 cigarettes consumed in Ecuador arrive as contraband. This figure is confirmed by the tobacco sector which has...
The U.S. government is coming under increasing pressure to ease travel bans for international tourists that were originally put in place to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. With Europe opening its borders to American tourists and vaccination rates increasing in the U.S., public health experts and travel industry groups are saying the time...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases even higher. Johnson said legal controls will be replaced by “personal responsibility” when the country moves to the final stage...
Mayor Pedro Palacios says that full integration of Cuenca’s new tram system and city buses could take months and will probably not happen before the Covid pandemic is under control. “Discussions between the municipality and the bus companies are continuing but there are still major obstacles to overcome,” he said. “The pandemic has put massive...
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador, Michael Fitzpatrick, says the relationship between the U.S. and Ecuador has never been stronger and sees it growing even stronger in the coming months. The immediate challenge for both countries, he says, is overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus has placed heavy burdens on Ecuador, creating an economic crisis affecting not...
Chile officially started writing a new constitution on Sunday in Santiago to replace the one it inherited from the era of dictator Augusto Pinochet and is widely blamed for deep social inequalities that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019. In its first official action, the constitutional convention picked indigenous Mapuche activist and university professor...
By Alexandra Valencia Two dozen workers using six excavators cleared a strip of heavy forest in the foothills of Ecuador’s Reventador volcano on an overcast June morning, rushing to carve a new route for an oil pipeline in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the country’s worst oil spill in decades. Ecuador’s power supply is...
The United States Embassy in Quito is advising Ecuadorians to expect a six-month delay in the issuance and renewal of tourist and business visas to the U.S. The delay is blamed on the Covid-19 pandemic, which the embassy says is affecting visa and diplomatic functions worldwide. “People who want to visit Disney World will have...
By Sofia Jarrin Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world to be a defender of human and land rights. According to a Global Witness report, in 2019 at least 212 defenders were killed for their work to defend their rights and lands worldwide, two-thirds of which occurred in Latin America. Among the...
By Rachel Schraer Some people, including those pushing an anti-vaccine agenda online, have been claiming a large proportion of those dying with the Delta variant of coronavirus had been vaccinated. One conspiracy site even claimed vaccinated people were dying at higher rates than those who had not received the jab, which is untrue. This site...
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