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Friday’s indigenous protest against rising fuel prices and International Monetary Fund (IMF) restrictions was peaceful, attracting about 1,000 participants in Latacunga. Fears that the protest would spread to other communities and block highways proved unfounded. Protest leader, Leonidas Iza, president of the Indigenous Movement of Cotopaxi said he was pleased with the protest and praised...
Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park, which contains much of the country’s oil reserves and a place where oil companies are expected to soon expand drilling, likely has a higher density of jaguars than any other place on earth. Yasuni is arguably world’s most biodiverse place. Its incredible riches include more species of insects in one hectare...
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to officially classify Bitcoin as legal currency. Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency, with 62 out of 84 possible votes on Tuesday night. The president said the government had made history, and that the move would make it easier for Salvadoreans...
For Ecuador real estate agents and developers, the Covid-19 pandemic has only made a bad situation worse. Already in a slump in 2018 and 2019, those selling property today have seen the time on the market increase by as much as 50 percent since late 2019. “The market is in crisis and even as we...
Jueves, 10/6/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Del cuerpo del periodico – Dulces de Corpus (Corpus sweets) – 58 producers will be selling Corpus Christi sweets until el sábado from 10-20:00 at the Portal Artesanal (Huayna Cápac y Bolívazr) and Cemuart (General Torres y Pres. Córdova). Another 45 are selling though a digital catalogue available...
By Robert Bradley The production and export of coffee in Ecuador continues its drastic decline, particularly in coastal regions. However, production per hectare is growing. The export of soluble, or “instant” coffee, represents 95 percent of total exports. Exports of specialty coffee beans continue to increase due to changes in crop management and marketing strategies,...
By Max Rorschach The so-called Covid-19 virus and the deadly vaccines it has inspired is truly the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the human race. Civil liberties have been trampled, international commerce has been decimated, families have been separated and millions have died under false diagnoses — and the damage continues as billions around the...
Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza says Friday’s mobilization against rising fuel prices will be peaceful but says he may not be able to control the anger of some of his followers. The protest is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in Latacunga and may spread to other areas of the inter-mountain valley. Iza, president of the...
Miércoles, 9/6/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Otras cosas – Titular – Gobierno y choferes acuerdan el diálogo (Government and drivers agree to a dialogue) – Transportation unions reached an agreement with Pres. Lasso to not repeat the protests that paralyzed Quito last month and last week’s partial strike in Guayaquil while negotiations were...
Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori reiterated her allegation of irregularities in Sunday’s election as she narrowly lags her opponent with the vote count nearing its end. With 99% of votes tallied, Fujimori has 49.8% while her rival Pedro Castillo has 50.2%, or a 70,000-vote lead. Fujimori has the overwhelming support of investors and the business...
By Associated Press Health Staff Jennifer Bergin was already obese and pre-diabetic before the pandemic, and learning she also had high blood pressure made her worry about how sick she might get with Covid-19. She began walking three hours a day, eventually losing 60 pounds. “I just knew I was a prime candidate for getting...
A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies in what would be a new world record. Gosiame Thamara Sithole’s husband says they were astonished by decuplets after scans only showed eight babies in the womb. “It’s seven boys and three girls. I am happy. I am emotional. I can’t talk much,” her...
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