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Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on vegan dining options around the world. By John Keeble An interesting challenge came my way earlier this year and I grabbed it. Can a vegan survive in The Land of Meat? I flew to Buenos Aires and took an Airbnb in the historic and...
By Eoin Higgins More than seven months after claims of fraudulent elections sparked an undemocratic coup that led to the ouster of Bolivian President Evo Morales, the New York Times late Sunday reported on new research showing the U.S.-led Organization of American States used flawed data and analysis to support its widely cited contention the voting was...
Unusually strong upper level winds have blanketed a large swath of southern Ecuador with volcanic ash from the Sangay volcano. According to the National Geophysical Institute, a collapse inside the volcano sent a large amount of ash several kilometers into the atmosphere where it was carried west toward the coast. In addition to Guayaquil, dozens...
The National Emergency Operations committee (COE) decided Monday that residents of cantons under “yellow light” health emergency rules can resume outdoor exercise. The move coincides with the reopening of parks in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, many of which have been closed to the public for 84 days. According to the COE, acceptable exercise in public...
Lunes, 8/6/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada Otras cosas – Titular – Más barreras para discapacidad (More barriers for disabled) – The coronavirus has made life for the disabled, especially the blind and deaf, much more difficult. The first group because of the impossibility of distancing and the second, especially if they are lip...
Cuenca internist Marlon Palacios says one of the reasons that Cuenca and other Andean cities have experienced relatively mild outbreaks of the Covid-19 virus, is because of altitude. Although relatively little research has been conducted on the subject, the Monte Sinai Hospital physician says the evidence is “overwhelming.” “If you compare the severe outbreaks around...
Despite new concerns about intensive care hospital capacity, Cuenca will remain under yellow light health emergency status for another week. The municipal Emergency Operations Committee (COE) heard from health and business officials Friday night before deciding to maintain the status quo. Zone Six Ministry of Health director Julio Molina reported that Covid-19 hospitalizations in Cuenca...
A crowd estimated at 300 marched through the streets of Esmeraldas Thursday night protesting the death of U.S. African-American George Floyd. Some marchers carried signs accusing the Ecuadorian government of racism for not doing more to stop drug violence on the Colombian border in northern Esmeraldas Province. Groups in Guayaquil and Quito say they also...
By Cesar Garcia Out of work, broke and left with few good options during the pandemic, a growing number of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia have set up a makeshift camp on a tree-covered patch along a highway outside the capital of Bogota. Aside from 160 tents they’ve built out of black plastic and ropes, they...
Attorney General Diana Salazar questioned a judge’s decision Thursday to allow former president Abdulá Bucaram and Guayas Prefect Carlos Luis Morales to remain in their homes following their arrests for allegedly selling Covid-19 tests and other medical supplies to hospitals at inflated prices. At the direction of an unnamed judge, both men were released from...
Jueves, 4/6/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Virtual foto exhibit – The Alianza Francesa presented a foto exhibit titled “El viaje fantástico desde tu casa” on its Facebook page today. It’s composed of 20 fotos selected from 150 submitted. Photographers submitted a photo that recreated either a real or fictitious...
By Daniel Martínez Garbuno Last month, the two most important airlines in Latin America filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Between Latam and Avianca, both transported over 104 million passengers in 2019. Additionally, both groups have branches operating in almost every country in South America. So, which country has the most to lose...
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Week of September 29
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