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Calling the problem “far worse” than the political protests and violence in Peru and Brazil, Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benitez is demanding that Latin American leaders address the crisis of Venezuelan refugees. “We seem to have forgotten this massive diaspora of seven million people wandering around the region, looking for homes, for work and sometimes...
By Tristan Bove Even fine dining’s highest-profile restaurateurs admit that their industry’s business model is broken and needs an injection of creativity. Hit hard by the pandemic, restaurants have had to re-create themselves over the past few years by accepting takeout orders and reinventing their menus. But the pandemic and ongoing staffing shortages have also...
Lunes, 23/1/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De El Mercurio del domingo, 22/1 1 article): De arcilla y creatividad (Of clay and creativity) – Navigating the dreams of Edward Segovia is to take a long journey of years of dreaming and doing. The galleries of the CIDAP museum are showing his path from a...
By Rosemary Rein Since our first article appeared in CuencaHighLife about (FAAN) Familia Amor Animal Foundation in October, the expat community of Ecuador has demonstrated not only their love of animals but their generosity. For 8 years, FAAN has served as a sanctuary for abused, abandoned, neglected and senior dogs in the Cuenca, metropolitan area,...
By Advisory Board staff In 2014, Ezekiel Emanuel — a prominent health policy expert, medical ethicist, and oncologist — wrote an infamous article in The Atlantic called “Why I Hope to Die at 75.” Now, just 10 years from his 75th birthday, Emanuel speaks with The Sunday Times’ Helen Rumbelow to explain why he will likely maintain his...
In a poll measuring attitudes toward key political figures and government institutions, Ecuadorians have an almost two-to-one preference for El Salvador’s right-wing, tough-on-crime President Nayib Bukele over Ecuadorian leaders. Bukele’s attraction? He has thrown tens-of-thousands of crime gang members into prison, lowering his country’s crime rate by more than 50%. Bukele, also famous for making...
By Lauren Jackson President Pedro Castillo borrowed from history when he attempted a coup in Peru. Thirty years ago, another president asserted authoritarian control. But this time, there was a critical difference: As president, Castillo had no support for his coup. The military and the judiciary quickly rejected his attempt last month. Castillo’s dramatic fall...
Since Christmas, Waorani indigenous people have blockaded an oil field in the Amazonian village of Dicaro to force state-owned Petroecuador to honor the agreements that authorized crude production in Yasuni National Park. With a population of roughly 300, Dicaro is one of eight communities of Waorani – who lived in nearly complete isolation until the...
Viernes, 20/1/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De El Mercurio del jueves, 19/1/2023 (4 articles): Convocatoria abierta para financir obras (Open call for financing works) – Starting el 23/1, the Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio will take proposals for a competition for a new round of public financing for the arts. There will be...
By Gideon Lasco “Do you eat guinea pig?” I asked Leonardo. We were perusing the menu in a restaurant in Lima, and I wanted to know what my Peruvian friend thought of the practice of eating cuy (the Spanish term for guinea pig used in parts of the Andes mountains). “The guinea pig is not...
As the February mid-term election approaches, more candidates are being accused of connections will crime organizations. On Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Parliamentary Front handed over the names of an unknown number of candidates it says have received support from drug, mining and human trafficking crime groups. It was the organization’s second delivery of suspect names to...
By Claudia Rebaza, Tara John, Jack Guy and Mia Alberti Protests across Peru on Thursday saw thousands of police officers deployed to the capital Lima as thousands of protesters marched toward the downtown area, while fierce clashes erupted in Arequipa, the country’s second largest city. The Andean country’s weeks-long protest movement – which seeks a...
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