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By Jeremiah Reardon From the vantage point of our fifth-floor apartment and its ample patio, I enjoy the panorama of the Andes’ green hills to the west, changing from sun lit to shadows cast by clouds. They give me a secure feeling because our water comes from its streams, and much of our produce and...
By Sylvan Hardy Cuenca’s famous Christmas Eve parade, the Pase del Niño, returns in full-force today and organizers say it will be biggest ever, with more than 100,000 people expected to participate and watch. The parade was cancelled in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, while a small version of it was permitted...
Viernes, 23/12/2022 Hola, Todos – Titular – Pan y caramelos para Pase, listos (Bread and candies for Pase) – Carmela Llivipuma (Carmelita), granddaughter of one of the initiators of the Pase del Niño Viajero parade, resumed making bread and candy which she and friends bag to share with parade spectators. She will be next to...
Although U.S. President Joe Biden has assured President Guillermo Lasso that a trade agreement between Ecuador and the U.S. would be signed soon, two U.S. senators say the deal should be a “top priority.” During Lasso’s visit to Washington, D.C., earlier this week, Senators Bob Menéndez and Rob Portman, said negotiations for trade pacts with...
By Michael Stott When is a coup not a coup? The answer in Latin America today depends on your politics. A coup used to be straightforward. In a script which became depressingly familiar in the last century, a general or military junta would seize power, backed by troops and tanks, and sometimes by the U.S....
By Alexandra Kiely Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) was among the most celebrated members of American landscape painting movement the Hudson River School. As the name suggests, the school is most closely associated with American scenery, but Church is better known for his paintings of foreign settings. He traveled all over the world and many of...
Miércoles, 21/12/2022 Hola, Todos – I will be working on another volunteer project and will not be translating the week of el 26-30/12. The Periodicos will resume el lunes, 2/1/2023. Actividades – Los pesebres caseros con identidad de cuencanos (Homemade nativity scenes with the identity of Cuencans) – Patricio Bravo remembers setting up nativity...
After 14 days of often violent protests, calm is returning to Peru. The government reported no new deaths Wednesday and said most of the country’s highways have been cleared of debris and that the country’s airports are open and operating normally. Protests erupted December 10 following the impeachment and arrest of President Pedro Castillo and...
Ecuadorians are free to participate in this year’s holiday events without restrictions, says President of the National Emergency Operations Committee Juan Zapata. “Although we continue to experience a high level of respiratory illness, including Covid-19, we want people to know that they are free to enjoy the traditional events of the season. We ask, however,...
U.S. President Joe Biden told President Guillermo Lasso that the U.S. will “step up” its assistance to Ecuador during Monday’s meeting between the two leaders. “Ecuador is a good friend facing serious security challenges from organized drug cartels,” Biden said. “In today’s meeting, I pledged that the United States would provide increased support in this...
By Jim Morris Historically, headhunting is a practice common to many cultures throughout the world. During the Qin dynasty in ancient China, it is claimed that soldiers collected the heads of their dead enemies and tied them around their waists. On one of his bloodiest military campaigns, Attila the Hun was said to have built...
Last week’s decision by a Guayaquil judge to release a criminal gang leader from prison has sparked a firestorm of charges and counter-charges about corruption within Ecuador’s justice system. Although Junior Alexander Roldán, alias “JR”, was back behind bars within hours of his release, President Guillermo Lasso, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Michael Fitzpatrick and others...
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