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Foreign Minister of Ecuador Juan Carlos Holguín says talks are underway with officials of the United Kingdom to allow Ecuadorians to enter the UK without a visa. His comments came days after Colombia announced it reached a visa waiver agreement with the UK. “We are attempting to make up for lost time from the mistakes...
Miércoles, 26/10/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Sinfónica de Cuenca: medio siglo de música (Cuenca Symphony: half a century of music) – The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca was founded on 3/11/1972 and over the years it has expanded from classical music to performing other genres from rock to Ecuadorian pasillos. The Symphony is marking this...
Gary Espinoza, president of the Federation of Peasant, Indigenous and Negro Organizations (Fenocin), said Monday that his organization will “very likely” call a strike in November. “This fighting action is necessary, unfortunately, because the government has not fulfilled the agreements it made during the negotiations following the June strike,” he said. In particular, Espinoza said...
Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series about a grassroots volunteer project in Cuenca to create the most modern and sustainable animal shelter in Ecuador and address the country’s pain of abused, abandoned and neglected street dogs. By Rosemary Rein During the recent “Breakfast for Dogs” event, Kathy and Bob Keel proposed...
The U.S. State Department is defending a $20,600 grant to a Cuenca educational center, some of which supports live performances, including “drag theater shows,” saying it provides LGBTQ people an outlet “to express themselves freely and safely” in Ecuador. Several U.S. news outlets reported the grant on Sept. 23 to the Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano Abraham...
By Paula Ramón For a momentary respite from the confinement of the COVID pandemic, Elinor Zamora went up to the roof of her building to breathe in the outside air. There, in 2020, she encountered a surprising sight: She watched dozens of huge, colorful macaws gather just before sunset, drawn by a neighbor who was...
Ecuador’s Risk Management Service increased its danger assessment for the Cotopaxi volcano from “precautionary” to “yellow alert” on Sunday following the intensification of earthquakes under the volcano. On Saturday, the government closed Cotopaxi National Park after volcanic ashfall was recorded at one of the refuges used by mountain climbers on the 5,897-meter (19,347-foot) volcano. On...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series about a grassroots volunteer project in Cuenca to create the most modern and sustainable animal shelter in Ecuador and address the country’s pain of abused, abandoned and neglected street dogs. By Rosemary Rein The great news for the country’s animal welfare problem is FAAN has...
By Nicolette Reale Ecuador is hoping that a boom in the tourism industry will continue to serve as a pathway to a stronger economy, but could the plan be too ambitious? As the lower income Ecuadorians begin to prosper, more species are etched onto the endangered list. The Ecuadorian government and caretakers of the Galapagos...
By Don Smith One of the problems most gringos have when they enter another country — aside from learning the basics of a new language — is deciding whether to adapt to the new culture or, to try to change it. Trying to change it to something we are more comfortable with is usually not...
The government announced Wednesday that travelers entering the country will no longer be required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination. The alternative option of presenting proof of a negative PCR test was also dropped. The new rules went into effect Thursday at midnight. The change follows President Guillermo Lasso’s September 4 declaration that the pandemic...
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series about a grassroots volunteer project in Cuenca to create the most modern and sustainable animal shelter in Ecuador and address the country’s pain of abused, abandoned and neglected street dogs. Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet. ― Colette By Rosemary Rein...
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