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By Sylvan Hardy A crowd estimated at 100,000 lined the streets and balconies of Calle Simon Bolivar Sunday to watch Cuenca’s Christmas Eve parade, the Pase del Niño, or the Passing of the Child. In addition to onlookers, the event featured about 50,000 participants, mostly children, who walked and rolled from San Sebastian Plaza to...
By José María Irujo A court in New York has ruled that UC Global and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) violated the constitutional rights and privacy of U.S. citizens when they met with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador’s embassy in London. Four U.S. citizens — two lawyers and two journalists — had sued former...
During a Thursday visit to Cuenca, President Daniel Noboa announced that the city will host the 29th Ibero-American Summit in November 2024. According to Noboa, the city was chosen in part because of the interest of King Felipe VI of Spain, who has an ancestral connection to Cuenca, Spain, for which Cuenca, Ecuador is named....
By Jason Pinas Tempers are running high in Klaaskreek, a village 50 miles south of Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo. Local officials and residents meet weekly to pool what they know about three groups of unwelcome new settlers in the area: Mennonite farmers. Klaaskreek is located in Brokopondo, a hilly district predominantly settled by Saamaka Maroons, who...
The National Assembly on Thursday voted to modify constitutional language to authorize the Armed Forces to assist police in some law enforcement functions. According to Assembly leadership, the vote is a temporary measure contingent on passage of a national referendum question within 45 days. Former president Guillermo Lasso had asked for similar authority last year,...
For the first time since development began, the El Niño weather system in the Pacific Ocean is showing signs of weakening, according to the director of Ecuador’s Naval Oceanography and Meteorology Institute (Inocar). “In recent weeks, there has been a shift in the position of the South Pacific Anticyclone, which has changed the dynamics of...
By Garnett Stewart Are you feeling sad? At this time of year, there are a lot of SAD people! What I am talking about, of course, is Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly referred to by its initials, S.A.D., and several of my acquaintances tell me that they suffer from it this time of year. S.A.D. is...
Editor’s note: Garry Vatcher is the founder and director of Hogar Esperanza, a Cuenca-based charity dedicated to providing services and support to Ecuadorians and migrants who need assistance. Their services include medical support, disaster relief and financial relief. By Garry Vatcher We receive many calls from the Amazon. It is a region that is very...
Miércoles, 20/12/2023 Hola, Todos – This will be my last post for the year. <I was very tempted to put the period after “post,” but my sense of obligation won out. One of these days I’m going to say s***w it or die on you, and hopefully you will have learned enough Spanish to get...
By Jeremiah Reardon Dedicated to my sister Alima Dolores Reardon, September 1948-November 2023. Birds dart past me as I stand on my terrace in Cuenca. The early morning’s air and sunlight had energized them. Perched upon our building’s rain gutter, a small pair preened their dark feathers and white underbellies. Once in flight their blue-green...
A British businessman and former UK honorary consul has been released four days after being kidnapped in Ecuador, police have said. Colin Armstrong, 78, was kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday with a Colombian woman identified as his partner, Katherine Paola Santos, from his home in the town of Baba, according to a police...
President Daniel Noboa scored his first legislative victory Tuesday as the National Assembly passed his economic reform law. The win marks a sharp contrast with proposals by former president Guillermo Lasso which usually met with defeat in the Assembly. Assembly President Henry Konfle hailed the passage of the Economic Efficiency and Employment Generation Act, saying...
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