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Hola, Todos – I’m aware that some of you out there would like to censor what I write and curtail my freedom of speech. (Glad to see your attempts at upholding the best of American values.) Let me tell you that the only reason I translate for you is out of sense of obligation since...
We had been on the road for twelve days and Big Red’s odometer reading indicated we had already covered 4,300 miles of road. Some was desert sand, some gravel, some asphalt and some interstate; they’re all taken in stride. Not to say that Edie and I hadn’t been “hoofin’ it” because we definitely had less...
Editor’s note: The following includes reports from the Netizen project of Global Voices regarding government efforts to monitor, control, restrict and sometimes punish users of social media and the Internet. In mid-February, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a sweeping vision of the social network’s role in “bringing us all together as a global community.”...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Header notice – (The agenda items seem to have disappeared so there’s now one short announcement in the header and then the articles.) Charla – There will be a talk Wed. at 15:00 in the Sala de Conciertos. The topic will be “Hibrido, Sitios Patrimonio Mundial y su dinámica...
By Anastasia Moloney Peru’s deadly floods are a wake-up call for cities across Latin America to prepare better for extreme weather as climate change and poor urban planning, alongside rapid population growth, worsen the problem of flooding, experts say. In Peru, the worst downpours in decades have triggered floods and landslides, killing at least 125...
Lenin Moreno says he and President Rafael Correa are in “complete agreement” on immigration policy. “I support the language in the (2008) Montecristi Constitution and the concept of free mobility between nations,” says the Alianza País presidential candidate. “I oppose the criminalization of migrants which, unfortunately, is a growing trend in Europe and North America.”...
By Emma Rumney The Latin America and Caribbean region continued to close its tax gap with other countries in 2015, rebuffing the impact of the collapse in commodity prices on revenues, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found. Tax rates for the region, however, are still far below those of the world’s...
Cuenca will finally get its arts university. When the government decided to build five new national universities in 2009, Cuenca was the first choice for the University of the Arts. Eventually, however, the university was located in Guayaquil after it was decided that the national educational university would be built in Azogues, 16 miles north...
In a campaign visit to Cuenca on Monday, presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso pledged financial support to complete the city’s tranvia project and to stop all mining above 2,800 meters. The candidate also said he would reduce government regulation of small businesses, reduce business taxes, and allow college students to choose their own professions. Lasso’s opponent,...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Just to let you know that this weekend I will trade Sunday for Saturday since I have something to do Sunday and don’t want to start translating at 10 pm. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – Teatro – The comedy “Entre violetas y braguetas” (Don’t tell me that you...
The Mexican Catholic church says that any company or individual that assists U.S. President Donald Trump in constructing a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border “should be considered traitors to the country.” “Companies, especially those from Mexico, with intentions of investing in or helping construct the wall for the fanatic Trump, are acting immorally,” the church...
Municipal councilwoman Dora Ordóñez is asking who will run the railroad when it’s finally finished. She is one of three council members questioning the operational plan for Cuenca’s new tram system. “All the emphasis has been on dealing with the construction delays and finding a new project management company, which is certainly understandable,” she says....
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