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By Stephanie Pappas The sprawling Refinería del Pacífico near Esmeraldas is an enormous industrial complex stamped out of the tropical forest in Ecuador. So, when herpetologists discovered a new species of snake outside the petrochemical plant’s gates, their minds went immediately to the underworld. And thus, Atractus cerberus was born. The brown-and-yellow ground snake — named...
The University of Cuenca recommendation for a higher city bus fare should be delivered to the Cuenca transportation department (EMOV) by the end of April, study leaders say. Bus companies have been demanding that the city of Cuenca allow a fare increase for years and say they are unable to upgrade the aging fleet of...
By Frederic Puglie Bolivia is doubling the amount of land devoted to coca production, while Colombia says illegal production of the plant used to produce cocaine has spiked to its highest levels in at least two decades. Rising bilateral tensions put in doubt Mexico’s cooperation with U.S. law enforcement in cracking down on drug traffickers....
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Ongoing agenda event – Casting call – The folkdance group Wayrapamushkas of the U. of Cuenca is forming a children’s group, “Guagua Wayra” (Yup, same guagua as in guaguas de pan in noviembre.) for kids 6 and up. Register at av. 12 de Abril 5-199 y Solano. Articles about...
Public internet connectivity is on the rise in Cuenca, according to Boris Piedra of the public utility company ETAPA. “We will have 100 wifi hotspots by the end of April,” he says. “This was a goal we set two years ago we are proud to say we will achieve it.” There are currently 94 public...
A rare weather pattern called ‘niño costero’, or coastal child, is the reason some areas of Ecuador and Peru are receiving record amounts of rain, weather experts say. The phenomenon is characterized by higher than normal coastal water temperatures, which are exceeding normal levels by as much as five degrees celsius this year. Coastal areas...
Four presidential election polls released on Monday and Tuesday give Lenin Moreno the lead over Guillermo Lasso going into the April 2 presidential runoff. Under Ecuadorian election law, no new poll results can be released after today. The biggest surprise in the new polling results is that Cedatos-Gallup has flipped to Moreno. After the February...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s (Tues.) agenda events – Día de la Poesía – There was/is a poetry recital marathon that started at 19:00. (There was a long list of poets, so I wonder how long they’ll keep reading? Until everyone else gets bored and goes home?) Martes de Cine – “El ojo...
Cuenca’s foundation festival next month will include more than 100 activities, organizers say. Proposals for events are being accepted until Friday, March 31. The Committee for Festivities says the foundation festival, scheduled for April 8 to 12, will include parades, sporting events, festivals, concerts, crafts and food fairs, and art exhibitions. The official 460th anniversary...
Although reducing Ecuador’s growing national debt is a central campaign theme for conservative presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, he says now is not the time to cut government subsidies for LP gas and gasoline. He also says he will increase, not reduce, the Human Development Bonus (BDH), also called the “poor bonus,” that is paid to...
By Jonathan Watts Military drones and police helicopters circle above the Shuar indigenous village of El Tink, an Amazonian community in Ecuador where a high-profile dispute against a Chinese copper mine has become a standoff and a siege. Aerial surveillance is the only way the authorities can monitor this cloud forest enclave because residents have...
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Week of April 28
General Motors Auto Parts Manufacturer Laments: “Today Marks a Dark Day for the National Industry”.
Minister Requests Resignations in Termogás Machala, Dubbed ‘Epicenter of Energy Inefficiency’.
Chevrolet to Cease Car Assembly in Ecuador by August, Production to Halt in Colombia.
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