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Referendum - Financiamiento político, al debate (Political financing, up for debate) - The political organizations that meet the requirements established in the Código de la Democracia have the right to receive a part of the Fondo Partidario Permanente (Permanent...
Curious? - (lunes, 10/11)* Ecuador vota el regreso de las bases extranjeras (Ecuador votes on the return of foreign military bases) - This is the first of a series of articles from El Mercurio that analyzes the questions in the Referéndum and Consulta Popular 2025....
The Ministries of Transportation and Tourism announced Sunday that final approval has been granted for flights between Cuenca and the Galapagos Islands. Latam Airlines will operate the twice-weekly flights that could begin by the end of the year. Transportation...
Something special happens when you walk through a Latin American neighborhood in the morning. The bakery is already open. People greet each other by name. The pace is unhurried. There’s time for a smile, a short chat, a real connection. In a world that feels faster,...
Opposite Feria Libre, squeezed between a pharmacy and a scanner joint, I found a dingy doorway that didn’t look like the path to dental salvation, although a small sign that mentioned family dentistry gave away the game. But up two flights of concrete stairs it opened...
Bored? - La gata que dio salto de la calle a salas de cine (The cat that made the leap from the streets to movie theaters) -'Rebeca' is the cat who went from living on the streets along with her 4 kittens to a costar in the movie, Viejos Malditos. Her life changed...
By Zachary Shell The truck pulled over on the Pan-American Highway, high above the town of Saraguro. Down below, the Sunday market bustled: vendors haggling over produce, children kicking a soccer ball in the plaza, men and women from the surrounding countryside in...
If you want to take the pulse of a city, don’t bother with opinion polls or traffic counts. Just count how many homes have washing machines. Here in Cuenca, about two-thirds of homes now have one. That’s roughly where Britain stood in 1967, when half the population...
The campaign for and against President Daniel Noboa’s four referendum questions began officially November 1. Voters go to the polls to make the final decision Sunday, November 16. The questions to be decided are: 1) to remove the constitutional ban on foreign military...
Curious? - 14.4% consumen agua con heces en el Azuay - 30.5% of Ecuadorian households consume water contaminated with fecal matter (E. coli). Although Azuay is one of the provinces with the lowest levels of contamination, the numbers are still worrisome. A forum on...
An intense rainstorm Tuesday afternoon in Cuenca overflowed streams and rivers and triggered landslides in Sayausí and on the Cuenca-Molleturo-Guayaquil highway. The rain also chased away vendors at various Cuenca holiday crafts fairs. The Cuenca-Molleturo-Guayaquil...
By Miriam Drake, M.Ed., L.M.H.C., N.C.C. To be a good caregiver, first and foremost, you need to be good to yourself. I cannot emphasize this enough! This is extremely important. It is not being selfish! It is simply practical. If you are not there, or burned out...
In a quality-of-life poll taken in March, respondents overwhelmingly voted Cuenca the "most desirable" city in Ecuador with a population above 100,000. Why is Cuenca so popular? The television network Ecuavisa identified four reasons. Safety and security While many...
There comes a time in every man’s life when he realizes he’s no longer a hunter but a retired park ranger. These days, even though I am living in the Garden of Eden, I’m more likely to be offered hibiscus flowers than ripe figs, yet I feel it’s my duty to pass on a...
As Cuenca celebrates its independence, it can also celebrate the fact that it has the country’s strongest economy. According to statistics compiled by the University of Guayaquil and the University of Cuenca, the city leads the country in almost all major economic...
Bored? 200 visitas diarias a Bienal - The 17th Edition of the Bienal de Cuenca, titled "The Game: Bienal de Bienales" has attracted a large number of people in its first week. It will run until el 1/2/2026 at 13 locations. The locations are: <And they might be...
Every year, before Halloween merchandising has even been exhausted, the shops in Cuenca wheel out the Christmas trees. Plastic snowflakes appear beside the avocados, and the first faint strains of “Feliz Navidad” drift through the supermarket aisles. It’s the signal...
More than 1,500 soldiers destroyed seven illegal gold mines Wednesday and Thursday in the Pucará canton of Azuay Province, southwest of Cuenca. One man was injured in a gunfight in the Cerro parish during the operations while 11 people, including two Venezuelans and...
By Amy Robertson Hundreds of white crosses crowd together at Calderón cemetery, just outside of Quito. Some are garlanded with rings of purple paper flowers and shiny aluminum leaves. Graves are adorned with elegant bouquets of roses and alstroemeria – known as lily...
With the end indigenous strike, Cuenca tourism officials are seeing a surge in hotel reservations in advance of the four-day Cuenca independence holiday. Events are already underway and will continue through Tuesday, November 4. The Cuenca mayor's office says it...
