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Organizers of the “Great March for Water” say they expect thousands to show up Tuesday, September 16, to protest government plans to allow gold mining at Loma Larga, on the Quimsacocha páramo south of Cuenca. Sponsored by the Cabildo por el Agua, the Federation of...
Museo de los Metales deja ver su colección al público - For the first time, the Museo de los Metales is opening part of its collection to the public in the exhibit, "Raíces de metal y memoria." The project also includes a physical and digital catalogue of the Museum's...
A digital nomad, for those still thumbing through the dictionary, is a person who can do their job and earn money from anywhere in the world as long as they have a computer and an internet connection. Countries across the globe now woo them with special visas Click...
U.S. author and musician Daniel Handler once said, “Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.” Handler was talking about the comforting, sweet pastry that has evolved from Swedish traditions into a widely enjoyed treat worldwide....
There was a lot of spooning going on in Parque de la Madre last Friday, at least from this reporter’s vantage point. In case you don’t know, spooning is when a guy snuggles up behind a women, his crotch to her butt, fully clothed (otherwise, it’s called something...
Agenda: 5 de septiembre: 19:00 - Concierto Solidario for the JuanFran SOS Cáncer Project with invited performers Pablo Noboa (voice of "La Pandilla"), "Yo me llamo Paola Jara," Rock Sur, Fercho Bravo & Emilio Villavicencio - upper level, $20, lower level, $25....
Cuenca acoge el Adventure NEXT 2025, turismo de aventura - The tourism event, Adventure NEXT 2025, started el 1/9 to showcase the natural and cultural richness of Cuenca to the world. For 3 days, over 30 international buyers and 10 specialized media outlets will be...
President Daniel Noboa will meet with the mayors of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca on Tuesday, two days before his visit with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. According to presidential spokeswoman Carolina Jaramillo, the president wants to share the topics he will...
I always get my hair cut at Feria Libre. Not because I’m faithful to one barber. In fact I never sit in the same chair twice, and, without exception, it’s always a woman doing the cutting. The stalls all trumpet “Unisex Service,” though in practice that seems to mean...
Although the beginning a new school year is traditionally a time of renewed expectations, Ecuador education experts say that in recent years it is also a reminder of a problem without a solution. The number of students is dropping – and rapidly -- due to declining...
Exposición en Escuela Central - The exhibit, "Búsqueda y Encuentros," will have works by both Eduardo Segovia and Luis Alberto Medina. The show opened last Friday. Segovia is known for his ceramic art, but will show his paintings too. Medina is a painter originally...
Following the deaths of four inmates Friday at the Turi prison, Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora is asking the government to put the armed forces back in control of the prison. “While the soldiers were assigned there, we had very few incidences of violence,” he said....
Renting in Cuenca is a bit like dating; you have to decide whether you want someone who comes with baggage or someone who expects you to bring all the baggage yourself. Furnished apartments are the quick-and-easy choice. You can walk in with a suitcase, flop down on...
By Anastasia Austin and Douwe den Held Today, the Rio Blanco mining camp in south-central Ecuador lies in ruins. Shattered china litters the ground not far from a hollowed-out kitchen with no walls left standing. An abandoned mine tunnel — as wide as a house — stands...
Ecuador's Deposit Insurance Corporation (Cosede) will begin issuing payments to CREA cooperative account holders Friday following the conclusion of the liquidation process conducted by the Superintendent of Popular and Solidarity Economy (SEPS). Payments of up to...
Former presidential candidate and environmental attorney Yaku Pérez has filed a criminal complaint with the Attorney General against Dundee Precious Metals, owner of the Loma Larga mine in Azuay Province. Pérez claims Dundee made “economic and material donations” to a...
For most of my life I suspected that old people were up to something. They had a club, a code, perhaps even a ritual handshake. As a teenager I caught glimpses: my grandmother, who occasionally offered solemn homilies about patience or thrift, but never once mentioned...
By Garry Vatcher Thrift Shops. We love them and we hate them. Growing up in my small Newfoundland town, I didn’t have much exposure to thrift shops. In bigger towns, they were seen as places for those with limited resources — not somewhere people would shop if they...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court begins hearings August 25 on dozens of lawsuits filed against three anti-crime laws proposed by President Daniel Noboa and passed by the National Assembly. More than 60 legal challenges have been filed against the Law of Public...
By Scott Levine Gone With the Wind (GWTW) is firmly enshrined in American cinematic history. It won a then-record 10 Oscars in 1940 (including best picture, best director, best actress, and best supporting actress), and the American Film Institute ranks it the #4...
