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Cuenca and Quito have the largest populations of U.S. expats, according to a study by Vistazo magazine and website and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Other cities with “significant concentrations” of American foreign residents include Cotacachi, Loja, Manta,...
By Jeff Van Pelt Rowan Beckett sat in the same seat every morning — the wobbly plastic chair in front of Panadería San José, the one with the crack in the backrest. He didn’t come for the coffee (burnt, watery) or the bread (too sweet, no crust worth a damn). He came...
In his Tuesday visit to Cuenca, President Daniel Noboa predicted a new technology center in the Ricaurte parish would become a high-tech magnet for research and development, attracting national and international firms. Called a “technological free trade zone,”...
Grief doesn’t wait for the right time. It doesn’t care if you’ve just started over in a new country, finally found your rhythm, or settled into the life you worked hard to create. It arrives uninvited - through a late-night message, an unexpected call, or a silence...
The Pan American highway south of Cuenca reopened Tuesday night following a day-long closure by protesters of the proposed Loma Larga gold mine. Residents near the mine’s location in Kimsacocha were joined by leaders of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities...
Gentrificación, Cuenca tiene los 'sintomas' - For many, this can be an incomprehensible word of minor importance. However, Cuenca is feeling this phenomena and should start talking about it seriously. What it is, is a process in which certain neighborhoods, usually...
In England in the early 1960s, my parents were fiercely loyal to Sainsbury’s pork sausages. This was before Sainsbury's was a supermarket, and you had to get in line at each counter. They swore they had “a bit of extra taste,” and for all I know, they were right....
The Azuay Bar Association wants the Loma Larga mining project permanently suspended. “According to the constitution, residents living near proposed mining developments have the right to prior consultation and in the case of Loma Larga, this was not provided by the...
Exp Feria en El Vado la dedican a antiguedades - A new edition of the Expo Feria de Antiguedades will be in the Casa Municipal de la Lira in El Vado este sábado y domingo. This monthly event has become a gathering place for collectors and art lovers to meet and share...
No progress was reported Thursday in the impasse between bus owners and Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora. Bus companies continue to demand a fare increase while Zamora insists the city needs more time to determine a new rate schedule. For the third consecutive day, there...
The referendum question proposed by President Daniel Noboa to allow impeachment of Constitutional Court judges is being criticized the United Nations and Human Rights Watch. The question was among seven Noboa presented the day after the court suspended implementation...
Exposición en galería del aeropuerto Mariscal La Mar – The Bienal de Cuenca and the Bienal Sur are opening an exhibit, “La Mala Política: Capítulos 1 & 2” (Bad Politics: Chapters 1 & 2) in the Galería FLY in the Cuenca airport this weekend. <The show is a...
If you're an experienced professional over 50 and living abroad - or thinking about it - you’ve probably noticed how much the world of work is changing. Maybe you're retired, semi-retired, or just feeling left behind by AI automation and youth-focused hiring. But...
The Cuenca transportation authority EMOV transported hundreds of passengers stranded at some city bus stops Tuesday night. The service provided by EMOV agents followed the announcement by the Chamber of Transport, which represents bus owners, that it was discontinuing...
The Constitutional Court on Monday temporarily suspended 25 provisions of three recently passed laws aimed at fighting organized crime. The court said its primary concern about the Intelligence, Integrity and National Solidarity laws sponsored by President Daniel...
I’ve come to accept that in the United States, you're not really being served — you're being legally managed. That might sound cynical, but after trying to arrange a simple international flight for two girls — one thirteen, one seventeen — it’s hard to come to any...
By Douwe den Held and Anastasia Austin in Cuenca Golden grasses, mossy hummocks and scattered lakes unfurl across the highlands of Macizo del Cajas, Azuay province. The vastness of this high-altitude Ecuadorian moorland combines with its near-silence to create an...
The management of Superintendence of Popular and Solidarity Economy (SEPS) said Saturday that depositors at the Cuenca-based CREA Savings and Credit Cooperative could begin receiving reimbursements of their accounts within three weeks. CREA was closed by SEPS July 29...
In the summer of ‘69 my younger brother Francis and I arrived in Tucson after a cross-country trip from Philadelphia. In the annals of American history, that summer characterized youthful experimentation with alternative lifestyles. “Peace!” greeted friends and...
Talleres gratuitos <free - your word for the day. And a favorite word for gringos always looking for a better deal - for example, those of you who will consume a gallon of gas to drive somewhere to save $.79 on a bottle of shampoo.> sobre tejido habrá en Museo -...
