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By Garry Vatcher We set up camp along the Pastaza River in the small river port and Achuar community of Copataza. Following our usual practice, we began by asking the community leaders for permission to enter. They already knew we were coming — our patient coordinator...
Domingo, 5/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Titular - EMOV EP lista para asumir la Revisión (EMOV EP ready to take over the Inspection) - As of el 20/1, the Revisión Técnica Vehicular (RTV - Technical Vehicle Inspection) will be taken over by the Empresa Municipal de Movilidad...
Ecuador is no longer the “most dangerous” country in Latin America and, in fact, does not even rank in the top 10 for 2024. According to the global Armed Conflict Data and Location Initiative (ACLED), Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras and Venezuela top to the new...
The traditional greetings of “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” were spoken with an air of heightened reverence this year. An empty sky, many months long, weighed heavily on everyone, interrupting daily life throughout the country. Shopkeepers and small business...
Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series about professionally guided psychedelic therapy sessions that Cuenca expat C.P James and his wife participated in at a retreat in the Yunguilla Valley. The articles are reposted from C.P. James’ blog. By C.P....
Within a matter of weeks, Ecuador has transitioned from one of the worst droughts in its history to one of the rainiest periods in recent memory. December set a record for rainfall totals in Cuenca and January is beginning at a record-setting pace. The months-long...
Photos and text by Jeremiah Reardon Cuenca’s Pase del Niño is one of Ecuador’s most important expressions of faith. The Christmas festival reflects the culture and traditions of a people who express their beliefs in varied forms of folklore. The processions in which...
Jueves, 2/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Expo Feria de antiguedades organizan en barrio El Vado (Antiques Expo Fair organized in El Vado neighborhood) - An antiques fair, organized by the Dirección de Cultura de Cuenca, will be held los viernes 3 and sábado 4 from...
Martes, 31/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Have a happy and safe New Year, and may tomorrow bring you a year full of blessings and free of negativity. Titular - Lo que nos dejó el 2024 (What 2024 has left us) - Today's issue of El Mercurio is a review of the top stories of...
By Liam Higgins Less than two months ago, cities around Ecuador, including Cuenca, were considering prohibitions on New Year's Eve fireworks and even banning celebrations altogether. The country was suffering from an historic drought, prompting lengthy electric and...
Domingo, 29/121/2024 Hola, Todos - I hope you all had a joyous Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or just plain holiday. Actividades - Se convoca a exposición (Call for exhibition) - The Mayor's office through the Dirección General de Cultura, Recreación y Conocimiento...
Rain showers that began late Thursday and continued overnight have flooded streets and highways and triggered landslides in several locations throughout the inter-mountain valley, the national risk management office reports. In Cuenca, the rain flooded at least a...
The parents and relatives of four Guayaquil boys missing since December 8 continue to wait outside a police forensics lab for positive identifications of bodies discovered north of the city on Tuesday. According to conflicting police reports, three or four badly...
Only hours after denying it, the government admitted Monday that military personnel were responsible for the disappearance of four Guayaquil boys December 8. In a news conference, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo confirmed the boys were apprehended by a military...
Sábado, 21/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Season's Greetings, and I hope all of you enjoy your holidays. This will be the last Periodico for 2024. I will be taking a break over the holidays and the next issue will be el domingo, 29/12 if I'm recovered from holiday activities...
The canton of Sigsig, about an hour southeast of Cuenca, is a rich agricultural area of lovely small farms squeezed between steep bluffs and deep canyons. I had long been aware of the reputation the town of Sigsig enjoyed for being ‘picture-postcard perfect’: a lush...
By Richard Westcott Squeak I traditionally passed my Christmas Eve making the rounds of various family homes throughout Central and Southern New Jersey. One family had an unusual mix of children ranging from toddlers to teens. This was because they had gathered at the...
A man has been charged with “sabotage” in connection with nationwide power outages that occurred early Saturday morning. According to Energy Minister Inés Manzano, 27-year-old Ángel B. was arrested near a power station on the Quevedo-Santo Domingo high voltage line,...
Jueves, 19/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Sinfónica y coros en dos conciertos, hoy y mañana (Symphony and choirs in two concerts, today and tomorrow) - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca, conducted by Augosto Carrion, will perform 2 Christmas concerts el jueves 19...
In a press conference Wednesday at National Police Headquarters in Quito, Interior Minister Mónica Palencia reported that homicides have dropped 16.5%, totaling 6,547 from January 1 to December 15. “These numbers show that we have made impressive progress in the fight...
