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By Juan Siliezar A new study that explores ancient temperatures and rainfall patterns in the tropical Andes of South America has revealed how 16,000 years of climate history in this part of the world was driven by carbon dioxide levels and ocean currents from global...
By Liam Higgins A British anthropologist says he has finally found the Amazon giants he has been looking for. Although Russell Dement says the tribe of giants has almost certainly died out, he and a team of German researchers have excavated two settlements in the...
Miércoles, 14/8/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Sábado de "Asado fest", en la Feria (Saturday of “Asado fest” at the Feria) - This sábado, 17/8, "Asado fest" will be at the Feria Libre with a variety of meats and seafood cooked over charcoal. It will start at 9:00 in...
The Social Christian and Democracia Sí parties announced their presidential candidates Tuesday, both expected to present strong challenges to President Daniel Noboa and Citizens Revolution’s Luisa Gonzalez in the February election. National Assembly President Henry...
Lunes, 12/8/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - ¡Olimpiadas inolvidables! (Unforgettable Olympics!) - Ecuador made history with 5 medals - 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze, for the first time since it entered the Olympics 100 years ago - in 1924 in Paris. Its delegation of 40...
By Jim Smith Beyond the thrill of exploring new landscapes and traditions, you might find the prospect of opening a small business in your new home both enticing and rewarding. Whether driven by a passion, a lifelong dream, or the desire to integrate more deeply into...
Viernes, 9/8/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Marco Martínez Espinoza crea "Alquimia Natural" y la expone (Marco Martinez Espinoza creates "Alquimia Natural" (Natural Alchemy) and exhibits it) - "Alquimia Natural" opened last miércoles in the Galería de la Alcaldía...
By Sylvan Hardy Until the Amazonian ritual of head shrinking disappeared in the early 1960s, almost any head was fair game for shrinking, including those of foreigners. The best-known case is that of young German anthropologist Franz Bosch, who arrived in Cuenca in...
Miércoles, 7/8/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - 3 días de música en el cantón Sígsig (3 days of music in Sígsig canton) - National and international artists will perform in Sígsig as part of the vacation season. The schedule started miércoles. "Sígsig fest 2" will be...
By John Olson Azuay Community Theater will close its 2023-24 season of six plays with the award-winning Pulitzer Prize finalist dramatic comedy The Waverly Gallery, by the Academy award winning screenwriter and playwright Kenneth Lonergan. ACT’s Bob Fry is directing...
Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it will not release former vice president Jorge Glas from prison and grant him safe passage to Mexico. The decision followed a new request from the Mexican government which says it will grant Glas political asylum. In its...
Lunes, 5/8/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - Plan evitaría muertes de migrantes hacia EE.UU. (Plan would prevent deaths of migrants on their way to U.S.) - The Embassy of the US presented an initiative called #Piénsalobien (#ThinkWell - #Think hard about it?"). Its...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court on Friday approved most of President Daniel Noboa latest emergency declaration for six provinces. The Court had rejected two previous declarations but said the government’s new claim of "serious internal commotion” was valid. Noboa had...
Ecuador joined the U.S., Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Panama and Costa Rica over the weekend in recognizing Edmundo González as the winner of last Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela. Although the Venezuelan elections commission claims Nicolás Maduro was...
Viernes, 2/8/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - Pintado entra al Olimpo (Pintado enters Olympus) - See today's (viernes) article in CHL for the story. Ecuador has had 6 medalists in the Olympics starting with Jefferson Pérez in Atlanta, 1996, when he won the gold in the 20...
A series of Tuesday and Wednesday meetings of political leftist movements failed to form a common front to challenge President Daniel Noboa in the February election. “We agreed on many objectives and agreed to continue our dialog but we were not able to coalesce...
By Jim Smith Cuenca Circle of Friends is a Facebook group dedicated to creating a supportive and engaging community for expats living in Cuenca, Ecuador. With an impressive membership of 1,800 and a growth rate of 100 new members per month since its inception in...
Twenty-eight-year-old Brian Pintado of Cuenca won Ecuador’s first gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics Wednesday, finishing first in the 20-kilometer race walk. He becomes the second Cuencano to win the event, following Jefferson Perez’s 1996 victory in the Atlanta...
Miércoles, 31 /7/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Casa de la Cultura festeja 79 años con agenda de eventos (Casa de la Cultura celebrates 79 years with an agenda of events) - La Casa de la Cultura (CCE) "Benjamín Carrión" Núcleo del Azuay will commemorate its 79th...
By John Smith Call me John Smith. Call me Ishmael, if you like. I’m a recovering social media addict and I'm too embarrassed to show my face. I wasn’t always an addict. In fact, six years ago when I moved to Ecuador, I thought social media was something teenagers did...
