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By Susan Burke March, MS, RDN, LDN, CD A low-functioning thyroid is often blamed for weight gain and/or the inability to lose or maintain a healthy weight. Take this quiz to see how much you know about your thyroid and health. Answer True or False, then check your...
Bank of America announced on July 28 that it was suspending international wire transfers to and from banks in Belize. According to its statement, Bank of America said it is exploring other options for transferring funds to Belize but didn't provide details. The reason...
Sound too good to be true? In most cases it probably would be. But many takers disagree. The small Sicilian town of Gangi is nestled in a lovely central part of the island and needs new residents to replenish its dwindling populace. The local government decided to...
Not all Cuenca expats are retired, and many of them continue to pursue their professions on a full- or part-time basis. A good example is photographer Bill Riordan. Although Riordan visited Quito, Cotacachi and Ambato on his first visit to Ecuador three years ago, it...
By Christopher Lux There's a joke around Cuenca that pizza is becoming the city's comida tipica. As a matter of fact, it's not hard to find pizza in the city. But it is hard to find really good pizza. When I tried Tutto Matto, I found it to be really good pizza. My...
By Susan Burke March, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE I love my work! I get to research and write about my passion – how food and health are intimately and deliciously entwined – how what you eat can keep you healthy and happy too. This week’s topic is especially fun – it’s about...
By Sylvan Hardy Friends had been telling me for months about a classy sushi restaurant tucked away in a residential neighborhood, a block off of Av. Solano. In fact, they were heaping so many superlatives on the place that it was veritably groaning under the...
By Josh Lew Lots of places claim to have perfect weather. Of course, the definition of “perfect” is subjective. About 85 degrees and sunny is ideal for some, while others might sprint for the nearest air-conditioned room. And there are those who wish the non-extremes...
By Scott Fugit It was our first time stumbling off the long, red-eye flight from Houston into Quito’s brand new airport. We cleared customs, picked up our luggage and followed the crowd towards the transport area for the late night taxi ride into the city. I bought...
By Susan Burke March, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE CrossFit: What it is, and what it is not? Unless you’re totally out of the loop, you’ve heard of CrossFit training – after all, some of the most popular celebrities grace magazine covers, showing off their phenomenal abs. But,...
By Dave Nelson When I take my Sunday walk on the Tomebamba River, it is not unusual to see people I know or to spend a bit of time talking to someone I don't. But this Sunday was special. Near the beginning, I poked my nose into a new hole-in-the-wall restaurant to...
By Viktoria Vidali In 2013, the number of people leaving their home country reached 232 million, up from 175 million in 2000 and 154 million in 1990, putting global migration at an all time high. A common question expats the world over are frequently asked is: What...
Allowing Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years to vote in federal elections would be unfair to those who live in Canada, Ontario’s top court ruled Monday. Two Canadians living in the United States challenged the Canada Elections Act, arguing the...
By Sylvan Hardy The story of Oporto Pasteleria, Panaderia & Cafeteria is really the story of its owner, Marta da Silva. The bakery is the namesake of da Silva's hometown, Oporto, Portugal, and mixes the baking tastes and styles of her native country, with her...
By Christopher Lux In the United States, my meat came from supermarkets. Wanting a little 'security' and familiarity for my meat purchases after I moved to Cuenca, I continued to seek out the supermarkets. While my produce comes from local markets (mercados), I was...
By Melina Marks Sometimes, our greatest interests are not discovered until a life-changing event makes us notice them. Some people are good at math, others are exceptional at science. Some, like me, who aren’t too fantastic at either of these things, have talents in...
By Karla Freeman Ecuador: Come sick, get healthy. No, I don’t mean cure your arthritis or cancer, although that may happen too. I mean get healthy from all the stress-related attributes of Western culture that, in my opinion, cause a lot of our problems, both physical...
By Viktoria Vidali Knowledge is the spring of creative talent. As it expands, it engages the artist’s deeper self and flows into a river of new combinations and relationships, from the quest for peaceful pathways to powerful reflections in color, motion, and feeling....
Editor's note: CuencaHighLife's newest columnist, Dave Nelson, spent 30 years growing up and getting educated in Oregon before moving to the Oakland, California and the East Bay area, where he practiced worker's compensation law, representing injured workers, for 40...
Editor's note: Canadian sociology professor and researcher Matthew Hayes has studied Cuenca and the impact of North American expats on the city for several years and, last year, published an article in the academic journal, Ethnic and Racial Studies about his...
Week of August 23
Ecuador’s economy grew 2% during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to new Banco Central del Ecuador data.
Cuenca gets a prime view of next week’s deep partial lunar eclipse.
Ecuador’s economy grows 2% in the first half of 2026.
