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By Rut Román While growing up in the United States in the 60's, my first encounter with a Library Bus defined my choices in life. At age 57, a tenured Latin American literature professor recently returned to Ecuador, I found myself in the center of the catastrophic...
Here’s a broad brush-stroke of a statement: I have a knowledgeable command of photography and humankind. I know what the ingredients of a well crafted photograph are and I know what the eye and also the heart are drawn to. Saddle up with me for a second, we’ll be...
Editor’s note: This is the last of a four-part series about vegetarian and vegan dining and shopping options in Cuenca. To read previous articles in the series, click part one, part two, and part three. Text and photos by John Keeble Ingredients and products suitable...
Editor’s note: This is the third of a four-part series about vegetarian and vegan dining and shopping options in Cuenca. To read part one and two, click here and here. Text and photos by John Keeble Holly Shrader finds that being a vegetarian in Cuenca is easy. She...
Editor's note: This is the second of a four-part series about vegetarian and vegan dining and shopping options in Cuenca. To read part one, click here. Text and photos by John Keeble Cuenca is a beautiful, sophisticated city – and it is taking its place in modern...
Editor's note: This is the first of a four-part series about being vegetarian or vegan in Cuenca by John Keeble, an international photo-journalist living in Cuenca. He 'retired' after 25 years with The Guardian in London and has spent the past 11 years giving media...
By Ana Veciana Suarez Rolando Gutierrez grew up in Miami, but he knew he wanted to eventually move to a quieter, more affordable place where he could live comfortably on his City of Miami police sergeant pension. After a few trips to Central America, he found his...
By Cathy McKay OK, I’m here! I’m living in Ecuador! I must say I would have never thought I would be retiring abroad, especially as a single woman. But here I am and what a journey it has been. And after four months it just continues to surprise and challenge me...
“I’m disgusted,” sighed Spotcito. “What up?” asked Roverito. “No more biting the gringos!” chimed in Fidoandro. “Yeah, it sucks, huh?” exclaimed Bowzerez. “I mean, what the hell! Our master beats us with a stick if we don’t scare the crap out of ‘em and bark ‘em up...
“It sure doesn’t look like the brochure, I thought the condo was in a nicer neighborhood.” It’s a common refrain, the modern internet version of “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Shelley and Phil, two determined expat wannabe friends had been investigating a...
By Rob Gray There is no question I get asked more often than whether something you eat or drink (coffee, chocolate, bread, meat etc.) is good for you. The person asking the question is often bewildered by the back and forth articles in the press, one day saying that a...
I have learned that the improvement in the vision of the left eye is not on an unbroken linear upward line but can regress a bit which is no cause for concern, my doctor reassured me. The slightly blurry vision of the right eye that comes from time to time is normal,...
Two Ecuador expats with connections to Cuba, one a native of Argentina and the other from the U.S., share their thoughts on the death of Fidel Castro. Fernando Pagés Ruiz: In Latin America, we don’t call him Castro, or even Fidel Castro. He is simply Fidel. For my...
On Thursday morning we attended our exercise class in the park. One of our classmates had lived in the U.S., and we got to talking about Thanksgiving. She said she missed the holiday, and since this year we planned to cook a turkey, we invited her to our house to...
By David Morrill For Cuenca tour guide Carlos Lara, life offers no greater pleasure than watching the birds. “I love doing anything outdoors. For me, there is nothing better than escaping the artificial world, where we spend most of our lives, and going out to explore...
The light here in Cuenca is fickle at best. Light for a photographer is the most critical element and it comes in various qualities. The atmospherics here are most often cloudy for several days running. Then, the sun peeks out a little. By the time you and your gear...
By Brian Buckner Today is Thanksgiving. But wait, take a look at my photograph. I know John, the boy you above. I love him. He is standing in front of his home on a steep hillside in rural Ecuador. His day will not be like yours or mine. Thanksgiving is a holiday...
Everyone hopes to find their paradise someday, right? So do you ever wonder if all those folks who moved abroad to find theirs actually got what they were looking for? I mean, really. How is life abroad any different from North America? Seeing as how November’s the...
Guess what? The key to your “thriving” or “diving” overseas may just be in your motives. If you’ve been thinking about heading out to a new life overseas, you’re certainly in good company. And in light of this week’s astounding U.S. election results, I suspect many...
The air was filled with the cheers and laughter of celebration as I made my way around the city this past week. There were several parades and many interesting people in the streets of Cuenca. As would be expected, it was pure mayhem with many people here on Holiday...
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.
