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Officials from the federal and city governments told an audience of about 175 Cuenca expats Wednesday night that they are committed to improving services for the city’s fast growing English-speaking population. Much of the program was devoted to explanations of...
Ecuador’s Volcán Tungurahua has roared back to life on Saturday and Sunday with large explosions that have dropped as much as two inch of ash on nearby towns. The Ecuadorian National Secretariat for Risk Management has issued an orange alert, the...
Customs police at the international airports in Quito and Guayaquil are taking a closer look at what passengers are bringing into Ecuador. According to Jose Francisco Rodriguez, assistant director of the National Customs Service, customs officers expect passengers to...
An Ecuadorian blogger who documented a security hole in Ecuador’s national online identity database by registering as the nation’s president was released from jail today after the president personally intervened in the matter. Authorities arrested Paul...
Ecuador continues to study possible membership in the Mercosur customs union, but is not ready to fully adhere because of some economic policy restrictions, President Rafael Correa said Friday. Speaking on his arrival at a summit of Mercosur leaders, the president...
Since it passed the 500,000 population mark less than a decade ago, Cuenca has been attracting the attention of international food, clothing and lodging companies. Although the trend started with a trickle, Latin American marketing expert Mark Levine says that more...
U.S. Embassador to Ecuador Adam Namm told an audience of Cuenca expats Thursday night that ties between Ecuador and the U.S. remain strong despite political disagreements. Namm assumed his duties in Quito in July, filling an ambassorship that had been vacant for more...
Editor's Note: Expat blogs and forums are abuzz about the impact of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or HIRE Act for short, that goes into effect in January. According to U.S. CPA Matthew Apodaca, most of the information you read is simply not...
Most Cuencanos know Challuabamba only as the growing upscale suburb on the lower, eastern side of the city. For more than 100 years, however, the area has also been known as one of South America´s richest archaeological sites....
Cuenca city officials say that Parque de la Madre will reopen to the public on schedule in March, 2013. According to municipal infrastructure secretary, Mauricio Ochoa, the 190-vehicle underground parking garage on the south side of the park will open a month earlier....
Organizers of the annual bullfighting festival in Quito are calling it quits a year after it stopped killing bulls in accordance with the will of voters. Organizers point out that other festival events will continue as scheduled and that the bullfights were only a...
By Lance Brashear Ecuadorian cuisine is a rich blend of local and foreign products and techniques that have melded together for almost five centuries. Few people understand this mixture as well as Carlos Gallardo. Gallardo is Director of “Rescate de...
John McAfee, the estranged founder of the antivirus firm that bears his name, is wanted by the Belize police in connection with a murder. McAfee, whose very name is synonymous with security and who is recognized as an internet pioneer, is a prime suspect in the murder...
Cuenca has targeted a dozen busy intersections for an information campaign aimed at making pedestrians and drivers aware of traffic laws and to promote better conduct on city street in general. At the same time, a second campaign aims at making city bus drivers and...
After months of hesitation, Ecuador President Rafael Correa officially announced his re-election bid on Saturday for a February vote likely to give him another four-year term. The delay in committing to run again had fueled speculation, even within his own family,...
Ecuador's government has introduced a bill in the national Congress that would increase bank taxes to finance a welfare program, a move that has rattled banks, but would fuel support for President Rafael Correa ahead of a Feb. 2013 election. Correa, who is...
Tourism officials estimated that Cuenca’s independence holidays drew more than 75,000 tourists and credit the exceptionally large turnouts at craft and food fairs and concerts to good weather. Saturday was another picture-perfect day with the official...
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa made an unannounced visit to Kannapolis, North Carolina Monday and Tuesday, touring the North Carolina Research Campus and other facilities hosted by David Murdock, owner of Dole Foods and creator of the NCRC. During the visit Correa...
Tranvía de los Cuatro Rios is about to leave the station and, according to city planners, it will transform public transportation in Cuenca. Scheduled to begin construction by the end of the year, the tranvía, or tram, will be the largest infrastructure...
Get ready for artisans, musicians, food and fireworks. Until Sunday, Nov. 4, Cuenca celebrates the 192nd anniverary of its independence from Spain. Although the nightly concerts and fireworks shows will make the most noise, the centerpiece of the celebration has...
