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Why payment fees matter more than you think

Why payment fees matter more than you think

One of the small advantages of riding in the front seat of a Cuenca taxi, apart from the superior view of traffic misdemeanors and roadside drama, is that the dashboard functions as an unexpectedly reliable indicator of financial evolution. Permits, guardian saints,...

When a guarantee is anything but

When a guarantee is anything but

There is a particular kind of sentence that should cause an adult to sit up straighter, reach for a pencil, and perhaps check that their wallet is still where they left it, and it almost always contains the word “guaranteed”. The Guardian recently ran a sobering piece...

What is Bluetooth and how does it work?

What is Bluetooth and how does it work?

By Shreyas Sen How do headphones, toys, gadgets and other devices talk to each other without any wires? Many of them connect with Bluetooth. It’s a technology that allows different devices to communicate wirelessly. Think of it as a device’s voice that it uses to...

Why familiar routines no longer feel enough for many Cuenca expats

Why familiar routines no longer feel enough for many Cuenca expats

This does not happen only in Cuenca. It shows up wherever expats stay long enough for daily life to become normal. After the city stops being a stage and days stop organizing themselves, many expats lean more heavily on familiar routines. They return to the same...

Diana and me

Diana and me

There are many kinds of religion, and not all of them involve a deity, a pulpit, or the smell of furniture polish on wooden pews. Some arrive through a transistor radio held to the ear beneath bedclothes, some through a jukebox glowing in the corner of a youth club,...

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Week of April 19

Ecuador seeks answers as migrants are rerouted from the United States to Congo.

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Prosperity report exposes Ecuador’s uneven foundations.

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IESS pension debate sharpens as Ecuador’s retirement system strains under growing deficits.

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