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Energy Minister Roberto Luque said the government is resuming negotiations with several private companies for electricity generation services. “The talks ended in December when the country’s hydro generation improved but we’re talking again because of the new crisis,”...
Lunes, 22/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición de artesanías (Crafts exposition) - There is a crafts show en the Casa de Arte-Museo Universitario (av. 12 de abril y Solano) until el 15/5. 13 craftspeople are showing their work as part of the Salón ARDIS de...
By Stephen Vargha A hidden gem is not immediately apparent. It therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves. On the far west side of Cuenca, three miles west of Av. de las Américas, exists a hidden gem. “I never knew about Casa Hermanos until our...
Only hours after Ecuadorian voters approved sweeping new anti-crime measures, police announced the capture of the fugitive leader of one of the country's most powerful criminal gangs. Fabricio Colón Pico, leader of Los Lobos, had been on the run since escaping prison...
Ecuadorians voted overwhelmingly for President Daniel Noboa’s referendum questions to fight crime in Sunday’s national referendum, particularly ones that allow the armed forces to assist police. On the other hand, voters rejected two unrelated questions, signaling...
Ecuador’s new Energy Minister Roberto Luque said Saturday that electric power blackouts will resume Monday, but suggested blackout periods may be reduced. In two Saturday interviews, Luque blamed the crisis on “rare and extraordinary climatic conditions” but said...
By Michelle Cohan In 1960, on the banks of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, one young British woman would set out to change what we know about primates forever. Jane Goodall defied conventional scientific methods by immersing herself in the jungle, which led to...
Viernes, 19/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Dos artes en el escenario (Two arts on the stage) - The Compañía de Danza and the Orquesta Sinfónica de la U. de Cuenca will present "Mixturas," a dance gala el jueves, 25/4 and el viernes 26/4 a las 20:00 in the Teatro...
President Daniel Noboa declared a 60-day national emergency Friday aimed at “managing the commotion and public calamity" of Ecuador’s electricity crisis. “Current conditions require urgent state intervention to protect and guarantee electricity service to citizens,”...
The manager of the Rio Paute-Mazar hydroelectric complex in eastern Azuay Province is disputing a claim that the release of water at the Mazar reservoir was an act of sabotage. “This information is incorrect and no actions were taken at Mazar to disrupt electric...
By Juana Casas Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Niño rapidly switches over to La Niña, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and crops little time to recover. El Niño and its usually abundant rains could soon...
By Dana G. Smith According to some estimates, consumers spend $62 billion a year on “anti-aging” treatments. But while creams, hair dyes and Botox can give the impression of youth, none of them can roll back the hands of time. Scientists are working to understand the...
The government has ordered a “work holiday” Thursday and Friday as part of the national energy emergency. According to acting Energy Minister Roberto Luque, the suspension of public and private working hours will allow the government to impose longer blackout periods...
Miércoles, 17/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Presentación de libro -- There will be a book launch of "Los recicladores" by José Luis Crespo el jueves, 18/4 a las 18:30 in the Salón del Pueblo Efraín Jara Idrovo (Sucre y Benigno Malo). Free. Taller de danza Shuar -...
According to hydrology professor and consultant Marcelo Iglesias, the government should have prepared Ecuadorans for an electricity shortage in February. “This is when the reservoir levels at the power plants began to drop after a brief rise in December and January,”...
Although acting Energy Minister Roberto Luque said Tuesday there are no “easy short-term solutions” to Ecuador’s energy crisis, measures are being taken to “control the damage” of the blackouts that began Monday night. “With better management and scheduling we can...
Even as a very young child, Valentina Leon was more drawn to animals than to her toys. Dolls were just pieces of plastic, while animals radiated love and compassion. This deep bond has come to fruition in her role as founder of ARCA, the Foundation to Protect Animals,...
By Laura Millan Lombrana Government geologist Gino Casassa steps down from the helicopter and looks around in dismay. Casassa is standing at the foot of a glacier, 4,200 meters (13,800 feet) above sea level. The sky over the Andes is a deep blue, but something is not...
The Energy Ministry announced Monday night a new round of scheduled electric blackouts. It blamed the interruptions on the continuing drought conditions and did not say how long the blackouts would last. According to schedules released Monday, the blackouts will be...
Lunes, 15/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del domingo, 14/4 (1 article): 'Ice Goumet´ refleja el empeño de un emprendedor (Ice Gourmet' reflects the commitment of an entrepreneur) - <This article is for those of you for whom a day without ice...
