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By the Women's Agenda Nanyely didn’t choose to leave Venezuela. Her daughter made the decision for her. The breeze moves gently through the trees outside a cultural center in Quito, carrying the warmth of a bright Andean afternoon. Sunlight catches Nanyely Morales’...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del jueves, 12/2) Agenda jueves, 12/2 - 10:00 - Mote Pata workshop & Celebration of Taita Carnaval - Museo Municipal de la Paja Toquilla y el Sombrero, Rafael M. Arízaga y Luis Cordero. 18:00 - Jueves de Compadres - Parque de la Libertad....
Somewhere in Florida, a budget spreadsheet stated that $2.32 a day was enough to feed a grown adult 2,800 calories daily in 2023. Three meals every day for a fixed menu with choices ruled out, and this is not some kind of joke. It is a real number attached to real...
By Alexandra Marvar Machu Picchu has always been hard to reach, but a new airport will soon change that and bring 200% more visitors to the area – and some area residents aren't happy about it. Reaching the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu isn't easy, and that's...
For most newcomers, the first months in Cuenca feel unusually vivid. The historic center looks like a postcard. The churches feel monumental. Every walk around Parque Calderón feels intentional, as if you are participating in something meaningful simply by being...
By Jackson Holtz Mindfulness meditation is a stress-management practice with ancient lineage that cultivates nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, often by directing attention to the physical sensations of breathing. Initially inspired by centuries-old...
Although Ecuador scans 100% of exportable cargo in its ports, the government admits it does not have the time or personnel to review most of the images. According to port administrators at Guayaquil’s three ports, the “vast majority” of shipping containers leave the...
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read, disagree, agree, and comment. Charlie Larga and the staff here at Larga Towers appreciate the range of views here, even when they are sharply opposed. One point I would like to clarify is this: for roughly twenty...
By Gonzalo Solano On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realized he was being trailed. Fresh puma tracks now lined the path alongside his own footprints. Unfazed, he continued his trek, focused entirely on the precious cargo he carried —...
How is it that some municipalities in Ecuador have the highest murder rates in the world while others record no murders at all? And how can some of the country's larger cities be considered the most dangerous in the world while others are considered the safest?...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 6/2) Azuay listo para feriado (Azuay ready for the holiday) - The Carnaval holiday will be from el sábado, 14/2 to el martes, 17/2. Besides Cuenca, there are other places with their own attractions to visit. Paute is 41 km....
By Hilary Achauer These days, you might think you have to become a power lifter to age well. Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a celebrity physician, calls muscles “the organ of longevity.” For Dr. Peter Attia, they’re “the most important retirement accounts you can have.” We’re...
In two recent reports, the World Economic Forum and the World Bank estimate that illegal money amounts to 10% to 11% of Ecuador’s economy. Of the total, according to the forum, 7% to 8% are profits from illegal drug sales with the rest contributed by illegal mining...
A Friday meeting in Quito between the foreign ministers of Ecuador and Colombia failed to produce an agreement to end reciprocal 30% tariffs on imports. Although Ecuador’s Gabriela Sommerfeld and Colombia’s Rosa Villavicencio said “significant progress was made”...
There is a profound question that occasionally occurs to me while walking to buy bread, not metaphorical bread or lifestyle bread, but actual warm edible bread within five minutes of the front gates of Larga Towers, bought with small change and carried home in a paper...
The cocaine is flowing south, out of Colombia and into Ecuador, and so are the biggest traffickers. "The action has moved to Ecuador because that's where the transport routes have been established and the big traffickers have followed," Colombian President Gustavo...
The elementary school principal in suburban Minneapolis feared the worst when he lost contact with one of his fifth-grade students in early January as the Trump administration began surging federal immigration officers to the area. The girl, a native of Ecuador,...
In Ecuador, a small intercultural bilingual school called Yachay Wasi treats environmental education as a political project rooted in Indigenous languages, farming, and justice. In a biodiverse garden, children learn by planting, cooking, and listening to the...
By Adrienne Matei Here’s a new trend that sounds unwise: buying unregulated substances from dealers in foreign countries and injecting them into your body. And yet, grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names like...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del martes, 3/2) Obra de danza-teatro interpela indiferencia (Dance-theater work challenges indifference) - A theater-dance production organized by the Espacio Escénico will be staged on el 5 & 6/2 in the Auditorio Catalina Sojos in the...
