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President Donald Trump held a nearly two-hour meeting on Tuesday with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, that both called friendly — a dramatic about-face from weeks earlier, when Trump accused Petro of pumping cocaine into the U.S. and threatened his country...
This series was never really about cafes, routines, or where people spend their afternoons. Those were simply the visible signs. What it explored instead was what happens after the early excitement of expat life quietly fades. When Familiarity Replaces Novelty Many...
By Kristine De Abreu Cueva de los Tayos translates to “Cave of the Oilbirds.” However, this cave isn’t famous for bird-watching; it supposedly contains a golden library that harbors hidden knowledge and challenges everything we know about human history. Father Crespi...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 30/1) Más de 120 eventos por el Carnaval (More than 120 events for Carnaval) - Azuay Province is getting ready to enjoy a vibrant mix of fiestas, music, and food during the upcoming Carnaval holidays. Last jueves, local...
After my recent column on ICE and migration ran, it attracted nearly seventy comments within a day or two, many of them passionate, angry, supportive, dismissive, ideological, conspiratorial, and occasionally thoughtful. What they mostly were not, however, was engaged...
Trade between Ecuador and Colombia became more expensive Sunday as the two countries imposed reciprocal 30% tariffs on imports. In addition, Colombia suspended the sale of electricity to Ecuador. Last minute negotiations between the two countries failed to produce an...
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, following a court order mandating their release. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery on Saturday directed government officials to release Adrian Alexander...
By Katie Notopoulos It's 2026, and I say it's time to bring back just calling people. No calendar appointment, no text first. Just pick up the phone and call. We must do this to save the very fabric of our society. It's time for us to take back what was promised to...
The National Transit Agency is temporarily closing its doors following the arrest of 10 agency managers, including director Pedro Abril. The ANT is responsible for issuing driver’s licenses and conducting vehicle inspections, among other transportation-related...
by Mark A. Mahoney, Ph.D., R.D.N. A past column a couple years ago spoke to the importance of some basic lifestyle suggestions for improving one’s quality of life. As we transition into 2026 it is important to reiterate many of the suggestions from the past which...
Every few years, usually around election season, someone digs up the old slogan “Make America Great Again” and waves it around as if it were a detailed policy document rather than a vague memory of something that may never have existed. If we could actually wind the...
By Saman Zonouz The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. While U.S. special operations forces carried out the...
Former presidential candidate Luisa González claims the government is conducting a “political show based on a vendetta” against the Citizens Revolution movement. Her comments followed a Wednesday raid on her home in which police and prosecutors seized computers, cell...
Bored? - (De El Mercuro del jueves, 29/1) Gualaceo da 'puntapié inicial' para el Carnaval (Gualaceo kicks off Carnival celebrations) - Carnaval celebrations will start in Gualaceo el domingo, 1/2 a las 10:00 with the 2nd Festival del Mote Pata, organized by the...
By Global Initiative staff Ecuador’s prison system has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade. According to a study by the Global Initiative Against Internation Crime, criminal groups in the country have consolidated control inside prisons, reshaping...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del miércoles, 28/1) Reactivarán tren de El Tambo a Coyoctor (Train from El Tambo to Coyoctor to be reactivated) - The Ministerio de Infraestructura y Transporte, the GAD Municipal de El Tambo, and Ferrocarriles del Ecuador (Ministry of...
There are a few things in life that can make even a tolerant person feel like banging a few heads together. One is the price of imported cheese in Ecuador. Another is standing in line at immigration with a folder of documents thick enough to stun a mule. And the...
By Brendan Borrell About 13 years ago, Kyle Edmondson woke up after a night of drinking with friends and felt an intense pain on the top of his foot. Climbing out of bed, he could barely walk. His doctor told Mr. Edmondson, then a product designer in his 20s living in...
The Federation of Cuenca Neighborhoods (FBC) is demanding that the government respond to what it claims is a “rising wave of crime” in the city. The federation says that its request for more police patrols and other law enforcement measures has been ignored. “We have...
By Ivonne Valdes Garay, Isabelle D’Antonio and Rocio Muñoz-Ledo Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Sunday she has had “enough” of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country after the U.S. capture of its former leader Nicolás Maduro....
