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By Olivia Rosane The International Monetary Fund continues to impose austerity measures that threaten human rights. That's the conclusion of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published Monday that looks at 39 loans approved in 38 countries between the beginning of the...
By Billy and Akaisha Kaderli In preparing for a retirement abroad, we would wager that most people occupy themselves with the practical concerns of: residential visas; banking; owning property; finding a doctor they like and medical care that they can afford and...
Lunes, 25/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Con gol polémico gana el Barcelona (Barcelona wins with controversial goal) - <And that's all I'm going to translate.> De El Mercurio del sábado, 23/9 (1 headline article): Deuda millonaria al IESS (Millions in debt to...
By historic accounts, the Cañari civilization was active in what today are Azuay and Cañar Provinces for as much as a thousand years before they were conquered by the Inca in the late 1400s. Many of the ceremonial sites credited to the Incas, such as Pumapungo,...
By Liam Higgins A new documentary film by Cuenca resident Daniel Osorio, featuring a cast of Cuenca expats, recalls the sightings of alien beings in the Cajas Mountains. The Blue Llama, Secret Message, follows the journey of nine expats in November 2020, led by guide...
Although both Daniel Noboa and Luisa González have been campaigning since August 20, the runoff campaign began officially on Sunday, September 24. The designation allows for advertising and other campaign activities not permitted earlier. According to the National...
Ecuador’s next president will not have enough time in office to effectively confront criminal gangs or improve the economy, the top concerns of voters, experts say. In addition, the winner of the October 15 runoff election could face the devastating impact of the...
Amautas, or Andean wise men, offered gifts, prayers and native music to Mother Earth as part of a ritual at more than 5,200 meters above sea level to appease the extreme drought affecting Bolivia. “We are asking Mother Earth (Pachamama) for water for all of Bolivia’s...
Viernes, 22/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - 'Pop Up Day', feria de iniciativas (Pop Up Day, a fair of initiatives) - The 5th "Pop Up Day" fair will be el 6, 7, & 8/10 in the Pérgola del Hotel Oro Verde with 60 entrepreneurs and brands showing their products and...
By Jay Allison Over the past 20 years, my wife and I have lived in four locations with large immigrant populations — Northern New Jersey, the coast of Costa Rica, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Cuenca — and have become intimately familiar with complaints natives...
In its new report published earlier this week, Regularize and Protect: International obligations for the protection of Venezuelan nationals, Amnesty International claims that Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Chile are failing to comply with their obligations under...
The International Center for Research on the El Niño Phenomenon (Ciifen) says conditions continue to favor a strong El Niño event and urges Ecuador coastal communities to complete disaster preparations. Earlier this week, the government announced the yellow alert had...
Although the biggest surprises of Ecuador’s 2022 census were announced earlier this week, official numbers released Wednesday put the country’s population at 16,938,986. Based on earlier data, officials believed the count would reach 18 million and possibly 18.5...
Author’s note: Many subjects will be covered in this four-article series about thyroid health and healthy metabolism. In Part 1, we covered iodine requirements, associated drugs, self-care, medical and home treatment, and medical repercussions are covered. Although it...
By Carlina Mella A five-year-old boy was doing his homework when bullets ripped through the window of his house and hit him; 90 shots were fired at the premises of a pharmaceutical company; a baby died in her mother’s arms when she was shot in the head; a school...
Miércoles, 20/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Promoción turística para vacacionar en 10 provincias (Tourist promotion for vacations in 10 provinces) - There will be a vitrina (showcase - your word for the day) for tourism in 10 provinces este viernes y sábado from...
Azuay Community Theatre, Cuenca’s original, English-language theater company, will present a six-show lineup of hits and lesser-known gems from Broadway and a staged radio play of one of Hollywood’s most loved holiday films, all previously unproduced here, and in a...
By Tyler Colman Italy's Agriculture Ministry announced recently that some wines that receive the government's quality assurance label may now be sold in boxes. That's right, Italian wine is going green, and for some connoisseurs, the sky might as well be falling. But...
The National Customs Service has relaxed some of its allowances of what international travelers are allowed to bring into the country tax-free. It is the first major change to the customs product list since 2017. Beginning September 15, travelers arriving in the...
By Jeremiah Reardon How the mighty have fallen! My wife Belinda and I are not exactly mighty. But to give us our due, we made multiple changes to our lives and settled here in the Andean mountains of South America ten years ago. Back home in sunny Monterey,...
