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By Monica Machicao In a break with the past, Bolivia's government has acknowledged that the country is becoming a production hub for cocaine rather than a mere transport hub and grower of raw coca leaves. Along with Colombia and Peru, Bolivia is widely recognized as a...
By Danel Kalder Of all the grim futures on offer today, climate change is unquestionably the doomsday scenario that weighs most heavily on the minds of the most people. Despite the raging hype that AI might one day turn against its creator, no protestor has yet glued...
According to the government, all operations of Cuenca’s Turi prison have “returned to normal” following the release Friday of 44 prison guards and police officers. Azuay Province Governor Consuelo Orellana said most prison staff have returned to work and that the...
Viernes, 1/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Actividades culturales para septiembre (Cultural activities for September) - There will be activities in the Sala Alfonso Carrasco in the Casa de la Cultura Núcleo del Azuay. El 5/9 a las 19:00 there will be the musical,...
By Susana Madera Two endangered birds, the golden-cheeked parakeet and the yellow-eared parrot, will soon have a new habitat in Ecuador’s Montaña de Luz, where the community has planted more than 300 wax palms, home to the tiny birds. Due to its slow growth, the wax...
Two news websites reported Thursday night that hostages at the Turi prison had been released. As of early Friday morning, however, there was no government confirmation. Red Informativa reported that 15 guards and five policemen had been released while Código Vidrio...
Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain are the main destinations for drugs leaving Ecuador through its ports, according to Interior Minister Juan Zapata and the National Police, which since the beginning of the year has seized 151 tons of illicit substances. In a press...
By Arturo McFields A new wave of immigration is knocking on the doors of the U.S., despite the reduction experienced this summer after the end of Title 42 and the new Biden immigration policy. Detentions on the border with Mexico increased by 30 percent in July, from...
Miércoles, 30/8/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Taller musical gratuito en la Antigua Escuela (Free music workshop at the Antigua Escuela) - A workshop in the technology involved in the creation of music will be given between el 3 & 5/10 from 14:00 a 18:00 in the...
Early Thursday, officials said there have been no new developments in the hostage crisis at the Turi prison, south of Cuenca. Prisoners remain in control of the prison while hundreds of military and police personnel are massed outside the gates. National Police...
President Guillermo Lasso will remain in office until early December and possibly longer due to the National Electoral Council’s decision to throw out results of the August 20 foreign vote for the National Assembly. Originally, the new president was expected to take...
By Stephen Vargha When one is asked what ethnicities outside of the indigenous are represented in Cuenca, Italian is certainly not at the top of the list. Obviously Spanish is at the top with its colonial past. Ecuador, especially Cuenca, has not been a destination...
By Manuel Rueda Thousands of protesters on cars and motorbikes took to the streets of Colombia’s main cities on Monday to reject recent hikes in gasoline prices that have drastically increased the price of fuel in the South American country. Protesters say that the...
Lunes, 28/8/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del viernes, 25/8 (2 articles): Eventos en la Casa del la Cultura Núcleo del Azuay - Two performances of 'Trumbo: Red, white, and blacklisted' were publicized for viernes y sábado. <Was it in Spanish, too?...
In a major victory for indigenous and environmental groups, an Azuay Province court has ordered the suspension of mining activities in the Quimsacocha recreational reserve south of Cuenca. The order puts in jeopardy preparations for the massive Loma Larga mine,...
By the Financial Times Editorial Board Latin America’s turbulent politics often hit the headlines. Less well reported is that the region has enjoyed a long and broad democratic expansion over the past 35 years. Nowhere else in the developing world are free elections...
A week after the first cross death election, presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa were back on the campaign trail over the weekend, both targeting younger voters. The two will face off in the October 15 runoff. The Citizens Revolution's González...
By María Fernanda Ramírez and Chris Dalby With record shark fin seizures continuing across Latin America, legislative efforts to protect sharks are being impeded by a lack of resources and the large criminal profits being generated. Panama netted its largest-ever...
By Nathaniel Meyersohn Heading to the airport? Make sure to wear comfortable shoes. As travel comes roaring back, people are walking longer distances from the curb to the gate — past Hudson News, Chanel and Estée Lauder duty free, lounges, Auntie Anne’s, and...
The National Electoral Council has thrown out National Assembly election results from Ecuadorians living outside the country and plans to schedule a new vote in the coming days. The CNE says Sunday’s voting results were “compromised by cyberattacks” that prevented...
