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Argentina on Monday unveiled new emergency measures to fight its 109% inflation rate and support the ailing peso amid rapidly dwindling foreign currency reserves and growing fears of a devaluation. But the more the government tries to prop up the peso with currency...
President Guillermo Lasso declared the muerte cruzada, or the cross death, early Wednesday, claiming the decision is justified by “political crisis and internal commotion.” Under rules of the declaration, the National Assembly is dissolved and new elections for the...
In a short but emotional speech, President Guillermo Lasso defended himself against embezzlement charges before the National Assembly Tuesday afternoon. Accompanied by his wife and presidential cabinet, Lasso claimed that his accusers had shown no proof that he...
Quito’s new mayor, Pabel Muñoz, held a series of meetings Monday and Tuesday aimed at resuming service of the city’s subway system, the Quito Metro. On Thursday, May 11, less than two weeks after the Metro opened to the public, the company operating it suspended...
By John Michael Greer Let’s start with the basics. Roughly 5% of the human race currently live in the United States of America. That very small fraction of humanity, until quite recently, enjoyed about a third of the world’s energy resources and manufactured products...
President Guillermo Lasso will appear before the National Assembly Tuesday to defend himself against charges of embezzlement, the basis of the impeachment trial that begins this week. According to his legal secretary, the president will insist he committed no crime...
Lunes, 15/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Cultura - <The pandemic is really officially over - the Culture Page is back!> De El Mercurcio del sábado, 13/5 (2 articles): Agenda cultural - 15/5, 15:00 - Training - Drawing workshop - CIDAP. 16/5, 19:00 - Presentation - Concert...
By Stephen Vargha Cuenca’s Municipal Museum of Modern Art’s latest exhibit is truly a family affair. “It was originally only going to be my exhibition,” said the 55-year-old Cuenca native Catalina Carrasco. “But I invited others to be a part of it.” “Alquimia”...
By Sylvan Hardy As the clock ticks down to an impeachment vote in the National Assembly that could remove President Guillermo Lasso from office, political and legal experts agree he faces three options. The first is to allow the impeachment trial to play through to...
"Captain, bring your boat closer," shouts an Ecuadoran naval officer aboard a launch patrolling the Gulf of Guayaquil on a route traffickers use to ferry drugs to the high seas. Guayaquil, Ecuador's second largest city and its major port, has become a strategic point...
By Ross Pomeroy Humans are living longer than ever before. Since 1950, global average life expectancy has risen from 47 to 73. This remarkable gain has been won through reducing poverty and eradicating disease, among other humanitarian advances. But in countries whose...
As many of you already read in CuencaHighLife, a magnificent hacienda in the lovely hamlet of Uzhupud near Paute is completing a years-long $5 million renovation. It is now under new management and serves a new purpose. When it officially opens on June 15, it will...
Viernes, 12/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Cultura - Todosantos ofrece una experiencia gastronómica (Todosantos offers a gastronomic experience) - New dining opportunities offered by the Hermanas Oblatas in the Complejo Patrimonial Todosantos include a bakery and chocolatería,...
Bolivia's president expressed openness to the use of the Chinese yuan for international trade during a press conference Wednesday, citing similar moves by Argentina and Brazil to tap the Asian currency for transactions with China. International trade transactions tend...
By Deke Castleman How do Ecuador expats feel about learning Spanish? Before the Covid-19 pandemic, CuencaHighLife conducted a survey of attitudes about learning Spanish among expats: 352 readers responded. While we are preparing an updated survey for readers, we...
The new trade agreement between Ecuador and China, signed on Wednesday, will have a “massive economic impact” on the country’s agricultural, seafood and manufacturing sectors, according to the Ministry of Production and Trade. “We believe there will be an increase of...
By Anna Flack Venezuela had the highest inflation rate for food of Latin America, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). As of September 2022 (the latest comprehensive report), the country saw an increase of 110.4...
By Jaron Lanier As a computer scientist, I don’t like the term “A.I.” In fact, I think it’s misleading — maybe even a little dangerous. Everybody’s already using the term, and it might seem a little late in the day to be arguing about it. But we’re at the beginning of...
The Yasunidos Collective celebrated Tuesday’s Constitutional Court decision allowing a popular referendum that could end oil production in the Yasuní National Park. The court decision is a major victory for environmentalists whose 2014 campaign for a Yasuní...
Miércoles, 10/5/2023 Hola, Todos - My apologies for not sending out an issue on Monday. I wrote it, proofed it, and then had a gray matter malfunction and probably hit delete instead of send. After that I was too tired to try rewrite it. Titular - Zamora hace público...
