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By Jan Dynes Ecuador had an earthquake two weeks ago. Our rescue teams were kept very busy in everyplace affected, although I think here in Cuenca that many citizens also leaped into action and helped as well. This is a country where everyone helps their neighbors. I...
As residents of Alausí joined the search for survivors at the site of Sunday’s landslide, officials say it is unlikely more will be found. A 13-year-old girl and a young man were pulled alive from the rubble on Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday four more bodies were...
As the likelihood the Constitutional Court will green-light an impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso grows, members of the National Assembly acknowledged Tuesday that they could soon be without a job if Lasso invokes the muerte cruzada, or death cross....
By Sylvan Hardy As they do every year, a small group will gather Wednesday on the banks of the Rio Paute, near the town of Paute, to remember those killed 30 years ago in what has become known simply as the Josefina Disaster, a giant landslide that blocked the Rio...
Local officials are crediting the slow development of Sunday night’s landslide in Alausí for saving lives. According to the Alausí mayor’s office, many residents in the slide zone felt the movement of the earth or heard the rumble of rocks as the landslide began above...
Lunes, 27/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 25/3: Las Oblatas abren su museo y huerto (The Oblates open their museum and orchard) - After 2 years of preparation and work, the Oblatas Sisters of Cuenca opened their first museum in the Todo...
Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series about plans Mayor-elect Cristian Zamora has for Cuenca. To read part one, click here. By Stephen Vargha Public transportation systems bring many benefits to individuals, cities, and the local economy. But all too...
Rescue teams worked through the night Sunday and early Monday following a massive landslide in the Alausí neighborhood of Pueblo Viejo. Police say that dozens of houses have been buried and that the death toll will be “tragically very high.” The landslide buried the...
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series about plans Mayor-elect Cristian Zamora has for Cuenca. By Stephen Vargha Cuenca’s incoming Mayor, Cristian Zamora, has ambitious and progressive plans for the town he grew up in. “I want to concentrate on...
As bewildering as it may be, I am occasionally confronted by expats right here in Cuenca who are spiteful. Some appear to have been severely wounded by their own past misdeeds, others by strongly felt objections to the culture and politics they left behind, and...
Viernes, 24/3/2023 Hola, Todos - If there's anyone out there who is missing collard greens, I have a lot of seeds. The greens bolted and went to seed so I'm not sure what's coming up - something closer to the parent rather than the hybrid? If you want some seeds -...
By H.L. Mencken Of all the varieties of men, the one who is least comprehensible to me is the fellow who immolates himself on the altar of what he conceives to be the public interest – in other words, the reformer, the uplifter, the man, so called, of public spirit....
Many areas of Guayaquil, including major streets, remain flooded following several days of heavy rains. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inamhi) warned Thursday that storms, fed by moisture from the Pacific Ocean, are expected to continue. In addition to...
Ecuador will need to revise down its daily crude oil production target by some 40,000 barrels, equivalent to about 8%, its oil minister said, after state-run company Petroecuador declared force majeure on three more oil blocks on Tuesday because of protests....
American-born photographer Thomas Ives has worked for international news and feature magazines for over 38 years. His photo essays and images have appeared in National Geographic, Time, Geo, Stern, Newsweek, Life, Smithsonian, and many others publications. He lives in...
The seafood export and import markets have changed dramatically in recent years, according to Rabobank International Senior Industry Analyst Gorjan Nikolik. Speaking at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum, Nikolik said China has transitioned from being world’s biggest...
Miércoles, 22/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - ¿Y si un día nos faltara? (And what if one day we were to miss it?) - Almost the entire issue is about water. I'lll show the headline for each story with a short summary, and if you're interested, you can read it for...
The presidents of Argentina and Ecuador publicly criticized each other on Tuesday, in a growing diplomatic rift caused by the mysterious appearance in Venezuela of a convicted Ecuadorian ex-minister. Maria de los Angeles Duarte, fleeing an eight-year sentence in...
By German Lopez The world’s top scientists released their latest report yesterday warning that the Earth is on pace for severe damage from climate change. But many Americans might have a hard time understanding the report because the analysis, like those before it,...
Letter bombs were sent to at least five journalists working in TV and radio stations in Ecuador Monday, one of which exploded without causing serious injury, Interior Minister Juan Zapata said. The prosecutor's office said it had opened an investigation into the crime...
