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Following up on claims by President Guillermo Lasso, the Interior Ministry and National Police say they are investigating several political candidates suspected of having ties to drug trafficking and illegal mining activity. “We have received reports of candidates for...
Editor's note: This is the first of a four-part series "Saving the World – One Ecosystem at a Time". Article 2: "Your opportunities to connect with nature on an ecotour." By John Keeble In a skeptical world coming to terms with the recent 190-nation agreement to save...
By Andrew Van Dam We all know that America is a nation of immigrants (with the obvious exception of its long-marginalized native population). But every so often, it feels like it’s on the verge of becoming a nation of emigrants. After the 2004 reelection of George W....
The majority of Ecuadorians are undecided about local races and issues on President Guillermo Lasso’s referendum in the February election, according to the Institute of Political Sciences of the Technological Business University of Guayaquil. A study by the center...
“This is the biggest and best Pase del Niño ever,” is how Carmela Llivipuma described Saturday’s Christmas Eve parade through Cuenca’s historic district. The granddaughter of the event’s founder said 120,000, maybe more, watched or participated in the parade that...
By Stephen Vargha Being an ecologically or environmentally responsible person is becoming more popular as climate change has become more evident, and our oceans get filled with plastics. Many people are trying to reduce their own adverse influence on ecology and the...
By Jeremiah Reardon From the vantage point of our fifth-floor apartment and its ample patio, I enjoy the panorama of the Andes’ green hills to the west, changing from sun lit to shadows cast by clouds. They give me a secure feeling because our water comes from its...
By Sylvan Hardy Cuenca’s famous Christmas Eve parade, the Pase del Niño, returns in full-force today and organizers say it will be biggest ever, with more than 100,000 people expected to participate and watch. The parade was cancelled in 2020 as a result of the...
Viernes, 23/12/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - Pan y caramelos para Pase, listos (Bread and candies for Pase) - Carmela Llivipuma (Carmelita), granddaughter of one of the initiators of the Pase del Niño Viajero parade, resumed making bread and candy which she and...
Although U.S. President Joe Biden has assured President Guillermo Lasso that a trade agreement between Ecuador and the U.S. would be signed soon, two U.S. senators say the deal should be a “top priority.” During Lasso’s visit to Washington, D.C., earlier this week,...
By Michael Stott When is a coup not a coup? The answer in Latin America today depends on your politics. A coup used to be straightforward. In a script which became depressingly familiar in the last century, a general or military junta would seize power, backed by...
Miércoles, 21/12/2022 Hola, Todos - I will be working on another volunteer project and will not be translating the week of el 26-30/12. The Periodicos will resume el lunes, 2/1/2023. Actividades - Los pesebres caseros con identidad de cuencanos (Homemade nativity...
After 14 days of often violent protests, calm is returning to Peru. The government reported no new deaths Wednesday and said most of the country’s highways have been cleared of debris and that the country’s airports are open and operating normally. Protests erupted...
Ecuadorians are free to participate in this year’s holiday events without restrictions, says President of the National Emergency Operations Committee Juan Zapata. “Although we continue to experience a high level of respiratory illness, including Covid-19, we want...
U.S. President Joe Biden told President Guillermo Lasso that the U.S. will "step up" its assistance to Ecuador during Monday's meeting between the two leaders. "Ecuador is a good friend facing serious security challenges from organized drug cartels," Biden said. "In...
By Jim Morris Historically, headhunting is a practice common to many cultures throughout the world. During the Qin dynasty in ancient China, it is claimed that soldiers collected the heads of their dead enemies and tied them around their waists. On one of his...
Last week’s decision by a Guayaquil judge to release a criminal gang leader from prison has sparked a firestorm of charges and counter-charges about corruption within Ecuador’s justice system. Although Junior Alexander Roldán, alias "JR", was back behind bars within...
Lunes, 19/12/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - ¡Tricampeones! (Triple champions!) - Argentina won the Mundial for the 3d time. The first two times were in 1978 y 1986. <It's still sports so if you weren't watching the game like 99% of your fellow...
President Guillermo Lasso will meet with President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. Monday to discuss security and other issue. The meeting follows weekend comments by Lasso criticizing Ecuadorian judges who released drug gang leaders and a speech by U.S. Ambassador to...
Although the International Monetary Fund says Ecuador has made economic progress in recent years, it says more remains to be done if the country is to receive IMF loans in the future. IMF director Kristalina Georgieva made the comments Friday when she announced the...
