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By Dr. Donald Smith So how do you reduce or eliminate problems before they happen when it comes to building or home improvement projects, now that you're living in Ecuador. Consider it advice to expats who, on the one hand, seek high quality performance and value...
August is an important month for Ecuadorians. The First Cry of Independence is celebrated on August 10th every year and is a day that signifies freedom for many Ecuadorians. Ecuadorians carry a lot of pride in their nationality and every year more and more foreigners want to become Ecuadorians. When you have a permanent residency visa, you are granted about 90% of the rights of an Ecuadorian citizen. The only thing that is not included is the ability to hold an Ecuadorian passport, the right to vote, and the right to be elected in local elections. In any case, the naturalization process has undergone some changes since February 18, 2022. Here we have included a summary of these changes: The following persons qualify to apply for Ecuadorian citizenship by naturalization: 1. Foreign persons with a permanent residence visa who have domiciled in Ecuador on a regular basis for at least three years, as of the date of entry on the application 2. Persons recognized by the Ecuadorian State as refugees and stateless persons who have remained in the country for at least two years The process and requirements to apply for naturalization in Ecuador for the above mentioned persons are: 1. Regular …Continue reading
The government reports that the number of explosions and shootings declined sharply Thursday and Friday in Guayas, Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas Provinces. “We are gaining the upper hand in areas where violence occurred early in the week,” Interior...
Viernes, 4/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - A Gobierno se reclama por vías e inseguridad (Requests to Government for roads and security) - In his speech in the solemn session for the 202nd anniversary of the Independence of Cuenca, Mayor Pablo Palacios expressed...
Although no more police have been killed since Tuesday, new explosions and incidents of random gunfire continue to be reported in four coastal provinces as criminal gangs react to to the relocation of hundreds of prisoners from Litoral Prison in Guayaquil. Inside...
By Stacey Colino As you gaze across the rows of brightly colored fruits and vegetables in the produce section of the grocery store, you may not be aware that the quantity of nutrients in these crops has been declining over the past 70 years. Mounting evidence from...
Last week I boarded the bus from Loja to Vilcabamba during peak afternoon hours. It was crowded with weary commuters and students munching chatara. The aisle was free but the seats were jammed. I had a fifty minute ride ahead of me and was nursing a knee injury. I’ve...
Miércoles, 2/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - From El Mercurio, martes, 1/11: Cuenca acoge la Feria Nacional de la Cerámica (Cuenca hosts the National Ceramics Fair) - The Feria Nacional de Cerámica opened el martes in the Casa de Chaguarchimbana with 15 Ecuadorian...
At least three police officers are dead and several more are injured following attacks on police vehicles and headquarters Monday night and Tuesday in Guayaquil. Attacks on police facilities included at least three explosions as well as drive-by shootings. The...
Ecuador's government predicts its budget deficit will narrow to $2.63 billion next year as it benefits from more economic growth and oil production, according to a draft spending blueprint announced by the economy ministry on Monday. The draft was delivered to the...
By Haley Zaremba In no uncertain terms, the world is facing the 'first truly global energy crisis' according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). While Europe is the epicenter of the current volatility and scarcity in energy markets, the problem...
Lunes, 31/10/2022 Hola, Todos - Happy Halloween. I hope none of you ladies who've been collecting Social Security for at least a decade scared any little kids by walking through Parque Calderón in your Hooters costume. Actividades - From El Mercurio del domingo,...
By Liam Higgins The practice of criminal gangs demanding money from businesses for “protection” or “security” services has been going on for years in Guayaquil. Since 2020 however, police say the practice has spread to Quito, Cuenca and other cities and that the...
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a stunning comeback following a tight run-off race on Sunday. His victory heralds a political about-face for Latin America’s largest country, after four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right...
Periodico - Independencia de Cuenca supplement - sábado, 29/10/2022 Hola, Todos - I'm too tired to proofread so read at your own risk and verify for yourselves. Actividades - Conciertos, para todos los gustos (Concerts, for every taste) - Sábado - 29/10, 20:00 -...
By Deke Castleman Heading southwest from Cuenca on the road to Machala and Loja, you leave the city behind fairly quickly and enter the ranch country of the Tarqui Valley, with cattle grazing on rich green grass and the Andes towering over everything. You pass a...
Viernes, 28/10/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - There is a special magazine section with billions of events. I don't have the time or energy to list those today, so I will regalarles with a special post tomorrow. <I hope you appreciate all this work.> See...
Foreign Minister of Ecuador Juan Carlos Holguín says talks are underway with officials of the United Kingdom to allow Ecuadorians to enter the UK without a visa. His comments came days after Colombia announced it reached a visa waiver agreement with the UK. “We are...
Miércoles, 26/10/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Sinfónica de Cuenca: medio siglo de música (Cuenca Symphony: half a century of music) - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca was founded on 3/11/1972 and over the years it has expanded from classical music to performing...
Gary Espinoza, president of the Federation of Peasant, Indigenous and Negro Organizations (Fenocin), said Monday that his organization will “very likely” call a strike in November. “This fighting action is necessary, unfortunately, because the government has not...
