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By Andrew Mark Miller An influx of Californians and other Americans has made its way to Mexico City, angering some locals who say they are gentrifying the area, according to a report. The Los Angeles Times report on Wednesday outlined how some Mexican locals are “fed...
The number of earthquakes has increased throughout Ecuador in recent months, including those felt in Cuenca and the southern sierra region. According to the Austro Seismic Network at the University of Cuenca, the number of perceptible earthquakes in Azuay, Cañar and...
On recent weekends, the streets and parking lots of Ipiales, Colombia are filled with cars and trucks from Ecuador. In a survey taken July 22, the local newspaper reported that 60 percent of the vehicles it counted had Ecuadorian license plates. “They are coming...
By Chris Hedges The past week has seen record-breaking heat waves across Europe. Wildfires have ripped through Spain, Portugal and France. London’s fire brigade experienced its busiest day since World War II. The U.K. saw its hottest day on record of 104.54...
Negotiators for the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities say “progress is being made” in talks with the government to provide targeted subsidies for gasoline and diesel fuel. “We are optimistic about what we have accomplished but a number of issues remain to be...
By Geraldine Garcia The Colombian city of Cucuta is counting down the days until the full reopening of the border with Venezuela, a campaign promise of leftist President-elect Gustavo Petro that he is expected to fulfill after taking office on Aug. 7. The capital of...
The 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Carchi Province Monday morning has been followed by more than a dozen aftershocks, including a 4.1 temblor early Tuesday. Centered 17.8 kilometers from Tulcán, just south of the Colombia border, the earthquake injured eight...
“Let’s talk.” That was the message National Assembly President Virgilio Saquicela sent President Guillermo Lasso Monday. “I am asking him to establish a commission composed of government and Assembly representatives to work out differences on proposed laws to avoid...
By John Keeble The world is a wonderful place, especially Ecuador – but it does look strange when you are hanging upside down on a zipline high above the jungle canopy. Everything is in the wrong place, including most of your blood, as you race face-first towards the...
By Peter Aitken The commander of U.S. Southern Command has raised concerns that the U.S. is not matching China’s grand strategy in Latin America. "Flying along the Panama Canal and looking at all the state-owned enterprises from the PRC on each side of the Panama...
The United States Customs and Border Protection Agency reports that 10,527 Ecuadorians were arrested in first half of 2022 at the U.S.-Mexican border. The number represents a dramatic drop from the 67,000 arrested during the same period in 2021. According to immigrant...
By Stephen Vargha Little did he know that playing in his father’s guitar workshop as a child would lead him down the family path. For years, Pablo Uyaguari had other plans for himself. “I studied medicine for three years at the University of Cuenca,” said Uyaguari....
By Peter Millard and Stephan Kueffner Deep in the lush forests of southern Ecuador, in a cloud-covered village perched on the western edge of the Andes, a hole opened in the Earth one night late last year. Small at first, it began to slowly expand and, over the course...
By Joseph Guzman A recent review study is pushing back against long-held views in medicine that depression is caused by a serotonin imbalance in the brain. Researchers from University College London conducted an umbrella review of past meta-studies and systematic...
Acknowledging the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country, new Health Minister Jose Ruales is encouraging people to mask up indoors. “Last week we had a 50 percent increase in cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5, from 8,000 to almost 12,000,” he said. “One of...
By Matt Spetalnick The U.S. State Department on Wednesday added dozens of current and former officials, lawmakers, judges and business people from Central America to a list that names those the U.S. government considers "corrupt and undemocratic" actors in the region....
By Jim Wyss The historian carefully leafs through pages of a 400-year-old, leather-bound book until she finds the shaky signature. It’s a faint scrawl that has consumed Tamara Estupiñan for more than 30 years, led her to find forgotten Inca ruins and sparked an...
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses reported Tuesday that Ecuador’s population has surpassed the 18 million mark but says growth is beginning moderate as the birth rate drops. The country’s population will be confirmed officially following a national...
The National Assembly rejected President Guillermo Lasso’s proposal to revise the national communications law Thursday, voting instead for legislation that would impose stiff penalties on the media, journalists and commenters who “besmirch the honor and good name of...
With the historic climactic, economic and political messes worldwide, plus even higher levels of danger to ‘life and limb’ that’s currently happening on a daily up in the US specifically, most of Europe too as well as so very much uncertainty across the entire rest of the globe, there’s NEVER been a more APT time to apply for your Ecuadorian Citizenship in order for you to finally receive your new, shiny and worthwhile Ecuadorian Passport (enables travel to all of South America on ONLY your Ecuadorian Cédula AND Americans can travel to Cuba)!! FYI, here’s a link to the article Attorney Sara Chaca wrote about applying for Ecuadorian Citizenship, which is also published on ‘Cuenca High Life’ and presently has well in excess of 5,000+ views by your fellow Expats: https://cuencahighlife.com/ecuadorian-citizenship-and-naturalization-heres-the-deal/ Email Attorney Sara Chaca at sara@ecuadorvisas.com so as to request a COMPLIMENTARY ($0.00 cost) video call, in person meeting or even just to receive information about you getting your “Second Passport”!!! Website: www.ecuadorvisas.com Email: sara@ecuadorvisas.com Phone: 099-296-2065 (Ecuador) OR 1-800-655-1581 (USA) Physical Address: Calle Larga 6-16 & Hermano Miguel (2 story office building with balcony that shows directly above it the words “Ecuador Visas”) …Continue reading
