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Eight people have been arrested on charges that they were involved in forcibly recruiting Ecuadorians for armed groups, the country's prosecutor's office said on Thursday. The prosecution said on its Twitter account the eight were arrested during simultaneous raids in...
In a press conference and radio interviews Wednesday, Azuay Province Governor Matías Abad criticized Mayor Pedro Palacios and other city officials for exaggerating the crime rate in Cuenca. Specifically, Abad said that videos promoting Thursday’s anti-crime march in...
U.S. First lady Jill Biden arrived in Ecuador Wednesday night on the stop on a six-day Latin American tour, which also includes bisits to Panama and Costa Rica. The tour will "emphasize the importance of the US partnership," as well as the three countries' commitment...
Miércoles, 18/5/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - Polémica por mascarillas (Controversy over masks) - The responsibility for managing the pandemic and establishing biosafety measures belongs exclusively to the Ministerio de Salud. Homero Castanier, Government...
Police reported Tuesday that all 43 workers at the Tres Chorreras gold mine near Pucará have been accounted for. According to Azuay Police Commander Fausto Salinas, the 10 men listed as missing, and possibly killed, had escaped as the attackers entered the area, and...
Martes, 17/5/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Concierto sinfónico - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will perform a new concert el jueves in the Teatro de la Casa de la Cultura. The Anima Inside band has been invited to play along with the symphony which is directed...
The National Emergency Operations Committee (COE) said Tuesday that Cuenca and Guayaquil cannot mandate the use of facemasks and cannot sanction or fine those who refuse to wear them. The COE claimed there was a need to “clarify” its April 28 decision to end the...
Twenty-eight men were rescued from a gold mine in a remote area of western Azuay Province Monday, many of them suffering gunshot wounds and other injuries. National Police say that 10 more are missing, believed to have been kidnapped or killed. Azuay Police Commander...
Lunes, 16/5/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Cerrada disputa por ganar primera etapa (Tight race to win first stage) - Deportivo Cuenca tied with Barcelona in Guayaquil yesterday intensifying the fight to win the first phase of the LigaPro. Also in football...
By Javier Codoba A ransomware gang that infiltrated some Costa Rican government computer systems has upped its threat, saying its goal is now to overthrow the government. Perhaps seizing on the fact that President Rodrigo Chaves had only been in office for a week, the...
By Eric W. Dolan A new study has found a positive association between mindfulness practice, psychedelic use, and overall psychological wellbeing. The findings have been published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. “Psychedelics as a topic is exploding back into...
Minister of Health Ximena Garzon repeated Saturday her request that Cuenca, Guayaquil and four other cantons drop their requirement for face masks. “Ninety-six percent of the communities in the country have followed our advice to discontinue the masking requirement...
By Slow Train I was eight, maybe nine. I was glued to the TV. On it, in that crazy time before streaming, was a show about someone who had been traveling the world for months. My little mind was blown. I thought people only went on vacation for a few days at a time, a...
By Joshua Summers Outdoor activities and discovering the landscape of Ecuador may be fun things to do when you visit this nation in South America, but traveling to this country without experiencing its unique traditional festivals will not make it as colorful as it...
Although Ecuador registered its highest inflation in six years in April, the rate remained far below that of neighboring Colombia and Peru as well as other Latin American countries. On an annualized basis, inflation stood at 2.9 percent increase at the beginning of...
By Terry Nguyen One of the recent trends on TikTok is an aesthetic called “night luxe.” It embodies the kind of performative opulence one usually encounters at New Year’s Eve parties: champagne, disco balls, bedazzled accessories, and golden sparkles. “Night luxe”...
By Einna Búho Sacred Plant Medicine Ceremonies are a staple in Latin America. You probably have heard or even participated in a Cacao Ceremony or sacred ceremonies with Ayahuasca, the Grandmother, Huachuma, the Grandfather or maybe even Huilco, the Mother Medicine....
Vowing to crack down on Ecuadorians who don’t pay their taxes, the Internal Revenue Service has requested details on 50,000 foreign bank accounts in 42 countries. The request was made to the Global Forum, a coalition of tax and banking authorities in 160 countries,...
Jueves, 12/5/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Carrera de mascotas y dueños (Pets and owners race) - The RUNCAN Trail Running Canino <An example of Spanlish in Cuenca> race will be held el 12/6 for dogs and their owners. The Pet Home Hotel is organizing this...
By Samantha Schmidt and Diana Durán Francisco Miguel Soto López was preparing to start his day as he had since he was a teenager, selling plantains in his town’s central market, when the two men arrived on motorcycles. The men shouted an announcement that would...
