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Some of the photos in this series have been saved for a long time; others are as fresh as the week. In every case, these are our neighbors doing what they like to do best: being productive… The clatter of workers climbing aboard the bus from Paute to Cuenca was the...
A group of friends took the body of their murdered pal out of his coffin to give him one last ride on a motorbike as a bizarre send-off in Ecuador. The body of Erick Cedeno was removed from its coffin by a group of his friends in Portoviejo, in Manabi Province....
The National Assembly’s Justice Commission has approved the draft of the Organic Law to Guarantee the Right to Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy, sending it to the full Assembly for debate and a vote. The legislation would allow abortion in cases of rape and when a...
Jueves, 2/12/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Artesanas presentan su nacimiento de toquilla (Craftswomen present their straw nativity scene) - For 7 months, 18 women have been weaving the garments for a giant nativity scene with the Angel Gabriel, Joseph, Mary, and...
By Paul Kingsnorth Perhaps it’s my age, or perhaps it’s just blind prejudice, but when I wake to the news that the Austrian government has interned an entire third of its national population as a danger to public health, a chill runs down my spine. I look at the...
International air travelers arriving in the United States from anywhere in the world, including American citizens, will be required to show proof of a negative Covid test taken within 24 hours of their departure, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday. The new...
By Rich Schapiro, Christine Romo and Santiago Cornejo The bulldozers rumble through after sunrise, clearing out massive amounts of trees in this remote and remarkable section of the Amazon rainforest. It’s a place where giant otters patrol the waterways and endangered...
Tax reductions went into effect Wednesday for a variety of products and services, including cell phone plans, feminine hygiene products, diapers and a variety of medical devices and supplies. Taxes increased, however, for other products, including alcoholic beverages....
Miércoles, 1/12/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Adelante tercera dosis (Third doses advancing) - Although the ómicron variant has not been detected in Ecuador yet, the Government has decided to adopt preventive measures such as speeding up...
By Stefano Pozzebon Tens of millions are going hungry in Latin America and the Caribbean as the Covid-19 pandemic sharpens a regional malnutrition crisis to its worst levels in decades, according to the United Nations. In just one year -- from 2019 to 2020 -- the...
A suspect who fled to Cuenca after he was arrested for sexual assault in the U.S. state of Colorado in 2016 was extradited back to the U.S. by the FBI last week. Although Peter Robert Dettmer was arrested in April, legal challenges by his lawyers and negotiations...
Although no cases of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant have been found in Ecuador, Health Minister Ximena Garzón, says the country is prepared if it arrives. “We are currently sequencing positive test results that appear suspicious, especially of people who have...
Martes, 30/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Lluvias inundan la ruta tranviaria (Rains flood the tram route) - The heavy rain Monday afternoon caused flooding in different zones such as Feria Libre, Camino del Tejar, av. Ordóñez Lasso, San Miguel de...
By Jessica Brown The number of people cutting down on meat and dairy, or cutting these foods from their diets entirely, has been rising over the last decade. The number of vegans in the UK, for example, quadrupled between 2006 and 2018, according to research by The...
By Ryan C. Berg and Margarita R. Seminario Ecuador is experiencing a rapid rise in homicide rates. A failure to stem, and eventually reverse, insecurity could undermine the popularity of Ecuador’s new government, which is staunchly pro-U.S. and continues to repair...
President Guillermo Lasso imposed new health restrictions Monday night as a precaution against the new Covid-19 Omicron variant. Omicron was first identified in South Africa two weeks ago but health experts say it has probably been circulating since early October. The...
President Guillermo Lasso’s Economic Development Act, which raises taxes on companies and some wage earners, will go into effect without passage by the National Assembly. Due to its classification as “urgent legislation,” the law entered into the Official Registry on...
Lunes, 29/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Emprendedores exhiben sus productos en feria (Entrepreneurs showcase their products at fair) - Entrepreneurs from Azuay and Cañar, who won Misión Ecuador scholarships, are showing their products at a fair on the grounds of...
The South African doctor who first sounded the alarm on the Omicron variant of the coronavirus said that its symptoms are “unusual but mild” in healthy patients — but she’s worried the strain could cause complications in the elderly and unvaccinated. Dr. Angelique...
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the Peruvian Amazon early Sunday morning damaged buildings in Zamora and Loja in southern Ecuador and was felt throughout much of the country, including Cuenca. It was the fifth strongest earthquake worldwide in 2021. The 5:52 a.m. quake...
