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Author's note: Time is running out for Ecuador to save its Amazon rainforests -- areas which have 10,000 times the biodiversity of the Galapagos islands. Ethno-ecologist Adam Gebb looks at the problems and possibilities in a seven-part series. This article explores...
By Cassidy Morrison Public health experts have flagged the lambda variant of the coronavirus as one to keep an eye on as it circulates in South America and elsewhere while researchers try to determine how vaccines in the United States will measure up. The lambda...
According to investigators, the “Big Money” investment and lending scheme busted last week in Quevedo is only the tip of the iceberg. “There are dozens, probably hundreds of these pyramid and money laundering operations working around the country,” says banking...
Miércoles, 7/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Taller de narrativa (Narrative workshop) - There will be a narrative workshop <huh? what's that?> and a discussion on texts related to creative work given by Cuencano writer Carlos Vásconez....
After traveling to Miami for their own Covid-19 vaccines, many Ecuadorian parents are now going back with their children. “My wife and I had our shots in Florida in April and since most of the side-effects happen in the first two months, we wanted to wait and see if...
By Nancy Clark "Why am I not losing weight? “I religiously track my food and exercise. I’m eating 1,300 calories (the number my tracker told me to eat if I want to lose 2 pounds a week). I’ve been following a strict diet and the scale hasn’t budged. My friends tell me...
By Stephen Vargha The only rum cellar in Ecuador remains a bit of a secret in the country despite being around for almost seven decades. And for those who consume San Miguel rum, many of them do not know it is made right here in Cuenca. “We produce the finest rums,”...
Martes, 6/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - 35 filmes sobre derechos y terror trae Festival de Cine (Film Festival brings 35 films about rights and terror) - In spite of limitations imposed by the health emergency, the Festival Internacional...
The Venezuelan socialist regime announced that it would remove up to six zeros from the Venezuelan bolivar, its legal tender, to simplify daily transactions. This would be the third time that the Venezuelan Central Bank decides to remove zeros from the national...
Although it’s common to hear of expats whose primary motivation for moving abroad is to find a new relationship, surveys, including one taken in Cuenca, indicate that the majority are already in committed relationships when they relocate. In all, a survey by...
Despite the economic ravages of the Covid pandemic, Ecuador’s new government is moving forward with highway construction plans, looking to public-private partnerships and private investment for several major projects. Among them is a freeway system connecting...
Lunes, 5/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - See "En vacaciones" for children's activities. Titular - Contrabando asfixia a tabacaleres (Smuggling asphyxiates tobacco shops) - Acccording to a study, 8 out of every 10 cigarettes consumed in...
The U.S. government is coming under increasing pressure to ease travel bans for international tourists that were originally put in place to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. With Europe opening its borders to American tourists and vaccination rates increasing...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases even higher. Johnson...
Mayor Pedro Palacios says that full integration of Cuenca’s new tram system and city buses could take months and will probably not happen before the Covid pandemic is under control. “Discussions between the municipality and the bus companies are continuing but there...
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador, Michael Fitzpatrick, says the relationship between the U.S. and Ecuador has never been stronger and sees it growing even stronger in the coming months. The immediate challenge for both countries, he says, is overcoming the Covid-19...
Chile officially started writing a new constitution on Sunday in Santiago to replace the one it inherited from the era of dictator Augusto Pinochet and is widely blamed for deep social inequalities that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019. In its first official...
The novelist Jack Kerouac wrote in a letter to his first wife and lifelong friend, Edie Parker: “If you practice kindness, patience and generosity all day, and to everybody, you will realize you are already in heaven.” And yet, somehow, despite our sincerest...
By Alexandra Valencia Two dozen workers using six excavators cleared a strip of heavy forest in the foothills of Ecuador's Reventador volcano on an overcast June morning, rushing to carve a new route for an oil pipeline in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the country's...
The United States Embassy in Quito is advising Ecuadorians to expect a six-month delay in the issuance and renewal of tourist and business visas to the U.S. The delay is blamed on the Covid-19 pandemic, which the embassy says is affecting visa and diplomatic functions...
