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By Andrew Wight Despite being home to millions of people, the city of Guayaquil is right on the edge of coastal mountains and mangrove habitats swarming with biodiversity – and possibly still a jaguar. Juan de Dios Morales, nature photographer and principal founder of...
In response to questions from the National Electoral Council (CNE), National Court of Justice Judge Daniela Camacho wrote Wednesday that former President Rafael Correa’s conviction in the Bribes 2012-216 case is “fully enforceable” and that an appeal filed by his...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios said Wednesday that delays in production of electronic passenger cards mean the tram will, most likely, continue to be free until at least mid-October. “Because we had a very late start in the process, we need more time to produce the...
Miércoles, 19/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - "Chat Comunitario" para evitar delitos ("Community Chat" to avoid crimes) - The Policía Nacional is boosting a project called "Chat Comunitario" to reduce insecurity in Azuay. The program...
By Peter Andrews The coronavirus misinformation that scientists, politicians and media have fed to the public has been shocking. Take a tour through the bizarre, contradictory and downright ludicrous myths that have done more damage than Covid. Myth 1: Slowing the...
Ecuador’s armed forces said on Tuesday that dozens of vessels from a predominantly Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the Galapagos Islands have turned off tracking systems to prevent monitoring of their activities. Of around 325 ships still fishing in the...
Martes, 18/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Los jóvenes y sus propias propuestas (Young people and their own proposals) - The discussions about how to observe and celebrate Cuenca's bicentennial were cut short by the pandemic. But the...
Beginning September 16, Ecuador will begin applying the 12% value added tax to foreign-origin digital services. The Internal Revenue Service (SRI) is in the process of notifying 213 providers that offer 169 digital services of the new charge. Among the services to be...
By Bruce Horovitz Imagine this scenario, perhaps a year or two in the future: An effective COVID-19 vaccine is routinely available, and the world is moving forward. Life, however, will likely never be the same — particularly for people over 60. That is the conclusion...
The nomination of former President Rafael Correa as vice presidential candidate for the Unión por la Esperanza (Unes), has launched a constitutional debate that will be decided by the National Electoral Council (CNE) or, possibly, the Constitutional Court. In its...
A coalition of environmental organizations is demanding that Ecuador take a tougher stand against a massive armada of fishing ships working off the Galapagos Islands. "Ecuador's timid response to the crisis is absolutely appalling," says Reuters Ian Vargas, spokesman...
Lunes, 17/8/2020 Hola, Todos - I will be taking another vacation for a week starting on 24/8. Seems like the older I get, the more vacations I need. Thanks for your understanding. Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Visits to the Old and New Cathedrals - You can...
By Katherine Wu Scientists who have been monitoring immune responses to the virus are now starting to see encouraging signs of strong, lasting immunity, even in people who developed only mild symptoms of Covid-19, a flurry of new studies suggests. Disease-fighting...
Ecuador has the highest Covid-19 fatality rate in South America and ranks near the bottom among the region’s countries in testing. According to two Cuenca-based researchers, these facts should set off alarm bells about the government’s response to the pandemic....
International travelers arriving by air who present a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test result will no longer be required to quarantine, the National Emergency Operations Committee decided Friday night. The new rule is one of several protocol changes for international...
By Emma Reynolds Susan Bailey, a 57-year-old retired nurse from Florida, has had all her jabs and gets a flu shot every year. She's a vocal Joe Biden supporter -- and one of a growing number of people globally who say they wouldn't take a coronavirus vaccine even if...
By Miriam Drake Several years ago I was invited to write an article for an anthology of stories written by expats living in various locales throughout the world. Here is what I chose to write about my experiences with my friend Benito Ramon. “Here I am in Cuenca...
President Lenín Moreno announced Friday night that he is extending the health emergency for an additional 30 days. According to his personal secretary, the president delayed the decision as he considered but finally rejected other options that would have relaxed...
Pizza. It is ubiquitous. If you want one, you pick up the phone, call your favorite pizza joint and voila, it shows up on your doorstep shortly thereafter. It is so easy to order and so widely available that most people don’t even give it a second thought. But, there...
I look at Facebook daily and it is distressing to continually see the labels socialist, radical and now “Marxist” used as epithets, thrown at any idea or activity that does not have its imprimatur from the right. Not a word of discussion about the idea itself. I am...
