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By Adriana Marin A massive anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro left 132 people dead in the early hours of October 28 as Brazil’s security forces confronted one of the country’s biggest crime gangs. It was one of the deadliest security operations in modern Brazilian...
President Daniel Noboa has backtracked on his plan to locate a foreign military base in the Galapagos Islands. On Tuesday, the president had suggested that an “ideal location” for a base would Baltra Island, which had hosted a U.S. base during World War II. Friday...
You just received a treatment plan from your dentist, and the total at the bottom of the page makes your stomach drop. You're not in a "no money" situation, but you simply cannot afford the $5,000, $10,000, or $30,000 quote in front of you. This is a problem of...
With the end indigenous strike, Cuenca tourism officials are seeing a surge in hotel reservations in advance of the four-day Cuenca independence holiday. Events are already underway and will continue through Tuesday, November 4. The Cuenca mayor's office says it...
By Liam Higgins So what exactly is Cuenca celebrating this long holiday weekend? Although it's a celebration of the city's independence from Spain, the independence lasted less than a month. Here's what happened. On the afternoon of November 3, 1820, hundreds of...
Everyone in Cuenca will tell you the almuerzo at the market is a bargain. Two or three dollars buys you soup, a main dish, rice, and a glass of juice, often with free refills and sometimes a tiny dessert. They don’t tell you the soup often contains chicken feet not so...
Cocaine seizures and arrests off Ecuador's coast have more than doubled since May when the U.S. Coast Guard committed ships and personnel to the mission. Joint Ecuadorian-U.S. patrols have resulted in the seizure of more than 200 tons of cocaine and the arrest of 41...
By Mark Travers Ph.D. Nothing can rattle your sense of invincibility and security quite like a rupture in normalcy: losing a job, getting a life-changing medical diagnosis, experiencing a breakup, or losing a loved one. The reactions these crises spur may differ...
By Eleonore Hughes and Diarlei Rodrigues About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday, leaving at least 130 suspects dead. Four police officers died in the shootouts in which 121 were reported...
The realization that you need significant dental work can be stressful, but discovering the cost when you have no budget can feel hopeless. Before you give up, you should know that options for free or "no-money" dental care do exist, especially within the United...
Members of Ecuador's Social Security system (IESS) would continue to receive free health care under his proposed changes to the constitution, President Daniel Noboa said Tuesday. In what he called “a clarification,” the president said his Friday comment about removing...
The U.S. military on Monday struck four more vessels that were allegedly trafficking narcotics in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 and leaving one survivor, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X. The four vessels were hit in three different strikes,...
If you ever wondered what happens when a childhood fascination with Meccano and Lego collides with the arrival of tercera edad, then the answer may be called Arduino. The name is Italian, but in Spanish I think it means “something that won’t work until you watch five...
President Daniel Noboa has been clear that his top priority in the November 16 referendum election is passage of the question to create a constituent assembly to write a new constitution. What is less clear is exactly what he wants in a new constitution. Even if...
By Liam Higgins The last week serves as a reminder that Ecuador is one of the world’s most seismically active regions. In the last six days, the country has experienced strong earthquakes of 6.1, 5.3, 4.8 and 4.5 magnitude, the first two being felt in Cuenca and most...
By Federico Rivas Molina Javier Milei won Argentina’s legislative elections on Sunday with 40.8% of the votes. It was an unexpectedly large victory, which the far-right leader hailed as historic and Milei had plenty of reasons to celebrate. After four months of...
The decision to go abroad for dental treatment is rarely a simple one. It's a journey that starts not with a travel brochure, but with a moment of financial shock—often a treatment plan from a US dentist with a number so high, it seems impossible. This is a story...
Twelve Otavalo men suspected of burning a police checkpoint have been released from prison. The men had been held in an Ibarra prison since September 22 on charges of terrorism, illicit association and resisting arrest. Judge Fernando Sanchez cited “limited evidence”...
Bored? Fiesta cultural en Chordeleg - Chordeleg is preparing to celebrate its 8th anniversary as a Ciudad Creativa de la Unesco en Artesanías y Arte Popular (UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art). The activities will start el domingo, 26/10 a las 10:00 with the...
When I saw that the late Virginia Giuffre was publishing a memoir called Nobody’s Girl, I downloaded a copy out of professional curiosity, even though I have no experience as a pimp on my resume. Once upon a time Charlie worked for a couple of years at a Florida...
