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Editor’s note: This is the seventh of an eight-part series about the climate and biodiversity crises. John Keeble is a former Guardian and London Evening News journalist. He is part of Cuenca’s thriving hiking, cycling and writing communities. You can download free...
By R.S. Gompertz The town of Puno, Peru is perched at 3,800 meters (12,500 feet) and is shaped like a steep funnel that drains into Lake Titicaca. In early February, mid-summer in the Andes, an ancient, pre-Columbian festival takes place to honor Pachamama, the earth...
Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it is buying a 20% stake in Latam Airlines Group for $1.9 billion, creating a major new airline partnership and ending the Chilean carrier’s ties with American Airlines. The surprise deal with Latin America’s largest carrier will give...
When the day comes when the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro collapses into chaos, the U.S. humanitarian aid agency has a plan to step into the breach. USAID Administrator Mark Green told McClatchy in an interview on Wednesday that the agency has been...
By Robert Bradley Matthew Blau’s EAT has relocated to Calle Honorato Vasquez and the fixin's are better than ever. Formerly located in the old Castle complex on Paseo tres de Noviembre, EAT is now cheek-to-jowl with other fine restaurants on what some gringos refer to...
Editor’s note: This is the sixth of an eight-part series about the climate and biodiversity crises. John Keeble is a former Guardian and London Evening News journalist. He is part of Cuenca’s thriving hiking, cycling and writing communities. You can download free his...
I recall almost every detail of my father’s ancestral home in Mendoza, in the wine country of northwestern Argentina. The layout, the tile, the woodwork, the planters — even the service quarters with giant sinks for hand washing clothes — remain vivid in my mind. But...
Ouch! Not again! Canker sores are such a painful bother — bad ones can interfere with your ability to eat, and even compromise your health. Wouldn’t it be great if you never had to deal with one again? Canker sores are small, shallow lesions that develop on the soft...
The Catholic archdiocese of Cuenca has defended its plan to install a café in one of the front towers of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, claiming it had submitted an application for the work in mid-2018 and believed the project had been given the go-ahead...
Miércoles, 25/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - The Escenarios del Mundo theater festival opened Wednesday with a performance of "Lear" by Viajeinmóvil from Chile a las 20:00 in the teatro Pumapungo. The opening parade starts from the...
Editor’s note: This is the fifth of an eight-part series about the climate and biodiversity crises. John Keeble is a former Guardian and London Evening News journalist. He is part of Cuenca’s thriving hiking, cycling and writing communities. You can download free his...
Of course, you’ve noticed there’s more than one type of rain. It falls at different rates in different amounts and is usually driven by various wind forces. It may come for a few moments or for days. Droplets quickly complete their journey from the heavens, their...
Security researchers have discovered yet another unsecured server exposing sensitive data on Ecuadorian citizens. According to Bloomberg News, the server is located in Germany and is being used by an Ecuadorian company called DataBook. The server, hosting the details...
British-based Virgin Mobile will become the fifth cell service provider in Ecuador, joining Claro, Movistar, Twenti and publicly owned CNT. President Lenin Moreno made the announcement Monday in New York when he met with British entrepreneur Richard Branson. Branson...
In one of the largest drug busts in the country’s history, police in Belize have arrested the brother of a former Ecuadorian government official. Juan Pablo Larrea was one of six foreigners arrested September 8 at a remote landing strip in southern Belize as they...
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of an eight-part series about the climate and biodiversity crises. John Keeble is a former Guardian and London Evening News journalist. He is part of Cuenca’s thriving hiking, cycling and writing communities. You can download free his...
Martes, 24/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Cine Etnográfico - There will be 2 venues for the 4th Ethnographic Film Festival of Ecuador - the auditorium of CIDAP and the Sala Alfonso Carrasco of the CCE. The Festival will screen short and...
There are too many nutrition myths to count, but some persist! Certainly the internet contributes to the gobs of misinformation and “theories” that abound, each week there’s a post about an “amazing” or “natural” cure that sounds legitimate, but is not. Let’s look at...
By Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel Innovation is a dominant ideology of our era, embraced in America by Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and the Washington DC political elite. As the pursuit of innovation has inspired technologists and capitalists, it has also provoked...
By Marina Lopes Brazil’s embattled president Jair Bolsonaro rejected calls for foreign intervention in the Amazon and said the country would use its resources for development in a speech to world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday. The Amazon is not in flames,...
