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Ecuador will continue to enjoy trade preferences with the United States, according to Minister of Foreign Trade Pablo Campana. The preferences, which allow duty free imports worth about $400 million annually to Ecuadorian businesses, are granted to 122 countries that...
By Robert Bradley I am building a home for myself in Cuenca. I am constructing a warm and secure shelter composed of infinite wonder and shaped by the intricate carpentry of language. It is deeply rewarding. I love sharing with you my hammering away, or more often,...
Francisco Carrión named Ecuador’s ambassador to the United States, President Lenin Moreno announced Friday. The appointment has been approved by the U.S. State Department. Carrión is a career diplomat, having served as ambassador to France, Spain and Great Britain. In...
Ecuador voted with the majority of United Nations General Assembly members Thursday in condemning the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Although several Latin American countries abstained from the vote, only Guatemala and Honduras joined...
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski survived an impeachment vote in Peru's congress late Thursday, thwarting an attempt by opposition lawmakers to oust him over ties to the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht implicated in the region’s biggest corruption scandal....
Thursday was not a good day in court for Vice President Jorge Glas. In the morning, the National Court of Justice (CNJ) denied an appeal for suspension of his six-year sentence in the Odebrecht corruption scandal. In the afternoon, the Constitutional Court, Ecuador’s...
As 2017 draws to a close, I’m reflecting back on our third year in Cuenca. I never get tired of my early morning walks on the Tomebamba, but lately since we’ve moved downtown, I’m mixing it up with walks in the city. I love the sunrises in Cuenca — the early morning...
Although the price of oil is increasing, Ecuador will not enjoy the benefit — at least not in 2017. Ecuador Energy Minister Carlos Pérez says oil revenue for the year has been committed to pay debts. “All the income from the 120 million barrels we produce will go for...
Cuenca’s transportation authorities have a warning for holiday party goers: If you’re caught driving drunk you go to jail. Last weekend, 48 drivers were sent to the city’s driving jail, more than double the number of a typical weekend. “Just because it’s Christmas...
In a bid to organize news from across the world and make it accessible to readers, Google has released a set of new guidelines. The first priority? To stop fake news. According to new guidelines, Google will launch an aggressive crackdown against news website that...
Employees of the French project management consortium ACTN showed up for work at several locations on Cuenca’s tram route Monday morning. For residents in those areas, it was a welcome sight. “Glory be to God,” said Manuel Cárdenas, a store owner on Av. Las Americas...
It is estimated that over eight million Americans and 13 million British nationals living overseas, with a high percentage of these eventually retiring abroad. This figure that has grown steadily over the last few years and is expected to increase further in the next...
In a Monday meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, President Lenin Moreno received assurances that Spain will actively campaign for the elimination of visa requirements for Ecuadorian citizens visiting European Union (EU) countries. Although Ecuador signed...
The Vatican Museum has returned a shrunken head to Ecuador, relinquishing the wizened cranium of an Amazon warrior nearly 100 years after it was taken by a missionary. The boneless head — which belonged to an unlucky member of a Shuar indigenous community — was handed...
Billionaire Sebastian Pinera will return to power as Chile's president next year, according to almost complete results from a runoff election held on Sunday. Electoral authorities said the 68-year-old conservative, who previously led the South American nation from...
Well, what can I say? Today was a big day for us. Joining up with CuencaHighLife is possibly the biggest thing we have done since we launched this little newspaper almost a year and a half ago.
Ecuador’s National Assembly has taken the first step to begin an impeachment trial for Vice President Jorge Glas. On Wednesday, Glas was convicted of corruption by the National Court and sentenced to six years in prison. Other charges against him are pending. The...
President Lenin Moreno says he will ask Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for help in eliminating visa requirements for Ecuadorian citizens traveling in the European Union (EU). “I will ask him to intercede on Ecuador’s behalf so our citizens have the same right of...
Ecuador has warned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange not to interfere in the internal affairs of Spain or other countries with close ties to Ecuador. In particular, Ecuador's foreign minister cautioned the Wikileaks founder to stay out of the Catalonian separatist...
I first became acquainted with Pedro Espinosa’s work as I was coming back from a weekend in the country with some Ecuadorian friends. We were passing through San Joaquin on our way back to Cuenca when a hillside house caught my eye. I wondered who in Ecuador designed...
