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An Ecuadorian start-up venture that created an internet platform for Latin America’s emerging writers was declared the winner of the Inter-American Development Bank’s fifth “pitch” competition, held as part of […]
Viernes, 27/10/2017 Hola, Todos – Just finished making 3 gallons of colada morada. Everything is splashed with purple. Going to be a short column. Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events […]
No one disputes the fact that Vice President Jorge Glas is in jail awaiting trial on corruption charges. The question is whether or not he’s on vacation. According to five […]
The Azuay Province Chamber of Tourism wants more small buses, or busetas, transporting travelers to and from Cuenca. It also supports legislation that would allow tour van companies to legally […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer organizations, with a mission to increase awareness and to raise funds for […]
Jueves, 26/10/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Program – The “Cuenca, ciudad de los cinco sentidos” (Cuenca, city of the five senses) program is at […]
Mexican drug cartels may be adopting the use of weaponized drones with remote detonators and even machine guns. On October 20, Mexican police pulled over four men in a pickup […]
Six months after his election, Lenin Moreno remains the most popular president in modern Ecuadorian history according to a new poll. Seventy-eight per cent of respondents to a survey by […]
National police arrested a woman in north Quito on Wednesday for making death threats against federal prosecutor Diana Salazar and her family. The threats, delivered as text messages and a […]
Miércoles, 25/10/2017 Hola, Todos – Apologies for missing yesterday – computer stuff. The magic ceased to work last night and I had to call a genie to fix it. Pagina […]
In a Sunday interview with CNN Español, Ecuador’s jailed vice president Jorge Glas said he is the victim of a political vendetta by President Lenin Moreno, the federal prosecutor, and […]
Ecuador’s director of government-owned media lashed out Tuesday at the management of public newspapers and television stations during the Rafael Correa administration. “What happened during the past 10 years is […]
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with tranvía subcontractors who suffered financial loses when the project management firm walked off the job last October. […]
The manager of state oil company Petroamazonas defended Ecuador’s plans to expand exploitation of major oil reserves in one of the world’s most species-diverse rain forests, saying it will use […]
President Lenin Moreno signed two presidential decrees on Monday, ending requirements imposed by former president Rafael Correa on non-governmental organizations, or NGOs. Moreno said the old policies put unnecessary restrictions […]
Lunes, 23/10/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda event – Exhibición – “La realiad como pretexto y el mito y lo efímero” (Reality as a pretext and myth […]
By Nicholas Tampio In early 2017, Scientific American published a symposium on the threat that “big nudging” poses to democracy. Big Data is the phenomena whereby governments and corporations collect […]
The governing coalition of President Mauricio Macri of Argentina won decisive victories in key districts across the country in midterm elections Sunday that were widely seen as a referendum on […]
For the fifth time in seven years, chocolate produced the Ecuadorian Pacari brand has won the most awards at the World International Chocolate Competition. Pacari won 18 gold, silver, and […]
Domingo, 22/10/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda event Taller de Socialización – A workshop to publicize the requirements for the Fund to promote Arts, Culture and Innovation, […]






















