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By Liam Higgins Former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa escalated his attacks on President Lenin Moreno this week, for the first time suggesting a plan for his return to power. Moreno, […]
Viernes, 22/9/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Teatro – The 1st performance of “Amor de Don Perimplín con Belisa en su jardín” will be hoy […]
The rapid spread of “super malaria” in Southeast Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists are warning. The new, dangerous form of the malaria parasite cannot be killed with the […]
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inamhi) is advising those who live in Ecuador’s moutain region to limit their exposure to sun. On Thursday, UV readings hit 13 in […]
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera reported Thursday that the federal government is still on-board to assist with funding for Cuenca’s tranvía. His comments came after he met with Ecuador Finance Minister […]
Domingo, 3/9/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Publication – The publication “Cuenca: La próxima Tragedia” (Cuenca: The next Tragedy) was presented hoy a las 18:00 […]
Police in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have fired warning shots to disperse a Buddhist mob trying to block a boat carrying aid, reports say. The boat was bound for the violence-hit […]
By Sylvan Hardy No one is quite sure how Luis Caldas earned the title of “Governor.” It might be because he shined the shoes of the governors of Azuay Province, […]
In a short but impassioned speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Ecuador President Lenin Moreno urged world leaders to stop spending “precious resources” on war, and to […]
My clothing was soaking wet but I wasn’t on that cold and rainy day. I had donned rain pants and jacket prior to entering the high grass mid-afternoon. It […]
A reader wrote to ask where in Cuenca he could buy “ketosis strips” to test his urine for ketones since he had decided to “pursue a ketosis diet.” He noted […]
Miércoles, 20/9/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s (Wednesday) agenda events – <Seems like there’s fewer last minute announcments lately.> Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – Charla – There […]
By Dion Rabouin Ecuador is hoping to mend fences with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is also eager to settle a long-simmering dispute with Chevron Corp, the country’s trade […]
President Lenin Moreno made it official Monday: Ecuador’s voters are headed to the polls in a vote that could make fundamental changes to how the country is governed. “We are […]
Martes, 19/9/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – Caminata – The 7th walk to the cerro Baguanchi (Baguanchi Hill) will be el sábado a […]
By Kali Holloway The price of a college degree is more expensive in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, according to a new report from the Organization for […]
Banco del Austro wants its 580,000 customers to know that despite rumors to the contrary it is open for business and in no danger of being seized by the government. […]
Few webcam users master the theatrical elements of on-camera presence. Because of the camera’s in-your-face vantage point, subjects’ noses and mouths appear too big while bad lighting puts them either […]
By Gaston Dorren Ah, for the days of fact-free linguistics! The pre-scientific era might have produced a lot of codswallop and hogwash, but how entertaining it is to look back […]
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced Monday afternoon that he has chosen the French ACTN Cuenca Tranvía Consortium as project manager for the city’s tram system. The consortium will have 10 […]




















