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Although the country’s new immigration law has been in effect more than six months, many of its working details remain to be resolved. That was the message delivered Thursday afternoon by Cuenca immigration attorney Lina Ulloa. “We have asked the Ministry of the...
Reporting on nutritional news is fraught with misinterpretation. One recent example was coffee. Headlines pronounced that drinking coffee prevents heart disease and stroke. Happily for those who dislike coffee, the study never suggested that people who don’t drink...
Jueves, 24/8/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Concierto - Paulo Freire will perform Friday a las 20:30 in the Sucre Salé Café. Cost: $5.00. Taller de Mandalas - The "Kinto Ñan por Suramérica" project will hold a stretched...
Located in the southwest of Ecuador and northwest of Peru, Bosques de Paz seeks to be a model of participatory and citizen management that can strengthen peace, sustainability and ecological connectivity between both countries. The site, which was recognized this year...
By Shelly Caref The most common conception of corruption is the theft of public money through unscrupulous methods. However, there are many other ways to deceive the public and one of the most notorious is the promotion of industrial chemical agriculture. Most people...
Miércoles, 23/8/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Teatro - "La Boda de Dorimena" will be mañana y el viernes in La Guarida Centro Cultural (Mariscal La Mar y Luis Pauta). Cost: $5 for advance purchase, $7 at the door. Música en...
The attorneys, investigators and police officers who have worked with Diana Salazar over the years describe her as dedicated heart-and-soul to the pursuit of justice. A federal prosecutor, Salazar ignited a political firestorm Monday when she announced that Vice...
While the National Assembly awaits the official request from the attorney general to allow Vice President Jorge Glas to stand trial for corruption, members Glas’ Alianza País (AP) appear divided on the issue. Following a prosecutor’s indictment on Monday, Glas...
Ever ordered a product on-line in Ecuador? While merchandise from such companies as Amazon, Wish, and eBay arrives within days in the U.S. or Europe, in Ecuador and most of Latin America, it can takes weeks, even months. Often, orders never arrive at all. "In Ecuador,...
Martes, 22/8/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Tuesday's agenda events - Filme - "Logan," a movie about superheroes set in 2024 showed Tues. in the Centro Cultural La Guarida (La Mar y Luis Pauta). Cost: $0.50. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Museo Remigio...
Cuenca ranks among the top 25 cities in Latin America for high quality of life according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The IDB study looks at 144 indicators in analyzing cities and, besides economic growth and development, considers basic services,...
Federal prosecutor Diana Salazar says there is sufficient evidence against Vice President Jorge Glas to put him on trial for corruption. But there’s a catch: Under the constitution, Ecuador’s National Assembly must authorize any legal action against the president and...
Lunes, 21/8/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Book Launch - A new book by Eliécer Cárdenas, "Tres gaviotas en la piel" (Three seagulls on the skin) will be presented el miércoles a las 19:00 in the Museo de la Ciudad (Gran Colombia y Benigno...
The Señor de los Milagros Church in the historic Quito neighborhood of La Loma, a structure built in the 17th century and damaged by an earthquake last year, has been completely restored, Ecuadorian officials said Thursday. “Restoration included the consolidation and...
According to four public opinion polls, President Lenin Moreno’s support among Ecuadorian voters is “off the charts.” Conducted over the past two weeks, the polls give Moreno positive percentages ranging from the high-70s to mid-80s. “At this point, his support is...
Editor's note: This article is co-authored by Dr. Rosa María Aguilar, a Mexican researcher, teacher, and expert on diabetes, and Ana Fernanda Sánchez, diabetes educator and clinical psychologist, and founder of the Los Fresnos Foundation, a non-profit social...
Domingo, 20/8/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Finished agenda event Fotografía y danza - The Womens' Front of Defenders of Pachamama (Mother Earth) is continuing its fight against large scale mining. El pasado viernes, in the plazoleta de La Merced, it presented...
By Robert Bradley These photos were taken from 3:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. in Parque Calderon on Wednesday, August 16. "Every picture tells a story, don't it." --Rod Stewart [URIS id=53361]
A strong thunderstorm produced enough hail Saturday afternoon to turn parts of Cuenca into a winter wonderland. The weather bureau reported that ice was as much as two inches deep in the area around Miraflores Park, Los Trigales, and along Av. Gil Ramírez Dávalos near...
China’s ambassador to Ecuador was called to the foreign ministry Friday and given a formal warning about its fishing vessels encroaching on the Galapagos Islands International Preserve. A fishing ship with 300 tons of catch onboard was taken into custody Monday and...
