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Although abortion is illegal in Ecuador, the ministry of health has announced it will no longer play a role in law enforcement. In a Friday directive to its regional office, the ministry said that the new emphasis is for the health of women and confidentiality....
Domingo, 13/8/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Passed agenda event - Ruta Patrimonial - On 11 y 12/8, the city started a Patrimonial Route that started at the Museo de la Catedral Vieja. Participants visited different sectors of the Centro Hístorico. Articles...
Former energy minister Carlos Pareja Yannuzzelli says he decided to return to Ecuador because the country’s justice system is finally independent. "Today, because of the actions of President (Lenin) Moreno, I believe that justice in this country is truly independent,”...
By Robert Bradley What an extraordinary week! I spent a couple days with perhaps the most well-known master painter in Cuenca, the artist, Claudio Alberto Soriano, and chatted with him about his artistic development and the “investigation of three landscapes” that...
Former Ecuador energy minister Carlos Pareja Yannuzzelli surrendered to police Friday night at the Quito airport. Facing a five-year prison sentence for corruption, Pareja fled Ecuador in late September 2016 and has been living in Miami. The surrender was negotiated...
Viernes, 11/8/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda events Taller de Danza Andina - A workshop in Contemporary Andean Dance will be held from 14-19/8 at Gran Colombia 21-155 y Unidad Nacional. Salón de Pintura - The Casa de la Cultura del Guayas is...
Editor’s note: This is the sixth of an eight-part series by writer / photographer Brian Buckner about hiking in the Cuenca area. To read the earlier installments, see the links at the bottom of the article. By Brian Buckner Writing about the things that will increase...
By Kathleen Peddicord I get this question a lot. I’ve been living outside the States for 19 years, and, to answer the question I’m so often asked, I’ve never felt more American than I do today. Living in the States (I lived in Baltimore, Maryland, for my first 35...
Jueves, 10/8/2017 Hola, Todos - It appears that there is some confusion as to the dates on these translations. The date on these posts is the date of the issue of the El Mercurio that I am translating. So if I say "hoy or mañana," refer to the heading to orient...
Recently, a reader asked me to peel back the latest nutrition advice on eggs. In particular, he requested some clarity on conflicting advice for people with diabetes. Let’s get crackin’! Dietary Cholesterol vs. Blood Cholesterol Following years of research and input...
The search engine Google paid tribute to Ecuador’s first declaration of independence, August 10, 1809, by posting an Ecuadorian image on its home page worldwide. The art, composed of Ecuador’s national colors, shows a toucan in the foreground of a coastal scene....
By Ray Horsley Greetings CuencaHighLife readers from two new arrivals. My name is Ray Horsley and my wife is Celeste. I've enjoyed reading CuencaHighLife for much of our last year in St. Petersburg, Florida. Now that we've moved to Cuenca it would be a thrill to...
Ecuador’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (CNA) has filed a law suit against former president Rafael Correa International Criminal Court in the Hague. The legal action accuses Correa of "crimes against humanity." Chairman of the commission Jorge Rodríguez said the...
The director of Ecuador’s Central Bank predicts that a rejuvenated version of the country’s digital money system will go live in 2018. Following a meeting Monday with private banking and government officials, Verónica Artola, said she believes issues involved in...
Why is Ecuador’s tourism industry languishing while neighboring Peru and Colombia attract growing numbers of local and international travelers? The Quito-based Provincial Chambers of Tourism (Fenacaptur) has released the results of a study that place much of the blame...
Miércoles, 9/8/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Wednesday's agenda event - Día de la Cultura - The Museo Pumapungo will present community micro-businesses from Morona Santiago and Cotopaxi. <If you paid the slightest attention to your Lonely Planet guide, you...
President Lenin Moreno plans to call a “consulta popular,” or national referendum, that could make at least two major changes to the Ecuadorian constitution, sources say. The first would reconsider a constitutional amendment that allows the indefinite re-election of...
Cuenca’s bus owners are criticizing the municipal government for not acting to increase fares on the city’s public bus system. The Chamber of Transport, which represents private bus owners, said service will get worse if a substantial hike is not enacted quickly. The...
President Lenin Moreno has ordered a 10% reduction in salaries for 7,242 government workers, the sale of a presidential jet and hundreds of other assets owned by the government. “The current economic situation requires the government implement strong austerity...
Martes, 8/8/2016 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda event - Short films - A selection of nationally and internationally known short films from Azuay will be shown hoy, a las 20:00 in the CCE. Free. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Planes de Lakomuna...
