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Can you take a vacation from your diet?

When you go on vacation, do you leave your “diet” at home? When you hear the word “diet” do you automatically think, “weight loss”?  Words matter, and how you interpret diet can definitely make a difference in how you manage your weight, and ultimately, your health....

Escuela Nocturna: A nighttime of difference

(Author's note: I wrote this story and took the photograph sixteen months ago after being in Ecuador for only a few weeks.) Seventy feet below where I live in Cuenca is a school. In the morning, the children come very early, about 6:30. They attend in three shifts,...

The end of the world as we know it?

By Edd and Cynthia Staton Cynthia and I watched a documentary about the history and future of the Internet last night. There were some fascinating as well as disturbing segments (addicted online gamers in Japan and S. Korea wear diapers so they don't have to be...

A newcomer’s view: Women of Cuenca

I am so happy. I have an opportunity to share my photographic view of Cuenca. The first months have been overwhelming and predictable (in a touristy sense); shots of Parque Calderon are required, so are women in traditional garb. Don't fret, you will see them here....

National customs service announces new airport luggage inspection system

Ecuador’s National Customs Service (Senae) unveiled new procedures for inspecting luggage at the country’s airports on Monday. The intention of the new system, Senae says, is to reduce the processing time for travelers. The new procedures, already in place at Quito’s...

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Week of April 19

Ecuador seeks answers as migrants are rerouted from the United States to Congo.

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Prosperity report exposes Ecuador’s uneven foundations.

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IESS pension debate sharpens as Ecuador’s retirement system strains under growing deficits.

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