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The National Assembly has announced plans to put Ecuador Comptroller General Carlos Pólit on trial for his role in the Odebrecht scandal but the charges against him remain unclear. Pólit’s home in Guayaquil was raided last Friday but the prosecutor’s office has said...
Hola, Todos - I will be off again from June 13 through 18 and back on the 19th. Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Teatro - "La Inmortal" (The Immortal) opened Wed. and will run through sábado at 20:00 in the teatro Sucre. Cost: $5.00. Publication...
For generations, residents of San Roque have told stories of giant frogs that inhabit the two lagoons that flank their tiny Cajas mountain village. Although visiting scientists, lured by the stories, have found frogs in the area that measured an impressive 20 inches...
When meeting with new clients, I always ask them to fill out a questionnaire that details some important facts, including past medical history, and diet and activity history. My new client ‘Don’ was seeing me for weight loss: he had high blood pressure and borderline...
The Peruvian government has sent a second request to Ecuador’s foreign ministry for a meeting about a wall Ecuador is building between the border towns of Huaquillas and Aguas Verdes. "This morning we sent a second formal diplomatic note to Ecuador asking that it send...
I had seen her around El Centro a few times. It was usually east of Calle Hermano Miguel and north of Calle Simon Bolivar. She looked pretty beat down. I kept thinking about her, worrying about her well-being, wondering about her life here in Cuenca. Sometimes I don’t...
The organization representing Cuenca taxi companies and independent taxi drivers says it is time to raise fares. Citing a 2014 agreement with the city transportation office to review fares every two years, the United Front of Taxis says it is looking for a consultant...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - International Conference - A Cuencan doctor is participating in a medical conference in Havana, Cuba. <?> Conversatorio - A discussion on "Los derechos Humanos como pilar de responsibilidad...
Mayor Marcelo Cabrera expects the city of Cuenca to benefit from improved relations with the new government of Lenin Moreno. During the past three years, Cabrera and other city officials said that working with former President Rafael Correa’s administration was often...
I think I am up to writing another note – it's about time, I tell myself. I see in my January note that I was coming out of my funk but it took two months for the next note and now another three months have gone by. The thought and intent would pop up from time to...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Book - "Carta Magna y Nuevo Constitucionalismo Latinoamericano" (Magna Carta and New Latin American Constitutionalism) will be presented today at 18:00 in the U. de Azuay. Two of the authors include professors...
By Mac Margolis There are many ways Brazilians could be rid of their much reviled president, Michel Temer, who was recently caught on audio tape allegedly consorting with a bent business man in the basement of the palace residence. Congress could impeach him, or send...
Only four days after the government announced that Tame Airlines’ Cuenca-to-Guayaquil flighs would be suspended for a year, it announced Monday that they will resume in July. The reason for the sudden change? Give the credit to former Cuenca mayor Paúl Granda, now...
Saying the government has set a goal of adding 250,000 new jobs a year, Ecuador’s new Minister of Labor Raúl Clemente Ledesma says his priority is young workers. “We have too many young Ecuadorians who are not working or working at jobs beneath their skill level,”...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - "La Inmortal" (The Immortal) - This play will premiere at the Teatro Sucre and run from 7-10/6. Articles about Los Raymis - The Andean world celebrates 4 large festivals - the Raymis. The best known...
An earthquake measuring 6.2 degrees on the Richter scale was recorded Monday morning, just west of the Ecuador-Peru border. The quake occurred about 60 miles west of Loja and was felt strongly in Loja and in the area near the Cerros de Amotape National Park in...
The deterioration of completed tranvía work in Cuenca’s historic district is mostly the fault of former project manager, Consortium of the Four Rivers of Cuenca (CCRC), according to Cuenca transportation officials. Broken paving stones and traffic barriers, as well as...
In an open letter on Saturday, Ecuador’s National Anti-Corruption Commission demanded that the National Assembly relieve Ecuador Comptroller General Carlos Pólit of his official duties and put him on trial for corruption. The commission is also asking President Lenin...
Peru is protesting a wall being built by the Ecuadorian government in Huaquillas, opposite the Peruvian town of Aguas Verdes, claiming it violates a 1998 peace treaty. Ecuador says the wall is necessary to stop smuggling. The concrete border wall, approved by the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Sun.) agenda events - Domingos culturales en familia - There was show with Magician Juan Estrella in the Museo de la Ciudad. <There's something every Sunday if you're looking for somewhere to take the kids.> Upcoming...
