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As Venezuela slips deeper into social and economic chaos a new revelation has political pundits scratching their heads. Newly released documents show that Citgo Petroleum, a U.S.-based subsidiary of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PVDSA, was one of the biggest...
What is allopathic medicine, and why do some people throw that term around so insultingly? Wikipedia reports that German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) invented the term “allopathy”. He conjoined allos "opposite" and pathos "suffering" to refer to harsh...
Former presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso says he refuses not respect the official election results, including Tuesday’s partial recount, continuing to insist that the vote counting process was fraudulent. “We will never recognize the victory of the candidate that...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Header event - Documental ecuatoriano (Ecuadorian documentary) - The movie "Mi Tía Toty" (My Aunt Toty) premiered Wedneday at the Festival de Cine Independiente de Buenos Aires. The documentary is about Toty Rodríguez, and Ecuadorian...
The vendors at San Francisco Plaza continue to wait for word of when they will relocate to Calle Padre Aguirre while the plaza undergoes reconstruction. Cuenca historic district council director Pablo Barzallo says the schedule depends on delivery of the first payment...
By Rob Gray There's a lot more to growing the best food ever than you think, more than can be covered in a single article. So, in this article I will present an overview of six fundamental principles I believe necessary to produce the highest quality, fresh...
By Soledad Stoessel If Netflix had known how Ecuador’s April 2 presidential election would turn out, it might have waited to promote the fourth season of its award-winning political drama House of Cards. The post-run-off scenes in this South American nation were...
The National Electoral Council (CNE) made it official for the second time: Lenin Moreno has defeated challenger Guillermo Lasso and will succeed President Rafael Correa. The announcement came after a marathon 13-hour recount of more than 1.2 million votes on a...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Header event - CCE - The CCE presented its 2016 financial report today at 19:00 in its Sala de Conciertos. Articles about - Santiago Guillermo - This painter was born without the ability to move his arms, but he uses his mouth and...
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake sent residents and workers into the streets of Puyo, Ambato, Riobamba, and Quito at 12:50 Tuesday afternoon. The quake, felt in a large area of northern Ecuador, was centered 65 kilometers east of Puyo, near the small town of Sarayaku. Towns...
By Naomi Herndon The important thing is not to stop questioning. – Albert Einstein As an expat coming from the United States, living in Ecuador for almost three years has been a great experience. There is so much to see and do and learn. Although I enjoy my new home,...
Ecuador's economy will remain in recession in 2017 and 2018, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) latest growth forecast. In its report "Global Economic Prospects" released on Tuesday, the IMF projects that the Ecuadorian economy will contract by 1.6%...
Government-owned Tame Airlines has ended its daily service between Cuenca and Guayaquil, claiming the route is not profitable. “The route has not generated the demand we expected and the cash flow necessary to cover operational expenses,” the airline said in a brief...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Header events - Workshops - Various cultural centers are holding workshops starting today. These include making vases out of recycled materials in Gullanzhapa; circus and juggling for kids in Las Herrerías; crafts in Día de la Tierra;...
A recount of 1.2 million votes from the April 2 presidential election begins Tuesday morning at 8:30 in the Rumiñahui Coliseum in Quito. The votes to be recounted represent 11.2% of all votes cast in the election and come from 3,865 voting stations in 24 provinces,...
The elimination of import quotas and the reduction of tariffs for new cars is sending shock waves through Ecuador’s used car market. According to dealers, prices have dropped 9% to 15% since the beginning of the year and will probably drop more. Because of import...
The assistant director of Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute says the country is ignoring the painful lessons from last year’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. According to Hugo Yepes, another strong coastal earthquake will find the country is in the same position it was in...
Hola, Todos - Happy Easter Pagina cultural - Header event - "Domingos Culturales en Familia" (I don't have to translate that, do I? It's all cognates except for domingo which you should know by now.) - The Municipal Department of Education and Culture organized an...
New information about the Friday night murder of expat David Senechalle indicates he died in a gun battle with his assailants. Police reported that he was shot in the stomach when he attempted to resist three masked assailants at his home north of La Paz. Neighbors...
A year after the April 16, 2016 earthquake, tourists are returning to Ecuador’s Pacific coast but are finding accommodations limited. “We lost so many rooms in the earthquake we simply do not have the space to take in everyone who would like to visit,” says José...
