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Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health says that more than 100 cases of malaria have been confirmed in Zamora Chinchipe, Morona Santiago and Pastaza Provinces in the country’s Amazon region. The ministry says it is working with health officials in Peru to control the...
Although it will not begin rolling for at least six months, Cuenca residents will get a preview next week of what the historic district will look like once the tranvía goes into operation. Beginning Wednesday, the seven-block stretch of Gran Colombia from Huayna Capac...
By Fabio Rafael Fiallo Latin America’s hard-left — the left enraptured by Fidel Castro’s 57-year-old Cuban Revolution and Hugo Chavez’s 21st Century Socialism — has been losing terrain, indeed collapsing, both on efficiency and on moral grounds. Countries ruled by...
In the on-going saga of Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport, another date for resurfacing the runway has been announced. At the same time, the Tame Airlines jet at the center of the drama has been declared “destroyed and not restorable.” Juan Fernández, director of the...
In a television interview Friday, President Rafael Correa said that a Donald Trump presidency in the United States would bolster the fortunes of leftist governments in Latin America. “Because of his bias against Latinos, Trump would help rally progressives in the...
Styling in the Parque Central, Vilcabamba — Thomas Ives Photo created in Vilcabamba, 2014, Copyright: Thomas H. Ives 2014, Contact: codexoceanus@gmail.com ________________ Thomas Ives is an American-born photographer who has worked for international news and feature...
By Greg Scruggs A lot can go wrong when hosting the whole world, as recent events have shown. Rio de Janeiro is contending with an outbreak of Zika virus on the eve of the Summer Olympics. Last year, Paris was the victim of a terrorist attack just weeks before the...
Volkswagen announced Monday that it will begin producing cars and trucks in Ecuador in 2017, and hopes to produce 120,000 vehicles a year by 2024. The plans were announced at a press conference in Cuenca, following the signing of an agreement between the German car...
Emails released during the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server while she was U.S. Secretary of State, reveal that the U.S. tried to convince Ecuador President Rafael Correa to change his mind about expelling U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges in...
Gabriela Rivadeneira, president of the National Assembly, says it is time to “humanize” childbirth in Ecuador by restricting the practice of Caesarean section delivery and encouraging traditional birthing methods. According to Rivadeneira, the country’s private...
On July 18, I was fresh from cataract and lens replacement surgery on both eyes, very happy with not needing glasses any more, getting ready to leave for the States on the 24th to visit family and friends. But . . . on the 20th I was back in surgery, having a sudden...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera gave his approval Saturday to reopen Calle Gran Colombia from Av. Huayna Capac to Luis Cordero. “This looks fabulous,” he said during a walking tour of the tranvia work area. “I’m beginning to see the future of Cuenca.” Although the Gran...
By Franco Ordoñez When it comes to Cuba, Venezuela and the rest of Latin America, the Democrats see Hillary Clinton mostly continuing the policies of engagement pressed forward by President Barack Obama, but not much else. Republicans, on the other hand, largely want...
Latam Airlines has permanently discontinued operations in Venezuela, saying the route is no longer economically feasible. "Latam makes this decision due to the inability to repatriate capital", the airline said in a press release. Annual inflation in Venezuela is...
The Ecuadorean government struck back at criticism from the United States Friday saying that it does not have the right or the mandate to criticize the internal policies of foreign countries. "The United States has no international or multilateral mandate … to go...
If you are living in Cuenca and want to improve your Spanish language ability, there are a number of ways to do it. One no-cost way is to visit “Spanish Conversation over Lunch,” an informal gathering of people that meets weekly at the Zona Refrescante restaurant on...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Friday's Agenda items - Nuevo director - The new conductor of the OSC, Michael Meissner who is German-Mexican and resided in Mexico, was presented Fri. morning. Festival Internacional de Artecalle - Friday's activities in the...
Dozens of business owners reacted angrily Thursday to city plans to impose motor vehicle speed and access restrictions to parts of the historic district. The complaints were voiced at a meeting in which city officials unveiled details of a new mobility plan to...
Mirroring other international polling results, Ecuadorians prefer Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election by a wide margin. According to a University of San Francisco-Quito poll, 82% of Ecuadorians prefer Clinton while only 11% favor Trump....
Hola, Todos - Sorry about yesterday's missing post. The paper never came - I looked for it high and low. It wasn't under the car or overhead in the electric fence. But I shouldn't complain - this is the first time in over 4 years that it hasn't been delivered....
