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Ecuador deported 46 more Cubans on Monday while national and international human rights groups complained that the government is violating national and international law. The deportations were the second in three days as 29 were deported on Friday. The Cubans are...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Articles about - Floating houses - Manuel Castellano has written a book containing painted and photographed images going back 300 years with the earlier photo from 1860. The cane and balsa houses were along the Babahoyo, Daule and...
Two strong earthquakes rocked Ecuador's north coast Sunday night, sending residents of many Esmeraldas Province communities into the streets. One of the quakes registered a magnitude of 6.4 according to Ecuador's Geophysical Institute, the strongest since the powerful...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Revista (magazine) - "El Guacamayo y la serpiente" (The macaw and the serpent), a magazine with essays on literary criticism from the CCE will be launched on 9/8. Summer camp - El quinto Campamento Vacacional Estancia...
By Scott Fugit All photos by Dee Fugit I always get nervous when I suddenly see flashing police lights, right on our bumper, at two in the morning. It’s natural. After all, I AM an American. Adding to the excitement, I’m with my anxious wife Dee, wedged into a taxi...
Ecuador on Saturday deported 29 undocumented Cubans who asked the government to transfer them to Mexico en route to the United States, the Interior Ministry said. The 20 men and nine women could not justify their presence in Ecuador, and were returned to Cuba on an...
Following an undercover investigation, police raided a members-only bar Saturday night in the historic distrcit, arresting the owner and confiscating illegal liquor. They called the bar, located behind a tienda on Calle Juan Jaramillo near Presdiente Borrero, a...
Cirilo González, mayor of Balzar in Guayas Province, is willing to go to the cross to defend himself against charges that he has mismanaged his office. On Wednesday, González placed a cross against a wall outside the Balzar municipal building and draped his arms over...
The government of Ecuador has come up with a way to plug the brain drain suffered by many Latin American countries— it will pay for its citizens to attend the world's top universities as long as they go back home to work for two years. The program — worth up to...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Friday's events - "Conjugar" (Conjugate or combine) - This dance performance was Fri. night in the sala "Alfonso Carrasco" in the CCE. Upcoming events - Children's reading program - A reading, teaching and imaginative project, "La Casa...
In a Wednesday press conference, President Rafael Correa said he might reconsider his decision not to seek another term as president. “I stand by my decision to leave office in 2017 but I may have second thoughts if the opposition continues its aggressive and...
Still struggling to recover from the devastating April 16 earthquake, Bahia de Caraquez was the epicenter of two strong earthquakes late Thursday night. The quakes, considered aftershocks of the April 16 event, hit just before midnight and measured 5.5 and 4.6 on the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Gaceta Cultural - The July issue of the Cultural Gazette, published by República Sur is in circulation with poems by Juan Bermeo and Alexander Ávila, a graphic novel, and opinion pieces. "Sueños del Antaño (Dreams of...
Cuenca transportation officials are grappling with what they admit is “traffic chaos” on Av. Las Americas in the area of the Gran Colombia - Ordoñez Lasso redondel. On Monday, traffic on Las Americas was closed in both directions between Del Batán and Gran Colombia...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ongoing event - Exposición - An exhibit by artists Eduardo Segovia and Boris Ordóñez is open in the Salón del Pueblo de la Casa de la Cultura called "Búsqueda y Conexión" (Search and Connection). Articles about - Sinfónica - The...
By Susan Burke March Isn’t it great that one of the healthiest foods to eat is also so delicious? Fish are packed full of nutrients and are an excellent source of protein and vitamin D. Fish are the richest food source of omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, linked to...
More than three dozen earthquakes, including one measuring 4.9 magnitude, jolted residents in Esmeraldas and Manibi Provinces Wednesday morning. Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute said the quakes were aftershocks from the 7.8 April 16 earthquake. Authorities were...
Following a Monday meeting with Ecuador’s General Aviation Directorate and the Minister of Transportation, Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced that runway repairs would be a two-step process. Within weeks, the runway will be milled and a new surface will be applied...
“La Mordida” (The Bite) Image created August 7, 2013, Vilcabamba, Ecuador, Copyright 2016, Thomas H. Ives. For sale: Size 30cm. x 40cm., Edition of 5; Medium: Fuji Crystal Archive paper, Matte finish; Unframed, print only; Price $350 Contact:...
Hola, Todos - Happy July 4th. El Mercurio has a special insert to commemorate July 4th. Pagina cultural - Books to China - The Ministry of Culture sent Ecuadorian books to China to the U. of Nanjing in Shanghai with the goal of creating libraries about Ecuador in the...
