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Ecuador Finance Minister Fausto Herrera said on Thursday that 2016 will be a year of belt-tightening for local governments as well as for the national government. “Lower oil prices will force us to reduce annual contributions to local governments by 8% to 10%,” he...
By Susan Burke March, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE Weight is just a number on the scale, but for most people, it can indicate a risk for diseases associated with obesity. Most people have heard about that awkward equation that determines your Body Mass Index, or BMI. Some health...
New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the Ecuadorian government to “end its attacks” on a non-profit organization that monitors freedom of expression in the country. Ecuador’s Ministry of Communications (Secom) had ordered an investigation that could...
By Melina Marks After living abroad for a long period of time, going back home can be quite the challenge. Traveling from Cuenca to Little Rock, Arkansas wasn’t easy, but travel is always stimulating and exhilarating, despite the downsides. Going from one big city to...
It’s a ghostly scene at the entrance and headquarters to Cotopaxi National Park. Behind the yellow "keep out" tape that warns of imminent danger, in the haze of falling ash, a small crew of workers continues to protect and maintain park facilities. They sweep ash from...
Por David Morrill y Deke Castleman Los EE.UU, junto con el Reino Unido, Canadá, Australia, India y algunos otros antiguos países de la Commonwealth, son gobernados por la "ley común", también conocido como "caso" o ley "precedente". El derecho común es un sistema...
Aunque los arquitectos de la Universidad de Cuenca han entregado los planes revisados para renovar la Plaza de San Francisco, no esperes verlos pronto. Funcionarios de la ciudad de Cuenca, que recibieron los planes ayer, dicen que necesitan por lo menos 25 días para...
Although University of Cuenca architects have delivered revised plans to renovate San Francisco Square, don’t expect to see them any time soon. Cuenca city officials, who received the plans yesterday, say they need at least 25 days to study them before making them...
Los vecinos del barrio El Vado en el extremo oeste de la Calle Larga, están pidiendo ayuda al gobierno de la ciudad para restaurar cinco casas históricas que alguna vez fueron parte de una vibrante comunidad artística. Manuel Vallejo, propietario de La Condamine...
El presidente Rafael Correa acusa a los principales periódicos europeos de difundir mentiras sobre el manejo de su gobierno acerca de las recientes protestas indígenas y dice que muchos de los artículos fueron escritos por periodistas que no estaban en Ecuador para...
Neighbors in the El Vado neighborhood off the west end of Calle Larga, are asking the city government to help restore five historic houses that were once part of a vibrant arts community. Manuel Vallejo, owner of the La Condamine Museum, is leading a petition drive...
By Christopher Lux With everything sold but our house back in North Carolina, in September last year my son and I arrived in Cuenca. We came ahead of my wife since she had to wait for cooler weather to bring our two large Catahoula Leopard dogs on the plane. I had to...
Almost all weather models agree that the coming El Niño will one of the strongest on record, and could be the strongest since statistics have been kept. According to Rodney Martinez, director of the International Center for Research on El Niño (CIIFEN), it is...
In preparation of a possible eruption of the Cotopaxi volcano, officials are conducting a review of public utilities, particularly electric transmission lines. Ecuador’s security ministry says that there will be disruptions in the case of a major eruption and that...
By Lief Simon Going offshore can be a big, scary idea. In fact, thanks to the well-publicized stories of criminals who have indeed taken their ill-gotten gains offshore, many people think that “going offshore” is illegal. This is not true, of course. For the record,...
President Rafael Correa is accusing major European newspapers of spreading lies about his government’s handling of recent indigenous protests and says many of the articles were written by reporters who were not in Ecuador to personally witness the protests. Correa’s...
Parten desde una asociación conservadora de intereses comerciales y agrícolas, a los grupos indígenas de izquierda y los sindicatos que agitan la bandera comunista. Ellos nunca se unen para apoyar a un candidato común en las elecciones generales pero sí están de...
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an attempt by oil giant Chevron to block Ecuadorian villagers from using an Ontario court to collect billions in damages for environmental contamination. The 7-0 ruling allows the case to proceed in Canada, but it makes no...
By Dave Nelson I'm in trouble and don't know it. I have never been adept (the word hopeless has been used) at picking up the subtle clues and nuances in conversations and behavior. For instance, after returning home from an overnight trip with three other couples my...
By Sylvan Hardy With a name like Kalashnikov you can be sure there’s a good story behind this Av. Remigio Crespo bar. If you stop in for a drink, you'll be surprised at what you'll hear. A couple doors east of Agustin Cueva, Kalashnikov is run by a brother and sister...
