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Por Sylvan Hardy Un fenómeno en la escena de los restaurantes en Cuenca que ha sido bienvenido, pero a veces pasado por alto, ha transformado la experiencia de comer afuera por los últimos cinco o seis años. La historia va así. Ecuatorianos abandonan su hogar, pasan...
In the last 12 months, the Colombian peso has declined almost 50% against the U.S. dollar, Ecuador’s official currency. In the same period, the Peruvian sol has lost more than 20% of its value to the dollar. The bottom line? Business is booming on Ecuador’s Colombian...
By Julian Smith “I love how the sun paints the city,” says Julio Rivas Garcia as he gazes over Quito’s historic heart from the roof of the Church of La Merced. Where we’re standing, at 9,200 feet and only 15 miles from the equator, the late-afternoon sun still has the...
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series about a family's move to Cuenca. Christopher Lux My wife, son, and I arrived in Cuenca a year ago and last week completed our residency process, becoming official cedula-holders. I can work, drive, and vote. And I...
Por Sylvan Hardy La historia de Oporto Pastelería. Es en realidad la historia de su dueña, Marta da Silva. El nombre de la pastelería es inspirado en el pueblo natal de Silvia, Oporto, Portugal. Mezcla estilos y sabores de su país nativo con su entrenamiento culinario...
Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute said that a small lahar was spotted late Satruday on the Cotopaxi volcano. A lahar is melting ice that flows down the flank of the volcano and is what authorities fear most in case of an eruption. The institute said that the lahar...
By Christopher Woody Several of Latin America’s key economies are sputtering. And now, partly because of these economic doldrums, countries in the region are losing some of their brightest and most capable minds. Mexicans moving to the US (illegally or not) to work...
Carol Quintero and Sebastian Martinez street artists who perform their malabares craft (juggling) in various intersections in Cuenca. Carol is 24 years old and Sebastian is 21. Their goal is "hacer la gente sonreir" (make people smile). There motivation: "Me gusta ver...
Ecuador dice que está cansado de esperar que los Estados Unidos cumplan sus promesas de extraditar a los fugitivos y, en algunos casos, los ya condenados por crímenes. El Fiscal General Galo Chiriboga dice que las autoridades estadounidenses han acordado devolver un...
Justo cuando los funcionarios del gobierno están acelerando el ritmo de los preparativos para una posible erupción del Cotopaxi, tienen un segundo volcán del cual preocuparse. El Tungurahua, situado al este de Ambato, que ha estado en una fase eruptiva desde 1999,...
Ecuador says it’s tired of waiting for the United States to follow through on promises to extradite fugitives and, in some cases, those already convicted of crimes. Attorney General Galo Chiriboga says that U.S. authorities have agreed to return a number of...
Por Sylvan Hardy Mi hermana me llamó el domingo. Yo acababa de regresar haciendo compras en Supermaxi. Como es mi costumbre, interrumpí mi caminata de 15 minutos de regreso a El Centro, tomando un descanso en el Parque de la Madre. Me senté en un banco bajo la sombra...
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series by real estate expert Benjamin Berger on Ecuador’s real estate market. The second installment looks at real estate in the sierra region of the country. By Benjamin Berger Since President Rafael Correa first broke...
Just as government officials are quickening the pace of preparations for a possible eruption of Cotopaxi, they have a second volcano to worry about. Tungurahua, east of Ambato, which has been in an eruptive stage since 1999, recorded several explosions on Thursday,...
By Susan Burke March, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE Last January, when this article first appeared, I reported that when I typed the words “detox diet” into my web browser search box I was astounded to see more than six million “hits” for all types of “detox” diet programs and...
Por Sylvan Hardy Por meses, mis amigos me han hablado sobre un restaurante fino especializado en sushi, en un barrio residencial, a una cuadra de la Av. Solano. De hecho, soltaban tantos elogios al lugar que verdaderamente gritaba bajo el peso de sus cumplidos. Luego...
Hablando sin preámbulos a los moradores de las cercanías del volcán Cotopaxi el día martes, el presidente Rafael Correa dijo que una gran erupción podría tener consecuencias devastadoras. Enfatizando que muchas vidas pueden perderse y otras cambiarían para siempre. El...
My sister called on Sunday. I had just returned from a shopping trip to Supermaxi. As is my custom, I interrupted my 15-minute walk back to El Centro with a break in Parque de la Madre. I sat on a shady bench and watched and listened as children careened and squealed...
The Uruguayan government announced on Thursday, August 20, that local companies looking to begin mass producing cannabis in the country will finally be given the greenlight on September 3. Eleven companies are still in the race to secure a state license to produce...
Speaking bluntly to residents near the Cotopaxi volcano on Tuesday, President Rafael Correa said a major eruption could have devastating consequences. Lives would be lost and others changed forever, he said. The president said the toll would be high: entire towns and...
