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Although it is months ahead of schedule, weather experts say that the first effects of an El Niño are being felt on Ecuador’s coast. “We weren’t expecting it this soon but all the signs show that we are in the initial phase of El Niño,” said Jose Luis Santos, director...
Leaders of indigenous organizations in southern Ecuador are mobilizing their members in preparation for a national strike beginning August 13. Strike organizers will meet Saturday in Cuenca to finalize plans. The organizations, which are protesting a long list of...
Galo Guarderas is starting off on five years of study in Spain to make himself an expert in photovoltaics, a vital field for a world tapping into solar energy. The price tag for the studies is more than $150,000. But the 47-year-old professor of electrical engineering...
After years of talk and false starts, Cuenca’s Calle Santa Ana could soon be opening. More an alley than a street, Santa Ana will host crafts shops, a performing arts area, a cultural center, and cafés, targeting the city’s growing tourist market, as well as local...
Allowing Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years to vote in federal elections would be unfair to those who live in Canada, Ontario’s top court ruled Monday. Two Canadians living in the United States challenged the Canada Elections Act, arguing the...
By Sylvan Hardy The story of Oporto Pasteleria, Panaderia & Cafeteria is really the story of its owner, Marta da Silva. The bakery is the namesake of da Silva's hometown, Oporto, Portugal, and mixes the baking tastes and styles of her native country, with her...
By Christopher Lux In the United States, my meat came from supermarkets. Wanting a little 'security' and familiarity for my meat purchases after I moved to Cuenca, I continued to seek out the supermarkets. While my produce comes from local markets (mercados), I was...
President Rafael Correa said on Saturday that he will not allow roads and public services to be closed during next month’s national strike by government opponents. “I support free speech and right of people to march but we will not allow our roads to be closed or the...
By Nancy Turpin Many of us like spicy foods, and spices and herbs are a good additive to any meal. They bump up the flavors of basic foods and can make the difference between a merely OK dish and a YUMMY one. Ecuadorian cuisine relies on salt, aji (a hot, red chili...
By Clifford Krauss and Keith Bradsher Where the Andean foothills dip into the Amazon jungle, nearly 1,000 Chinese engineers and workers have been pouring concrete for a dam and a 15-mile underground tunnel. The $2.2 billion project will feed river water to eight giant...
The lakes of the Cajas National Park, located at elevations ranging from 3,000 to 4,600 meters in Ecuador's Azuay province, are the scene of fieldwork carried out by the research project ECUAFLUX, an initiative to analyze the carbon cycle in the Andean basins of...
The leaders of a national strike planned for August 13 want to distance themselves from the anti-government protesters who rallied last month in Guayaquil and Quito. “We are people of the left,” said Lauro Sigcha, who led a protest march three weeks ago that...
By Melina Marks Sometimes, our greatest interests are not discovered until a life-changing event makes us notice them. Some people are good at math, others are exceptional at science. Some, like me, who aren’t too fantastic at either of these things, have talents in...
National Assembly President Gabriela Rivadeneira said on Wednesday that the “national dialogue” about a proposal to increase inheritance and capital gains taxes will be extended to December. In June, when he withdrew the tax proposals from the Assembly, President...
By George Gao As a whole, Latin America enjoyed solid economic growth in the first decade of this century, with a fall in poverty, a decrease in income inequality and a rise of its middle class. But in many respects, it was a tale of two Americas, with South America...
By Karla Freeman Ecuador: Come sick, get healthy. No, I don’t mean cure your arthritis or cancer, although that may happen too. I mean get healthy from all the stress-related attributes of Western culture that, in my opinion, cause a lot of our problems, both physical...
Ecuador has arrested one of Colombia’s most wanted alleged drug traffickers, authorities said on Monday. According to Ecuadorian police, suspected drug trafficker Diego Mejia, a.k.a. “El Paisa,” was arrested in Sucumbios, a jungle area close to the Colombian border....
By Viktoria Vidali Knowledge is the spring of creative talent. As it expands, it engages the artist’s deeper self and flows into a river of new combinations and relationships, from the quest for peaceful pathways to powerful reflections in color, motion, and feeling....
By Sylvan Hardy According to Cuenca real estate agents, the local market has turned in favor of buyers for the first time in almost 10 years. It’s a fact that many sellers have difficulty accepting. “After so many years of strong appreciation, it’s hard for many...
Police say that a male body found Monday inside a Calle Larga house has been identified as that of a U.S. citizen. Police said the dead man was about 48 years old. Police say the cause of death appears to be alcohol poisoning. According to acquaintances, the man was...
