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A newly formed Emergency Operations Committee is studying the effects of an eruption of the Cotopaxi volcano on the city of Quito and ways to deal with its aftermath. On Tuesday, the committee heard several scenarios of what could happen to Quito and the surrounding...
A homemade bomb exploded late Monday night at the Guayaquil headquarters of Ecuador’s Alianza Pais political party, according to police reports. Alianza Pais is the party of President Rafael Correa and is the majority party in the country's National Assembly. The...
Ecuador’s Secretariat of Risk Management (SGR) says chances that an El Niño will affect the country later this year and in early 2016 stand at 90% and that preparations for bad weather should be put in place as soon as possible. During a meeting with officials from...
The prison break of notorious Mexican drug kingpen Joaquín Guzmán, better known as “El Chapo,” is putting a spotlight on a growing Latin American drug threat: heroin. The escape is notable due to growing evidence that the Sinaloa Cartel, which Guzmán controls, is at...
By Sharon Weinberger It’s been a suspected source of the dreaded death beam, a secret tool to control the weather, the control center to distribute “chem trails” over unsuspecting populations, and even a weapon to manipulate the human mind. Now, the High Frequency...
Former football star Oswaldo de la Cruz, 53, offers football classes to the youth of Cuenca. He is married and has two sons. You may have seen Oswaldo performing his talents with the soccer ball in the streets of Cuenca. If you do see him, be sure to say hi, he was...
By Chris Gerakiteys Before, it never occurred to us that we were expatriates when we lived away from home; we all laughed at the same jokes, we all drank copious amounts of beer. Sure they had a funny accent and ate cheese out of a jar, but the cultural similarities...
Double-parking is a part of Cuenca culture that has to change, city officials say. “I’ll just be a minute,” is phrase that has been heard frequently in the historic district for years, as has been ongoing irritant to non-double-parked drivers who are forced to change...
By Sylvan Hardy Call it Esquina de las Artes’ second act. La Placita restaurant, which opened a month ago in space originally occupied by small shops, is intended to be the anchor of a revitalized Esquina de las Artes. Unlike its coffee shop partner, MeLatte, at the...
By Sara Wyant With new policies designed to improve agricultural productivity, Latin America and the Caribbean region can help feed a global population of nine billion people in 2050, according to a new report released today by the Global Harvest Initiative (GHI) and...
In its annual report on human rights, the United States State Department found violations in all five Andean nations, including Ecuador, saying the worst were in Venezuela. In Venezuela, the U.S. claims that the government “selectively” intimidates political opponents...
By Jonathan Lachowitz Overseas Americans have faced a myriad of challenges in managing their financial lives, especially in the last five to ten years. They have felt unjustly burdened with financial accounts in the U.S. or abroad being closed or restricted, a...
Editor's note: Travel writer Chris Moss explores Ecuador's Mashpi eco-lodge in the cloud forest north of Quito. It's been called Ecuador's most glamorous lodging option, even though it's in the middle of a tropical wilderness, and has been reviewed by all the world's...
Leaders of President Rafael Correa’s Alianza Pais party on Thursday called for an “open, unrestricted and unconditional” national discussion of Correa’s proposals for inheritance and capital gains tax increases. The call was made by Pichincha Province Prefect Gustavo...
By Patrick Gillespie Greece needs a bailout and China stock market is in meltdown mode. But the global economy has another rising red flag: Latin America. Every major Latin American economy is slowing down or shrinking. The World Bank predicts this will be Latin...
On the heels of Greece's historic referendum vote, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is receiving a flood of praise from Latin America. Many are hailing his win Sunday as a victory for leftist ideals after Tsipras' Syriza party took a stance against austerity measures...
With one of the country’s highest crime rate, residents of Guayaquil are rarely shocked by a crime. They were shocked by one that occurred early last Sunday morning. A young female model was attacked by a group of women near a popular discotec, stripped, beaten and...
There are an estimated 7.6 million Americans living abroad and a new survey by Greenback Expat Tax Services found that 58% voted in the last Presidential election. Called U.S. expats, this block of voters could have an influential voice in the next Presidential...
Taxi driver associations from Latin America and Europe teamed up Monday in their campaigns against Uber and Cabify, following sometimes violent protests over the ride-booking apps. Daniel Medina, of the Organized Taxi Drivers of Mexico City, announced an...
By Christopher Lux I had never been to a Latin Mass. I had never wanted to go. Though the Latin Mass has been growing in popularity among U.S. and Canadian Catholics, it always puzzled me that anyone would want to go to a Mass they couldn't understand. That all...
