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Los Kichwa en Sarayuku han tenido un largo y bien documentado conflicto contra la extracción de petróleo, aceite y minerales en su territorio, situado en la parte centro-sureña de la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Con el objetivo de defender sus tierras, la comunidad Sarayuku...
CPA says inheritance tax changes will have little effect on expats A former CPA from the U.S. says that increases to Ecuador’s inheritance tax rate will have little impact on most foreign residents from the U.S. and Canada. George W. Lewis, a Quito expat, says that...
The Kichwa people of Sarayaku have had a long and well-documented struggle against oil, gas, and mineral extraction on their territory, located in the southern-central part of the Ecuadorian Amazon. In defense of the lands, the Sarayaku community has taken advantage...
By James North Rafael Correa is often wrongly paired with Hugo Chávez, the late Venezuelan president, as an outspoken Latin American populist. In fact, the differences between the two men are significant. Chávez was a career army colonel; Correa is an accomplished...
By Sylvan Hardy Although it was an instant hit with University of Cuenca students, MeLatte Café in Esquina de las Artes has been discovered by only a handful of expats. MeLatte is the cornerstone of a project to revitalize Esquina de las Artes, an attractive...
Aunque el Alcalde de Cuenca Marcelo Cabrera dijo que está decepcionado de que el gobierno federal se rehusó a proporcionar los 17.8 Millones de dólares que él solicitó para la construcción del tranvía, dijo que encontrará el financiamiento en otras fuentes. “No habrá...
Although Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera said he was disappointed that the federal government refused to provide the additional $17.8 million he had requested for tram construction, he said funding will be found through other sources. "There would be no problems in...
Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute reports that seismic activity and gas emissions at the Cotopaxi volcano have increased in recent weeks. The institute says that 3,000 small earthquakes were recorded at the volcano in May, the most in 15 years. The report issued by...
Wendy Jane Carrel On December 2, 1826, a baby girl was born on Calle de la Flor Baja in the neighborhood of San Martin, Madrid, Spain and named Bibiana Antonia Manuela Torres Acosta. As the story is told, above her bed was a painting of the Virgin Mary, to whom she...
By Tarra Clarke "We can't be beggars sitting on a sack of gold." This was Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's favorite catchphrase during his reelection campaign that ended in a sweeping victory in February 2013. Correa's "sack of gold" referred to the Cordillera del...
Por Tarra Clarke “No podemos ser mendigos sentados en un saco de oro.” Este era el slogan favorito del Presidente ecuatoriano Rafael Correa durante su campaña de reelección, la cual terminó en una victoria aplastante en febrero de 2013. Con el “saco de oro” Correa se...
During the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, as the United States battled the scourge of cocaine throughout the hemisphere, Washington did most of the talking. Latin American governments were forced to listen and fall in line. The American government had the most money to throw...
During his weekend visit to Cuenca and Giron, President Rafael Correa said there would be no additional funding for Cuenca’s tram system, currently under construction. Mayor Marcelo Cabrera had asked Correa for $17.8 million for parking facilities, additional overtime...
Latin America and the Caribbean are the regions where efforts to eradicate hunger have made the greatest strides, according to a report released this week by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The proportion of undernourished people in the region fell from 14.7...
The government says it is intensifying efforts to identify bodies that are not claimed by family members. Last week, Ecuador’s National Council of Violent Deaths (DINASED) notified the mother of Kerly Gabriela Mendoza that her daughter’s body had been found in a...
Ecuadorian authorities seized 250,000 shark fins and made three arrests of suspected traffickers in Manta on Wednesday. They said the alleged traffickers may have been responsible for killing as many 300,000 sharks to harvest fins in one of the worst environmental...
Ecuador’s Central Bank orders all private banks and financial cooperatives to join the government’s electronic money system within a year. The Central Bank wants banks and cooperatives to be “macroagents,” along with large companies, in the new electronic money...
Despite the fact that Ecuador’s Minister of Transportation Paola Carvajal says the government will not provide additional funding for Cuenca’s tram project, Mayor Marcelo Cabrera says he’s optimistic that President Rafael Correa will be receptive to the request. The...
Chevron Oil was forced to ward off a litany of accusations of environmental damage and corporate malfeasance during its annual meeting Wednesday in San Ramon. Protestors holding an array of signs greeted people arriving at company headquarters in San Ramon for the...
After they were alerted by their owners, members of Cuenca's citizen's guard recovered two puppies on Wednesday at the Feria Libre market. The dogs, a Siberian husky and an English bulldog, were stolen over the weekend in the Cristo del Consuelo neighborhood....
