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The European Union (EU) has made the first payment in a plan to protect large stretches of grasslands in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. The objective of project is to protect watersheds and environmentally sensitive land above the treeline, known...
Ecuadorian authorities on Friday ordered the Guayaquil newspaper El Universo and a local cartoonist to publish an apology for a satirical photomontage of a National Assembly member which they said discriminated against Afro-Ecuadorians, in a case that is fueling...
By Marianela Jarroud In Latin America’s prisons, notorious for extreme overcrowding and violence, inmates live in constant danger of being killed – a contradiction in a region where virtually every country has abolished the death penalty. “In many Latin American...
President Rafael Correa says the country’s social security system (IESS) requires top-to-bottom reform to restore its financial stability. During his Saturday television broadcast, he said he is drafting legislation he will submit to the National Assembly to address...
Historic district property owners along the route of tram construction are complaining to city officials that they have received inadequate information about the project. In particular, Cuenca Chamber of Commerce director Jaime Moreno says that businesses on the route...
By David Scigluizzo Ecuador bonds have defied the slump in oil prices with a solid rebound, and this year the sovereign could pay principal on one of its maturing global issues for the first time ever. The turnabout is nothing short of remarkable for a country that...
It has been more than a decade since Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar airport hosted international flights but a recently opened airport immigration office means they could begin again. Airport officials say that international flights, which would be to Peru and possibly...
By Rebeca Morla Xavier Bonilla, the Ecuadorian cartoonist known as Bonil, is once again the target of a government investigation over one of his newspaper cartoons. On February 9, the Superintendency of Information and Communication (Supercom) conducted a hearing on...
By Sylvan Hardy One of the first things that expats Sally Lincoln and Al Jennings noticed when they moved to Cuenca was the high quality of work produced by the city’s artists. Since both have had long careers in the arts in the U.S., they also noticed that there was...
By Larry Schunk Folks argue the merits of the many restaurants serving pizza in Cuenca and around the world. In Cuenca, the pizza at the Mediterraneo ranks as the best by some, while others prefer Fabiano’s, Tutto Matto, La Vina, and other great places for pies. On my...
On Friday, January 27, a helicopter of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) crashed in the province of Napo. In the aftermath, a new scandal has come to light with allegations of public corruption. In 2008, then-Minister of Defense Javier Ponce signed a contract with...
CuencaHighLife has been re- designed, expanded, and upgraded to address the evolving needs of the expanding Cuenca and Ecuador expatriate community. According to CuencaHighLife partner Deke Castleman, the redesign is both visual and conceptual. “Our purpose is the...
Ecuador announced that it will suspend tariffs on Peruvian and Colombian imported products after the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) ruled that the fees had not been authorized. Ecuador says that it disagrees with the ruling and is asking for reconsideration....
A former Quito expat has been sentenced to four years and nine months in a federal prison for sex trafficking of Ecuadorian and Colombian girls. The sentence on Patrick Minga was announced in an Orlando, Florida federal court Wednesday. Minga admitted in June to...
Ecuador is now one of the world's top five cocoa producers, the country's cocoa export group announced last month. “The results obtained by the cocoa sector are due to good coordination between public and .private (players) in the cocoa (production) chain,” said Ivan...
For the ninth consecutive year, the number of countries worldwide where freedom has declined (61) is almost twice those where levels of liberty increased (33). This was the key finding of the annual Freedom in the World study published on January 28 by Freedom House,...
Editor's note: Karla Freeman, expat, traveler, tango dancer, writer, currently lives in Cuenca and is the author of Creating Magic in Midlife: 101 Questions and Answers to Reinvent Your Work, Relationships and Life! Available on Amazon Kindle and in Carolina’s...
A new poll shows that public support of President Rafael Correa remains sky high despite economic concerns following the drop in oil prices. According to the Credatos / Gallup polling group, Correa’s approval rating stands at 68%, the highest among all Latin American...
Expats living on Ecuador’s south coast finally have their own communication network. The Ecuador Coastal Newsletter website launched in January, providing news, features, events announcements and a buy/sell forum for expats living between Playas and Manta. “Our...
By Larry Schunk Over the past four years, I’ve dined downstairs at the Restaurant El Jardin in La Victoria Hotel for many special occasions. I've never been disappointed. The nicely decorated room, linen tablecloths and great view of the Rio Tomebamba and the city of...
