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An expat becomes a celebrity — for a few minutes

An expat becomes a celebrity — for a few minutes

By Jeremiah Reardon A year ago, I rehearsed on guitar the songs I’d play for a live appearance on GM 7 Digital Radio in Azogues. The station broadcasts exclusively on its internet Facebook platform, where listeners can watch both live and recorded events. What led to...

Noboa defies predictions and wins in a landslide

Noboa defies predictions and wins in a landslide

President Daniel Noboa scored a landslide victory over Citizens Revolution’s Luisa González in Sunday’s presidential runoff election. In what was expected to be a close election, Noboa held a large lead from the start of vote counting and built the lead throughout the...

New president will face a divided National Assembly

New president will face a divided National Assembly

The winner of Sunday’s presidential runoff will face major challenges enacting his or her agenda, political experts say. “The prospect for gridlock in the new Assembly overshadows all the promises being made in the campaign,” says former assemblyman and radio host...

Presidential race is a dead heat, analysts say

Presidential race is a dead heat, analysts say

Less than a week before the presidential runoff election between President Daniel Noboa and Luisa González, most analysts say the race is too close to call. “It follows the pattern of the past three or four runoffs, with public sentiment being very difficult to read,”...

Cuenca ranks first in South America for quality of life

Cuenca ranks first in South America for quality of life

Cuenca has the best quality of life of all major South American cities, according to international online rating service Numbeo. Quito also ranked high in the 2025 survey of cities with populations of 500,000 or higher, at number 10. Numbeo’s crowdsourced global...

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The Cuenca Dispatch

Week of April 05

Legal storm builds over Ecuador’s moved-up local elections.

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Ecuador issues nationwide mpox alert after first Clade Ib case.

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Big power users switch to self-generation as Ecuador protects household electricity supply.

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