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By Lucy Small Ecuador wasn’t always on the global surfing map, with neighbors like Peru claiming the spotlight when it comes to South American surfing, but women like Dominic “Mimi” Barona have brought it to the foreground, dominating the Latin American competition...
By Rachel Fairbank Experts had long believed that exercise could help protect against developing dementia. However, though they had observed a general pattern of reduced risk, studies on the subject had been small — and often conflicting — with little consensus on the...
President Daniel Noboa extended this week the state of emergency for 30 more days in seven provinces and two municipalities, including Quito, to curb insecurity and maintain public order. The measure restricts the rights of the inviolability of domicile and transit in...
By Dac Collins Forrest Galante has bad luck with hippos. He was nearly killed twice by the animals while growing up as a kid in Zimbabwe. So it’s fair to say Galante was treading cautiously this winter as he explored a dense jungle island in the middle of Colombia’s...
By David Culver and Barbara Arvanitidis The convoy moves fast — half a dozen unmarked pickups and SUVs, plates ripped off, weaving and speeding through traffic. The vehicles cross into bus lanes and straddle road dividers, but the other drivers barely react as they...
Fourteen people have died as a result of floods and landslides, the Risk Management Office (SNGR) said Tuesday. With the exception of three family members who died Saturday in a landslide near Loja, all the victims lived in the coastal and littoral regions. SNGR...
By Alexandra Valencia Ecuador's Energy Ministry awarded an onshore oil contract to a consortium led by China's state-owned producer Sinopec on Monday, in an effort to increase oil output from the country's Sacha block. The block is Ecuador's most productive, located...
By Alice Callahan You’ve probably heard these two bits of nutrition advice: Eat more plants, and cut back on ultraprocessed foods. So where does that leave fake-meat burgers, sausages, nuggets and other products sold by companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods?...
The National Court of Justice on Monday sentenced former Assemblyman Pablo Muentes, a judge and the former president of the Guayas Province Courts office to 13 years in prison. The three were convicted of an elaborate scheme that involved bribing judges for favorable...
Ecuador’s exports of tuna in 2024 recorded an impressive 29.6% increase over 2024 and growers predict another banner year for 2025. The National Chamber of Tuna Processors (Ceipa) reported that tuna shipments totaled 577 tons for the year on sales of 2.26 billion...
By Paula Pintos Ecuador, though a relatively small country in terms of land area, boasts a vast and diverse range of ecosystems and natural landscapes, including the Andes mountains, the Pacific coastline, and the Amazon rainforest. This makes the natural environment...
By Karen DeYoung Two days before Chilean lawmakers passed a long-debated package of social security reforms in late January, a group of U.S. investors unhappy with the legislation sent an ominous letter to President Gabriel Boric. “As the Trump Administration begins...
Twelve people have been reported dead as a result of flooding and landslides and the National Secretariat of Risk Management (SNGR) expects the toll to rise. Although the entire country has experienced persistent rainfall during the past 10 days, the most affected...
Five people are dead and another 10 are injured after a bus crashed into vehicles and buildings in the Sayausí community early Saturday. The bus driver, who was injured in the accident, claimed his brakes failed as he entered the commercial district of Sayausí, on Av....
Editor’s note: This the second in a series of three articles covering the most important things you want to know about collecting your U.S. Social Security while living in Ecuador. By Carolyn V, Hamilton A Guide for Online Access to Your Social Security Benefits The...
By Carol E. Leutner This article honors my friend, Julia Rux. Julia was one of those persons that expats like me, living in the now international city of Cuenca, are privileged to know. I have a wonderful life here and wonderful friends. Julia exemplified those human...
British rock icon Sting played to a full house of almost 20,000 Friday night in Cuenca’s Alejandro Serrano Stadium. The two-hour concert, part of the performer’s 2025 world tour, included such hits as “All my Heart,” “Always on Your Side and “When We Dance.” Despite...
Ecuador's electoral court suspended the political rights of Vice President Veronica Abad Thursday for engaging in what it said was "gender-related violence," effectively removing her from office amid her feud with President Daniel Noboa. The Contentious Electoral...
Ecuador’s Trade Ministry expects a “very significant increase” in trade with China with the opening of the Chinese-managed port in Chancay, Peru. “We expect as much as a 20% increase in exports to China in 2025, and much more in the future,” the ministry said in...
The word went out weeks ago. “Come to Cuenca and Azuay Province for Carnaval– it’s safe and it’s fun!” In television and social media ads, Cuenca Mayor Crisitian Zamora and Azuay Prefect Juan Cristóbal Lloret aimed the message at coastal residents besieged by crime....
