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President Daniel Noboa has sent urgent legislation to the National Assembly for authorization to establish special security zones in high-crime areas and to expand the government’s power to confiscate property, including cash, in the possession of suspected criminals....
Let’s begin with a simple assumption: you just want a blender. Nothing fancy. You’re not looking to crush diamonds or blend frozen mangoes into silky perfection for your artisanal juice bar. You just want to make a banana smoothie without waking the neighbors or...
By Steven Grattan Indigenous leaders from across Latin America will meet this week for talks on how to enforce legal rulings designed to enforce their rights to justice and territorial protection. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, a regional tribunal that...
The Army Command reports that soldiers have destroyed three camps used by criminal gangs in Orellana Province, in the area where 11 soldiers were killed last week. The Army said three buildings and a firing range were among the facilities that were dismantled and...
By Julia Flynn Siler What really makes for a fulfilling life? This question has been on Tyler J. VanderWeele’s mind for decades. In his first faculty job as a biostatistician at the University of Chicago, he was dissatisfied with how scientists defined and measured...
By Heather Walters Nick and Melanie Thompson are doing things their way. They and their four young children have embarked on a journey to explore parts of the world and experience the many cultures it contains firsthand and for real. Currently, they are in southern...
The cost to ride municipal buses is headed higher but bus companies and citizen groups disagree on the new amount. A University of Cuenca study is recommending a fare of 40 cents but says the city should provide a four-cent subsidy to boost payment to owners....
Cuenca’s museums are extending their hours Sunday, May 18 in recognition of International Museum Day, with many of them hosting special events and guided tours of their collections. Among the museums celebrating the day are the Museum of Modern Art; Remigio Crespo...
A business coalition is urging the government to impose restrictions on the 4x4 package delivery system, claiming it has become an unregulated import route for goods that compete unfairly with Ecuadorian industry and retail outlets. ¡Mucho Mejor Ecuador! says the...
By Kevin Roose The year is 2027. Powerful artificial intelligence systems are becoming smarter than humans and are wreaking havoc on the global order. Chinese spies have stolen America’s A.I. secrets, and the White House is rushing to retaliate. Inside a leading A.I....
Two Citizens Revolution assemblyman have announced the formation of the “People’s Caucus,” a political movement they say rejects the self-interests and in-fighting that has dominated the National Assembly in recent years. Raúl Chávez and Jaime Estrada announced the...
By Carlos Bravo and Gavin Voss In recent years, Ecuador has been engulfed in a wave of violence driven by organized crime — a crisis fueled in part by the authorities’ inability to identify where criminals are obtaining their firearms. The expansion of organized crime...
The nonelected leadership of the indigenous Pachakutik movement reacted angrily Wednesday night after its members voted with the government party in the organizational session of the new National Assembly. Six Pachakutik members supported ADN candidates while three...
President Daniel Noboa’s National Democratic Action party claimed majority control of the new National Assembly Wednesday, as former Tourism Minister Niels Olsen was elected president. ADN’s Mishel Mancheno was voted first vice president while Carmen Tiupul of...
Going to the dentist in Cuenca is a bit like entering a lottery where all the prizes involve sitting with your mouth open while a stranger stares into it — but it’s still better than doing it in the United States. Prices are lower, the equipment may be newer, and if...
Former Uruguay President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, died Tuesday. He was 89. Uruguay President Yamandú Orsi, announced his...
By Dominick Reuter As a small-business owner, Ramon van Meer says he's used to hearing people say they'd be willing to pay more for products made in America. When President Donald Trump ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods by an additional 145%, van Meer decided to...
By Latin American Post staff A tragic ambush in Ecuador’s Amazon region has left eleven soldiers and one alleged insurgent dead, spotlighting the deadly nexus between illegal gold mining and organized crime. As insecurity rises, calls for urgent economic reforms and...
By Molly Young “Coming to Helsinki in February is an objectively weird choice,” said a man named Mikko Tirronen. “During this time, we don’t have …” he paused. “… colors.” I was sitting in a coffee shop with Tirronen, a web developer and writer, after flying to...
The army command has ordered an additional 1,500 troops to Orellana and Sucumbíos Provinces following the massacre of 11 soldiers in Alto Punino Friday. The new troops join an estimated 1,200 already deployed to the region near the Colombian border. The 11 soldiers...
