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One of the more curious subspecies of expats is the small but noisy contingent that is utterly obsessed with the price of things; more specifically, they are obsessed with the notion that they are being over-charged by Ecuadorians and that other expats are complicit...
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived on Saturday at a port in the Galápagos after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by the...
By Luis Córdova-Alarcón Ecuador is at war. This was decided by the government of Daniel Noboa on January 9, 2024. On that day, after a wave of criminal violence in several provinces, the President issued Executive Decree 111, recognizing the existence of an internal...
While government officials vow revenge for the ambush of 11 soldiers in a remote area of Orellana Province on Friday, the group alleged to have carried out the attack is denying its involvement. In two social media posts, leaders of the Border Commanders, a breakaway...
By Jonathan Mason The Ecuadorian government, according to a report in El Universo, is considering reinstating a $42 tariff on all 4x4 imports — packages under 4 kilograms and valued below $400. While the move may be intended to protect domestic businesses and boost...
By Ari Caramanica Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s one of the driest deserts in the world. Parts of the region receive less than an inch of rain in an entire year. Yet, water and greenery are everywhere. This...
Diego (not his real name) arrived at the bus station nearly an hour before the 5 a.m. scheduled departure. He was too nervous to sleep. His entire family joined him, but only as far as the edge of the floodlit parking lot, and then only long enough to offer a few...
As the bodies of 11 Ecuadorian soldiers were removed from a remote area of Orellana Province Friday night, Army command said it is sending more troops to battle a FARC dissident group, Comandos de la Frontera, or Frontier Commandos. According to the army, the soldiers...
Lessons from the private sector can help us manage our families in a more business-like manner. The formula is simple: Business is deliberate. Deliberate is effective. Deliberate + Effective = Defective. The first step toward more business-like parenting is to look in...
President Daniel Noboa said Thursday he had sought assistance from Israel and the United Arab Emirates to combat the drug cartels that are terrorizing Ecuador. The iron-fisted 37-year-old who won re-election last month said Israel and the UAE had agreed to provide...
Ecuador’s Social Security (IESS) system is approaching collapse, according to Rodrigo Ibarra, president of Actuaria Consultores, “For more than 10 years, the government has failed to confront the problem,” he says. “The time is now for a structural overhaul. The time...
Although much as been made about newly named Pope Leo’s U.S. heritage, most his service was performed in Peru. Robert Prevost by birth, the new pope was known for 30 years as a champion of improved living conditions and social justice in poor communities close to the...
Somewhere in Cuenca, there’s a perfectly painted pedestrian crossing. Maybe two. They are decorative, symbolic, and approximately as binding as a pinky promise at a kindergarten birthday party. You, a sensible foreigner raised on fairy tales of driver courtesy and...
By Gina Yauri On April 13, 37-year-old businessman Daniel Noboa, one of the world’s youngest presidents, was re-elected president of Ecuador. Noboa came to office winning 55.62 per cent of the vote in a runoff election against Luisa González, the opposition candidate...
Twelve cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in Azuay Province, according to the Ministry of Health. In addition, one of the two yellow fever deaths in Ecuador occurred in the province although the victim contracted the disease in Morona Santiago Province before...
By Post Staff Amid Ecuador’s majestic Andean peaks, vibrant roses flourish under meticulous care, crossing continents to celebrate Mother’s Day worldwide. While growers capitalize on the equatorial sun and advanced greenhouse technology, they also confront trade...
By Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD You probably know some of the most common causes of cancer, thanks to the efforts of public health campaigns. In 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first report on smoking and health, which concluded that smoking caused lung...
By Nadine Yousif Five Venezuelan political figures holed up at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest have been brought to the U.S. after a "successful rescue" mission, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. "The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all...
Minister of Health Edgar Lama said Monday that the country is not facing an epidemic similar to the Covid-19 pandemic. “This is serious, but it does not approach the level of the health crisis we faced in 2020 and 2021,” he said. "I believe it is very likely we will...
The anticipated fight for control of the new National Assembly between Citizens Revolution and President Daniel Noboa’s National Democratic Action party was over before it began. On Tuesday, seven of the nine members of the Pachakutik bloc announced they would vote...
