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The Advisory Council of Engineering and Economics warned Friday that government action “to mitigate and solve” Ecuador’s energy crisis has fallen behind schedule. The council said electric blackouts could return as soon as late April. “Since the end of blackouts in...
The Azuay College of Agricultural Engineers is urging the city to adopt a more “sophisticated” approach tree and plant management in parks and other public areas. The recommendation follows the Thursday’s deaths of two children in Parque de la Paz after they were...
By Jeremiah Reardon My wife Belinda and I settled in Cuenca a decade ago after living in Monterey, California. We rented our first apartment near the Yanuncay River. Running errands in El Centro, we’d walk past one of Cuenca’s cultural gems, La Esquina de Las Artes....
By Jancee Dunn What if you knew that you were at the end of your life? Would you have done anything differently? A friend of mine volunteers at a hospice, and she hears one regret over and over from patients: letting relationships wither. They wish that they had made...
Jueves, 30/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición en homenaje a las 'heraderas del tejido' (Exhibition in homage to the 'weaving heirs') - The Casa de la Cultura opened the "Herencias Vivas del Tejido" exhibit which places value on the work of the craftswomen....
A seven-year-old girl and two-year-old boy died Thursday afternoon after two trees fell on them in the playground of Parque de La Paz on Av. Remigio Crespo. After firefighters pulled them from the debris, the children were taken to Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital...
Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, and he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit will allow them to focus on shared interests including migration...
By Andy Kurtzig AI companies like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic want you to believe we’re on the cusp of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) — a world where AI tools can outthink humans, handle complex professional tasks without breaking a sweat, and chart a new...
By Mike Richey Although most political analysts believe President Daniel Noboa and Luisa González will face each other in an April 13 runoff, some polls suggest Noboa could win outright in the February 9 election. In results released Monday, the Ipsos poll gave Noboa...
A criminal court in Quito has rejected Vice President Verónica Abad challenge of three decrees signed by President Daniel Noboa. A three-judge criminal court panel ruled that Abad’s claim of personal and professional damage “had not been demonstrated or verified" and...
By Jeremiah Reardon On January 13, El Mercurio’s obituary notices included sixty-five-year-old Bolivar Sarmiento Regalado, Cuenca’s greatly admired guitarist/singer and father of two daughters. He had succumbed to a malignant brain tumor after struggling with it over...
By Will Freeman For a moment on Sunday, the government of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro looked like it might be the first in Latin America to take a meaningful stand against President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans. Instead, Petro gave Trump the perfect opportunity...
Martes, 28/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Titular - Cifras a la baja en hipotecarios (Downward figures for mortgage loans) - In 2024, the Banco del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (BIESS - Bank of IESS) made $537.5 million in mortgage loans representing a decrease...
Eighty Ecuadorians returned home to Ecuador Tuesday afternoon, arriving at Guayaquil's José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport from Texas. According to Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry, it is the first of many migrant flights it expects, as the U.S. government...
By Stephen Vargha Convents have a rich history in Cuenca. They became a part of Cuenca shortly after the Spanish conquered what is now Ecuador. Spanish conquistador Rodrigo Núñez de Bonilla is attributed with the construction of the first Catholic church founded in...
By Caitlin Boylan It’s simultaneously the easiest and the most difficult thing you’ll do — moving abroad and settling into your new life. You’ll find yourself sipping a glass of vinho verde on a Wednesday afternoon with the winter sun shining on your face. You won’t...
By Mike Richey Although Ecuador is bracing for the return of tens-of-thousands of its migrants in the U.S., current and former government officials say the country expects “respectful and even favorable treatment” from the new U.S. administration. “Obviously, this is...
An article in the investigative magazine Plan V claims the government is doing nothing to monitor illegal activities in gold sales and exports. “Hundreds of millions of dollars in sales are conducted every month, much of it by unregistered agents and exporters, and...
By Aaron Pellish and Alejandra Jaramillo Colombia has walked back from the brink of a damaging trade war with the United States, reaching an agreement on accepting deported migrants being returned on military planes, after a flurry of threats from President Donald...
By Liam Bannister Amid the ongoing de-dollarization efforts embraced by the BRICS alliance, experts have begun to accept the fact that the US dollar’s days as a global reserve asset may be numbered. Although the currency is at a new record high, economists have noted...
