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The Attorney General’s office announced early Tuesday that the bodies discovered near the Taura Air Force Base are those of four missing Guayaquil boys. The boys were picked up near Mall del Sol by a military patrol December 8 and were not seen again. “Following DNA...
By Laurence Blair Fifty miles north-west of Cusco, where the Andes crumple into the Amazon, lies Espíritu Pampa: the last capital of Inca resistance against the Spanish invaders. Colossal strangler figs have taken root atop ruined doorways. Crumbling yellow paint...
By Liam Higgins Less than two months ago, cities around Ecuador, including Cuenca, were considering prohibitions on New Year's Eve fireworks and even banning celebrations altogether. The country was suffering from an historic drought, prompting lengthy electric and...
By Sylvan Hardy In more than a quarter century of monitoring Ecuador elections, political analyst Juan Carlos Donoso says he has never seen so little voter interest in an election. “It is almost a cliché to talk about voter apathy since it's a factor in every...
Residents and tourists in Barcelona's historic centre were enjoying the last days of gas-powered patio heaters before their use is banned in 2025 because of their carbon emissions. The ban will come into force on Jan. 1 and is the culmination of a years-long battle...
The Attorney General's office says no positive identification has been made of bodies found north of Guayaquil, near the Taura Air Force base. In a statement, prosecutors said reports that two of the bodies have been identified as those of the Guayaquil boys missing...
Domingo, 29/121/2024 Hola, Todos - I hope you all had a joyous Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or just plain holiday. Actividades - Se convoca a exposición (Call for exhibition) - The Mayor's office through the Dirección General de Cultura, Recreación y Conocimiento...
By Calum Roche Flying with your trusty carry-on bag is practically a right of passage for modern travel. But American Airlines is set to shake things up. In 2025, the airline plans to implement a revised baggage policy that could redefine what you’re allowed to bring...
The government announced Saturday that power cuts will end January 1 for the country’s largest industries. "With this suspension, the country will return to normal power distribution, without power cuts or rationing, ensuring a continuous supply for all sectors," the...
By Samantha Schmidt, Arturo Torres and Anthony Faiola The drug lord had already escaped the law in three countries, and he planned to do it again. In less than a decade, Dritan Rexhepi had built a smuggling business that ran from the fields of Colombia to the ports of...
By Joshua Shavit In the dense rainforest of the Amazon, long thought to be a wilderness unshaped by human hands, a groundbreaking discovery has challenged this perception. Recent research has uncovered evidence of a vast network of interconnected settlements that...
It was as clear as the lilt of a meadowlark. Relief from a series of brutal winter storms finally arrived, just in time to chase the clouds away and celebrate the almost-spring and the long-sought dream of many. Today is March 1st. 1867, and it is today that Nebraska...
Rain showers that began late Thursday and continued overnight have flooded streets and highways and triggered landslides in several locations throughout the inter-mountain valley, the national risk management office reports. In Cuenca, the rain flooded at least a...
By Janet Novack There’s good news and bad news for baby boomers. The good news is that despite concerns about meager retirement savings, baby boomers aren’t going to have to work into old age. The catch is, they’ll have to pull off that trick by redefining what’s...
By Iker Seisdedos and Francesco Manetto It was an off-the-cuff idea aired at the beginning of the Christmas holidays, but within hours its impact triggered a chain reaction throughout Latin America. The intention of the president-elect of the United States, Donald...
The parents and relatives of four Guayaquil boys missing since December 8 continue to wait outside a police forensics lab for positive identifications of bodies discovered north of the city on Tuesday. According to conflicting police reports, three or four badly...
By Fabio Teixeira Brazilian officials found 163 Chinese nationals working in "slavery-like conditions" at a construction site for a factory owned by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD, opens new tab in Brazil's Bahia state, the local labor prosecutor's office said...
Sixteen Air Force personnel are being held at the Taura Air Force base near Guayaquil pending the conclusion of a National Police investigation into the disappearance of four Guayaquil boys. The detention coincides with the discovery of three partially burned bodies...
By Robert Bradley Evergreen trees and plants have been used to celebrate winter festivals for thousands of years, long before the advent of Christianity. Pagans in Europe used branches of evergreen fir trees to decorate their homes and brighten their spirits during...
Only hours after denying it, the government admitted Monday that military personnel were responsible for the disappearance of four Guayaquil boys December 8. In a news conference, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo confirmed the boys were apprehended by a military...
