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Sábado, 21/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Season's Greetings, and I hope all of you enjoy your holidays. This will be the last Periodico for 2024. I will be taking a break over the holidays and the next issue will be el domingo, 29/12 if I'm recovered from holiday activities...
President Daniel Noboa said Sunday there will be “no impunity and no mercy” for those responsible for the possible kidnapping of four Guayaquil boys. The boys, ages 11 to 15, disappeared December 8 after they left home to play football at a nearby park. The parents of...
The canton of Sigsig, about an hour southeast of Cuenca, is a rich agricultural area of lovely small farms squeezed between steep bluffs and deep canyons. I had long been aware of the reputation the town of Sigsig enjoyed for being ‘picture-postcard perfect’: a lush...
By Richard Westcott Squeak I traditionally passed my Christmas Eve making the rounds of various family homes throughout Central and Southern New Jersey. One family had an unusual mix of children ranging from toddlers to teens. This was because they had gathered at the...
A man has been charged with “sabotage” in connection with nationwide power outages that occurred early Saturday morning. According to Energy Minister Inés Manzano, 27-year-old Ángel B. was arrested near a power station on the Quevedo-Santo Domingo high voltage line,...
I was told that one of the first big SUVs to arrive in Barcelona many years ago got stuck trying to turn a sharp corner in the old medieval town center. Having attempted similar maneuvers in a “Renault Espace” minivan, the possibility of becoming wedged seemed very...
By Nicola Guess The way we eat desperately needs to change. Experts estimate diet is a bigger contributor globally to early death than smoking. In America, nearly half the adult population has Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes. If you have been following recent...
For the time in 88 days, Ecuadorians woke up Friday to a day without electric blackouts. Two weeks ago, President Daniel Nobia announced blackouts would end December 20, saying “our long energy nightmare will be over.” The end of blackouts does not apply to everyone,...
Jueves, 19/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Sinfónica y coros en dos conciertos, hoy y mañana (Symphony and choirs in two concerts, today and tomorrow) - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca, conducted by Augosto Carrion, will perform 2 Christmas concerts el jueves 19...
By Michael Cunningham When U.S. officials are asked about China, the discussion usually defaults to Taiwan or tariffs. But another threat from Beijing has been growing for years, and it can be found much closer to home — in Latin America. Case in point: the deep-sea...
In a press conference Wednesday at National Police Headquarters in Quito, Interior Minister Mónica Palencia reported that homicides have dropped 16.5%, totaling 6,547 from January 1 to December 15. “These numbers show that we have made impressive progress in the fight...
By Eleonor Hughes Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, according to a report published Wednesday by a prominent nonprofit organization. In 2024, gangs were present in 260 of 772...
Martes, 17/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del lunes, 16/12 (2 articles): "Alegría del Mundo, evento de fin de año (Joy of the world, a year end event) - The Escuela Frances de Cuenca will celebrate the 10th edition of the traditional end of the...
Ecuador appears headed for a repeat of the 2023 cross death election that pitted Daniel Noboa against Luisa González in a presidential runoff. According to the latest public and private polling results, Noboa and González command more than 60% support in the field of...
By Scott Nover The internet feels like it’s falling apart. Not literally. Structurally, it’s sound. There are plenty of fiber optic cables lining ocean floors, cell towers looming above cityscapes, and server-filled data centers. But the very foundations of the...
President Daniel Noboa may defy a constitutional rule requiring incumbent elected officials to take a leave of absence during reelection campaigns. According to Government Minister José de la Gasca, the rule does not apply to Noboa since he will be running for his...
After almost two weeks of protests that blocked highways and threatened government offices, President Daniel Noboa has backed down on his plan to build a maximum-security prison in Archidona, in Napo Province. The presidential press office announced Monday that the...
By Hans Bartell One of the five stars that used to adorn the facade of the Margarita hotel on the Venezuelan paradise island of the same name has fallen off. Not that there are any guests to notice. The hotel is abandoned, its peeling facade a symbol of the decline of...
Domingo, 15/121/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - ¡El Rey de Copas! (The King of Cups!) - In spite of a 1-0 loss to Independiente del Valle in the finals, the Liga de Quito was crowned champion of the LigaPro 2024. <And there you have as much sports as I can...
Ecuador is experiencing a new surge of Venezuelan refugees entering the country, according to the Integral Organization of Migrants (IOM). The group says deteriorating conditions in Venezuela as well as xenophobia and new laws in Chile, Peru and Colombia is...
