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Amazon has introduced a $5 flat-rate shipping charge to Ecuador and five other Latin American countries. According to industry analysts, the new policy is aimed at competing more effectively with Chinese commerce sites Temu, Alibaba and Shein, as well as...
Rosa Argudo, president of the employee union at José Carrasco Arteaga Social Security hospital in Cuenca, was fired Friday following an investigation of “irregularities in her professional duties.” Argudo’s dismissal was announced by Cuenca National Assemblyman Adrián...
As expected, power blackouts will continue next week. Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves announced Friday morning that blackouts in the first week of October will be similar in length to those currently in effect, ranging from seven to 10 hours a day, based on local...
By Jessicca Stillman Stuck on a tough problem? Do what Jobs would have done and follow the 10-minute rule. Say you're facing a difficult problem at work, and even though you've been sitting at your desk for the last 10 minutes straining your brain to think of a...
Jueves, 26/9/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Ferias en MMAM - The Feria de Arte de Cuenca "ArtCue 2024" will be from 1-4/11 in the Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno (MMAM). Artists, collectives or foundations, galleries, and art material providers can apply to...
As fires raged throughout the country, President Daniel Noboa cut short his attendance at the United Nations Wednesday to return to Ecuador. “Given the circumstances, my priority is to command all efforts in the face of the new enemy," he said, referring to fires in...
Officials from Ecuador’s Energy Ministry meet Friday with the Emergency Operations Committee in Quito and are likely to extend electric blackouts to next week. The ministry reported Thursday that nationally hydroelectric generation dropped from 32% capacity to 29% in...
By Simone Iglesias Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela is not included on a list of prospective invitees to the BRICS bloc of emerging market countries that has circulated among the group’s members at the United Nations this week, according to three Brazilian officials...
A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged with starting the massive Guápulo fire in Quito. Called one of the most destructive in Quito history, the fire destroyed homes and forests in the Bellavista and the Bolaños neighborhoods and in Metropolitan Park. While...
By Stephen Vargah Many foreigners move to Ecuador to retire. “I moved because I was dissatisfied with my life in London,” said Ned Cresswell. A good number of foreigners end up residing in Cuenca. Others move to the coast of Ecuador while some set foot in smaller...
The brick, cinderblock, concrete and rebar looks the same whether you’re in Morocco, Mexico, Peru or Ecuador. Provisional, half-finished brick and cinder block dwellings. Lone structures slouching in patches of prickly pear along the highway, jagged villages clinging...
As of early Wednesday morning, a massive forest fire continued to burn in the historic Guápulo neighborhood of eastern Quito. Quito Mayor Pabel Muñoz called it “an attack on Quito,” referring not only to the threat to life and property, but to the suspicion of arson....
The Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant increased production Monday and Tuesday as a result of recent rains in Napo Province, Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves said. “What is important is that the extra generation allowed us to turn off the turbines at Paute-Mazar,...
Jueves, 24/9/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Saberes ancestrales (Ancestral knowledge) - The Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS) is inviting the public to a book launch for "Saberes Ancestrales: Uso de las Plantas Medicinales del Cantón Cuenca" (Ancestral...
By Catherine Osborn Ecuador, which is grappling with homicide rates that last year ranked among the highest in the world, might not seem like a natural place to found a new regional security alliance. But it is precisely because of the country’s plight that it raised...
When asked at a Monday press conference when electric blackouts will end, Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves said, “I cannot tell you what only God knows.” He added that “rain is the only way out” of Ecuador’s energy crisis. “Specifically, we need rain to refill the...
Lunes, 23/9/2024 Hola, Todos - Due to the blackouts, it will be difficult to translate on my usual schedule of M-W-F so the Periodicos will hit your inbox on odd days and at odd times (for those of you on my direct mailing list). The periodicos might also be a lot...
By Jim Smith Stepping into Cuenca's Kolo restaurant, I was immediately welcomed by Milena Lopez, the vibrant Cuban-born owner and single mother of two. Despite the busy atmosphere, Milena greeted me with a warm smile, instantly making me feel at home. Kolo has been a...
By Moris Soto Venezuela’s once-promising investment landscape has drastically deteriorated, largely due to political turmoil and economic collapse. Following the contested elections on July 28, foreign investors are increasingly wary of engaging with the country, as...
Editor's note: For the revised power blackout schedule, go to the Centrosur website and download the pdf. Overnight rain Saturday night and Sunday morning temporarily reversed the falling water level at the Mazar Reservoir and refilled ponds at Cuenca’s drinking water...
