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President Daniel Noboa will ask the National Assembly to change the constitution to allow foreign military bases on Ecuadorian soil, he said Monday via a post on X. The United States previously operated a military base at Manta to combat drug trafficking, but former...
By Jim Smith Moving to a new country like Ecuador can be both thrilling and challenging for expats, particularly when it comes to staying connected, finding local resources, and adapting to a new culture. Fortunately, social media apps can help bridge these gaps,...
Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat reports that 2024 is one of the “worst fire years on record,” with more than 23,000 hectares going up in smoke. Loja Province has suffered the most damage, with 14,600 hectares burned while 4,487 and 3,140 hectares, respectively,...
By Liam Higgins While Cuenca recorded its 65th day without significant rainfall Sunday, the current drought is far from the city’s worst. A check of weather records shows at least 20 drought years since 1950, including four classified as “extreme.” During ten droughts...
By Elise Cutts Hair loss isn’t life-threatening, but that doesn't mean that it can’t be life-changing. For many people, losing hair is tantamount to losing themselves. “People go through grieving,” says geneticist Angela Christiano of Cornell University. “It’s...
There will be a nationwide overnight power blackout Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, the government announced Sunday morning. According to a presidential office statement, the blackout will begin at 10 p.m. Wednesday and end at 6 a.m. Thursday for...
The country’s ongoing drought is not only threatening hydroelectric generation and drinking water supplies but agricultural production as well. Farmers across the country say that due to the lack of rain, local irrigation systems and farm holding ponds are going dry....
By Phillip Martin When we arrive in Ecuador from northern climes it gradually dawns on us that sunrise and sunset come at just about the same time every day, all year long. While we almost universally enjoy the moderate, year round climate this brings us, some of us...
Although military control of prisons has drastically reduced the number of killings within the country’s prisons, it has put administrators at greater risk. The murder of Guayaquil Litoral Penitentiary director María Daniela Icaza earlier this week was the third this...
By Wilfredo Miranda The Nicaraguan regime of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, ordered their loyal Parliament on Wednesday to urgently reform the Cyber Crime Law, better known as the gag law. The cornerstone of the reform are...
The Emre Bey power generation barge began producing electricity Thursday following a two week delay due to anchoring problems in the Guayas River. The diesel-powered barge is producing 101.3 megawatts and will undergo a series of tests in its first week of operation....
By Latin American Post staff Illegal mining continues to ravage Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, with over 1,400 hectares of land destroyed. As Latin American countries grapple with similar crises, the environmental and social costs are mounting. How can they balance...
By Brian Handwerk Chicken soup. Half a grapefruit. Steaming hot tea. When you’re sick everyone from grandma to the next-door neighbor has a helpful suggestion for food that will put you on the road to recovery. What should we make of this wisdom — do some foods really...
Argentine protesters clashed with police outside the country's Congress on Wednesday, after lower house lawmakers narrowly upheld a veto of a planned hike to pensions by right-wing President Javier Milei. The chamber of deputies voted 153 in favor of the pension hike...
By Liam Higgins Younger Ecuadorian voters are paying little attention to the upcoming political campaign, says University of Guayaquil political science professor Fernando Manzano. “As a group, young people are more disconnected than I’ve ever seen them,” he said....
Although the amount of direct-to-consumer products arriving from China has soared in recent years, shipments from one company are “off the charts,” according to Ecuador custom officials. “The number of packages delivered by Temu is growing so fast we are adding...
By Gavin Voss Private security companies have surged in Ecuador as crime has intensified, but mounting evidence of criminal infiltration in the industry suggests that it may be servicing criminals as much as the private sector and the government. Take the recent case...
By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott South America's Paraguay River, a key thoroughfare for grains, has hit a record low in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, with water levels depleted by a severe drought upriver in Brazil that has hindered navigation along waterways in...
A study by the University of Cuenca recommends that municipal bus fares increase from 30 cents to 40 cents. It points out that since the last fare increase, in 2013, inflation has increased 30%. In addition to independent analysis, the study included a series of...
Attorney General Diana Salazar said late Tuesday that a “burden has been lifted" from her shoulders following a vote by the full National Assembly to permanently end efforts by the Citizens Revolution party to stage an impeachment trial against her. Although the...
