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By Libby George An enquiry into Ecuador's landmark debt-for-nature swap has not slowed work on the increasingly popular instruments, the president of the Inter-American Development Bank told Reuters. The bank expects to finalise its next swap with Barbados within two...
By Mark Johanson What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Mount Everest, which straddles the border between...
Energy Minister Antonio Gonçalves announced Wednesday morning that electric blackouts of up 10-hours have been ordered for the entire country, effective immediately. Last week, the ministry reduced blackouts for residential customers to three to five hours a day....
Martes, 8/10/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Compra de entradas para concierto tendrá fin social (Purchase of concert tickets will have a social purpose) - The first big show to announce that it will be coming to the fiestas of Cuenca is an international concert with...
After a brief rise last week, the water level at the Mazar reservoir on the Paute River east of Cuenca, fell to 2,114 meters above sea level on Tuesday following several days of dry weather. The reservoir provides power to three hydroelectric plants. The Energy...
By Liam Higgins He is called Guagua Grande by the indigenous people living in the Cajas Mountains west of Cuenca. He was called the Monstruo de las Cajas in a 1997 German magazine article. He can also be called the monster that won’t go away, despite the best efforts...
By Nancy Gonlin and April Nowell As recently as a few decades ago in the Western world, stars dazzled humans with their brightness and the Milky Way could be seen spanning the far reaches of the heavens as night deepened into an unspeakable darkness. In the 21st...
Representatives of business organizations met with Energy Ministry officials Monday night to demand a reconsideration of the 10-hour blackouts applied to the country’s industrial sector. María Paz Jervis, president of the Ecuador Chamber of Industries, said the groups...
Author's note: Welcome to ‘Cooking at Home vs. Ordering Meals in Cuenca, Ecuador: A Practical Guide for Seniors and Retirees’ where we explore the ins and outs of cooking at home versus ordering meals — especially for those in their golden years living in or around...
By Holly Young Recent droughts in Colombia and Ecuador have severely hampered energy supplied by hydropower. How viable is the low-carbon renewable in an increasingly hot and dry world? Reliable, cheap and low carbon -- since coming into use over a hundred years ago,...
As Ecuador begins the first full week of industrial power blackouts, business leaders claim the cuts are being unequally applied and could have a drastic impact on the country’s economy. “Our sector is suffering information whiplash due to conflicting reports we are...
Domingo, 6/10/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del viernes, 4/10 (1 article): Centro Agrícola Cantonal alista feria (Cantonal Agricultural Center prepares fair) - The Centro Agrícola Cantonal de Cuenca <I think it's in Cumbe.> has everything ready...
By Stephen Vargha In the past five years, Cuenca has become a global, international city. It is no longer an isolated city in the middle of the Andes mountains. The arts are a huge reason. Global cities have experienced an increase in culture, cultural life, and...
By Lindsey Bever The question: Is it true that some people dream in color and others in black and white? The science: It was once believed that most people dreamed mostly in black and white, and color dreaming was thought to be associated with psychological issues....
National Electricity Operator Cenace has ordered 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. electric blackouts for Ecuador’s largest industries for a period of at least 15 days, effective immediately. Until Saturday, the industrial sector had escaped most blackouts due to what the government...
During a Friday visit to the construction site of a new high-security prison in Santa Elena Province, President Daniel Noboa expressed satisfaction with progress, saying the work is 30% complete. “We are advancing quickly toward our goal of having a state-of-the-art...
An independent group of election experts that observed Venezuela’s July presidential election on Wednesday legitimized the vote tally sheets the opposition has offered as proof of President Nicolás Maduro’s defeat, telling the Organization of American States the...
Jueves, 3/10/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Obra revive encanto de las sílfides o "espíritus del aire" (Work revives enchantment of the sylphs or “spirits of the air") - The Compañía de Danza and the Orquesta Sinfónica of the U. of Cuenca will present the ballet,...
President Daniel Noboa has extended the state of emergency in six provinces and two cantons. In an executive decree signed Thursday, the president said the extension is necessary to “continue to strengthen the work of the Armed Forces and the National Police to defend...
By Arturo Torres and Dan Collyns About a quarter of Ecuador’s gold exports from small-scale mining in 2023 originated from just three companies, Rockgolden, Rocadorada and Soul Metals. Their exports of $268 million in gold just to the United Arab Emirates and India...
