The price of gas delivered at your home will not be regulated by the Agency for Regulation and Control of Hydrocarbons (ARCH) and will be subject to the free supply and demand of the product, said Juan Manuel Rodríguez, regional director of the institution. This comes after citizen requests that ARCH establish a value of […]

It’s considered an ambitious but very necessary project for Cuenca: the restructuring of the cadastre (property register) of the urban area of ​​the canton will contemplate a range of changes and obtain an approximation of the reality of the city through an integral census of the properties. The last time that the cadastre of Cuenca […]

Without the help of one of Cuenca’s Citizen Guard, the new year would have had a tragic start last Thursday. On the morning of January 2, 2020, a member of the Citizen Guard of Cuenca saved the life of a 10-month-old baby boy who had fallen inside a bucket of water and was found unconscious. […]

The sale of companion animals such as dogs and cats is now “totally prohibited at the Feria Libre,” according to the municipal director of Markets, Marcelo Álvarez Toral, who warned that all pets that are sold in the sector will be rescued and given up for adoption by the Citizen Guard. The decision, according to […]

We got a late start today and I suspect many of you did as well! It’s the day after Christmas and we had a party with a group of 12 people yesterday. Fun was had by all, but not in the usual way. Few gifts were passed between friends, because we did something different this […]

Last Monday, Telefónica Movistar announced the sale of 1,408 towers in Ecuador and 621 in Colombia, to the Phoenix Tower International (PTI) company for about $321 million. The sale of the towers in Ecuador amounts to $224 million and those of Colombia, $96.5 million. Through a statement from Madrid, the company said that these operations are […]

The tourism sectors on the coast and in the mountains have strong expectations for the end of 2019. As an example, just two days before Christmas, the Chamber of Tourism of Santa Elena posted a 70% reservation achievement in hotels in the province. The union expects full hotel occupancy by the end of the year. […]

A new fleet of vehicles for traffic control were acquired by the Municipal Mobility Company, (EMOV), to strengthen patrols in various parts of the city. There is a total of 13 new units that have all the technological equipment, according to Juan Carlos Aguirre, EMOV manager. This purchase brought the total of new vehicles added […]

Katiusca Bolívar receives a video call by WhatsApp and touches the green button on the screen of her cell phone to“accept,” and immediately the image is divided into four. In one box is her brother who lives in Miami, in the other her mother from Venezuela, in the third is a cousin who lives in Spain […]

Carolina Molina does the grocery shopping in her family, but for her it’s difficult to carry a reusable bag to load them, because she leaves her job and goes directly to the store. She is part of the over 79% percent of the Ecuadorian population that still prefers disposable plastic bags, according to the study […]

The disability, old-age and death insurance reserve of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security, IESS, will be positive until 2058 if the State complies with its contribution of 40 percent. Otherwise, the positive reserve will be maintained only until 2023. This is stated in the actuarial evaluation report that was made to the IESS. The results were […]

Ecuador’s “Home Voting” process is going to be expanded to include people with disabilities aged 50 or older. In the last sectional elections, Home Voting was only available to seniors over the age of 65. José Cabrera, National Electoral Councilor, emphasizes that the measure will be applied for the next elections of the year 2021. “In […]

After three weeks of work, the staff and machinery of the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works was able to stabilize a slope and remove the material that closed one of the lanes of the Cuenca-Azogues highway from December 1st thru Saturday, December 21, 2019. Through its Twitter account, the Zonal Directorate of the Ministry […]

After the sinking of a cargo barge—called the Orca—in the San Cristóbal canton, in the Galapagos archipelago, on Sunday, December 22, 2019, the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador stated that the risk of the environmental impact of the diesel spill ” has decreased considerably.” Likewise, the State Portfolio confirmed through an official document that the […]

The Cuenca Biennial Foundation received the physical documents of its accreditation as part of the International Biennial Association (IBA), based in the United Arab Emirates. IBA is a reference that brings together artists, researchers and others interested in contemporary art. With the accreditation, the Foundation has access to spaces and exclusive events of the members […]

Ecuador and Chile are preparing to begin the exchange of experiences in the field of sustainable development and ecosystem conservation. The initiative was formalized through a cooperation agreement signed between the Governing Council of the Special Regime of Galapagos and the Mayor’s Office of the Municipality of Juan Fernández, in neighboring Chile. The pact also […]

Approximately $8 millions in the budget of the Electro Generating Company of Austro, Elecaustro, to begin with the construction of the Soldiers -Yanuncay Hydroelectric Project. In spite of this, the works will not begin until next year while the reasons for opposition of some residents of the Soldiers and Barabón areas are clarified. Although Antonio […]

During an operation carried out at the Feria Libre this week, 10 dogs and 14 cats were rescued from people who were engaged in the pet business, but who failed to comply with the ordinance that protects pets. The small animals were found in sacks and in improvised outdoor cages, without any protection to prevent […]

Ecuador has granted 9,001 “Temporary Residency Exception Visas for Humanitarian Reasons” to Venezuelan citizens as part of the three months old regularization process. President Lenin Moreno signed decree 826 allowing this type of visa through the end of March, 2020. This document established the requirements for foreigners to take advantage of the measure that, in […]

This past Tuesday, a court in Quito decided to revoke the preventive detention against the prefect of the province of Pichincha, Paola Pabón, who had been detained for 71 days for her alleged rebellion during the protests that rocked the country at the beginning of last October. The State Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that judge Patlova […]

The strangest thing happened to us this morning. We were quietly relaxing after a big breakfast on the first day of the new year when all of a sudden, our 7 dogs (yes, 7) started barking wildly. Codie jumped up first and said that there was a car at our front gate. She couldn’t tell […]

by Fernando Astudillo The Armed Forces ask the resignation of President Lenin Moreno. Protesters take strategic areas and leave Quito without drinking water. The police throw grenades at the natives. It is a tragedy: there are 22 dead. All are lies. Fake news as they are known in the digital world, so prone to anglicisms. They got virulent in Ecuadorian cell […]

In Ecuador there are 3,080 private companies considered large (4.3% of the total) because they have more than 200 workers, or incomes above $5,000.001.00, as stipulated in the Organic Code of Production, Commerce and Investments. There are 7,236 medium-sized companies (10.2%), 10,623 small (28.8%) and 40,693 micro-enterprises (56.8%), as reported by the Superintendence of Companies. […]

Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries worldwide. Its historical architecture has been distinguished several times. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared eight patrimonies of humanity in the country, three of them shared with other nations. UNESCO explains that its 1972 convention for the “Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage,” […]

A total of $362,748,192.62 were allocated to the purchase of medicines in 2019 under the IESS system. Among these are 64 for the battle against cancer and the attention of rare and catastrophic diseases. The maxim is that “no one will be left out of the national health system,” said President Lenin Moreno in August, when […]

A total of almost 11,000 “Exception Visas for Humanitarian Reasons,” were given to Venezuelan citizens by Ecuador since August 2019, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility. In an official statement released on Saturday, December 28, 2019, the Foreign Ministry explained that between August 19th and December 26, 2019, it issued a total […]

There will be eleven public and private sector holidays in 2020. The draft law regulating national and local holidays in the country, was approved in December 2016. According to the law, holidays that fall on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday will be celebrated on Friday, and holidays that fall on Sunday or Tuesday will be […]

About $717 million in private investment for oil drilling, reconditioning of wells and facilities construction was achieved in 20 fields operated by the public company Petroamazonas. As reported by the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources and Petroamazonas EP, around 715 local jobs were generated in the provinces of Orellana and Sucumbíos. Of the $717 […]