As the start the third week of the impeachment process initiated by the National Assembly begins, discussions about disregarding the Constitutional Court's decision cast doubt on the entire process. After the Constitutional Court deemed the impeachment process against...
Commissioner Claudia Garzón was appointed as spokesperson to mediate a peace agreement with criminal organizations. The Prison Dialogue and Pacification Commission, formed by the President Lasso on December 16, 2021, announced that four criminal organizations that operate in the country’s prisons are willing to start a peace process. These gangs are Los Tiguerones, Lobos, Chone […]
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Assembly members and constitutional experts have divided opinions on whether the Legislature has the power to refer the veto to the Court. The plenary session of the National Assembly decided to send to the Constitutional Court President Guillermo Lasso’s partial veto of the law of interruption of pregnancy in cases of rape. However, constitutional experts are divided on whether […]
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The Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador has published the holiday calendar for the year 2020. This definition of “holidays” is based on the Law of Holidays in Ecuador, approved in 2016, that defines in advance, holidays at the country level. Among those are the National holidays such as May 24th (Battle of Pichincha), October 9th […]
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Gabriela Vázquez is one of the few scientists in the city. She is in charge of the water laboratory of the University of Cuenca, and among her aspirations is that more women occupy technical positions and break the gender stereotypes in the academic, scientific and professional worlds. To support Gabriela’s belief, a study conducted by […]
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Pollution of rivers by cyanide, mercury and arsenic, as well as multimillion-dollar lawsuits for tax fraud and money laundering, are the effects left behind by illegal mining activity in the south of the country. According to the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) and the Economic Financial Analysis Unit (UAFE)—in charge of investigating possible cases of money […]
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Azuay province records the highest number of cases in Ecuador of violence against women in any field: psychological, physical, sexual and heritage, both throughout her life and in her last year. This comes from the National Survey on Family Relations and Gender Violence Against Women, whose figures show that 79.2 percent of Azuayan women over […]
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Every day, in fast food places, people are tempted with a “do you want to super-size your order? Maybe more fires or soda?” And many impulsively say “Yes.” But these types of products are on the ‘red list,’ as they have been shown to be part of an obesity epidemic, which affect more than 30% […]
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In the first week of collection of taxes for urban and rustic properties, the Municipality has brought in 14% of the projected fees for 2020, says Patricio Abad, the financial director of the local government. According to the latest property tax collection report, citizen payments totaled $1,750,000 in the first week; this amount is expected […]
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The IESS bank, or BIESS, has a new mortgage program for both new and resale homes. The new loans have lower interest rates and offer higher credit caps. And perhaps even more importantly, the program is also open to retirees and other pensioners. The preferential interest rates start at 5.99%, and the bank will finance […]
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So far this year, a total of 10 people have fallen into the Cuenca rivers. According to reports by Patricio Lucero, head of the Fire Department of Cuenca, these incidents have been due to varied reasons. “Some have tried to commit suicide; others have been reckless by walking too close to the river banks when […]
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The Ecuadorian Government has dissolved the Eloy Alfaro Institute of Political and Economic Thought—created by former President Rafael Correa before leaving office—for allegedly failing to comply with various articles of various laws. According to the notification (which Correa himself published in social networks), the legal services of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided on […]
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With 17,000 vehicles per day that cross the area and a projection to double that amount for the next 20 years, traffic in the southern entrance of the city runs the risk of collapsing. To prevent this from happening, the Government and the University of Cuenca plan a new four-lane road. The sound of the horns […]
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With a customer base in the Cuenca market that reflects two percent of its active users in Ecuador, the Spanish application Glovo celebrates one year of service in the city. During its first year, the platform that began operations in the Ecuadorian capital has extended its service to Cuenca and Guayaquil. The latter represents 50 percent […]
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The Volkswagen Beetle has become an iconic car in many regions of Ecuador, including Cuenca. So much so, that there’s even a very popular child’s game of calling out the car when someone in a group sees it. A person yells out, “Pichirilo, guess the color,” and whoever doesn’t guess the color receives a pinch […]
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Cuenca Area Traffic Accidents Early Wednesday morning, a pedestrian trying to cross Av. De Las Américas and Amazonas was hit by a car; the car that hit the victim fled the scene. EMOV personnel are investigating the crime. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital by personnel from the Guardia Cidada, EMOV and Cuenca […]
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The Cristo Rey nursing home, also called the” elder’s asylum,” covers an entire block. It’s located within the streets Sangurima, Juan Montalvo, Vega Muñoz and Estevez de Toral, in the Historic Centro. It’s administrated by the Congregation of Sisters of Forsaken Seniors. About 140 senior men and women live here, under the protection of the […]
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Didn’t stick to your contract with ETAPA? Then you may have a problem. ETAPA (Municipal Telecomm., Water Service, Drainage and Sewage Company) has begun notifying customers who ended their contracts early that they are now going to be charged for the “free installation” that was part of their contract. “Our contracts provide a zero-installation cost […]
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The Municipality of Cuenca is still amidst Arbitration in Chile with the Consorcio Cuatro Rios de Cuenca (CCRC; Consortium Four Rivers of Cuenca), the former construction company of the tram system. Juan Peralta, statutory auditor for the municipality, traveled to Chile to provide support in this process. “If there is to be a new memorial […]
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The last phase of planning for a new type-C hospital is about to end. The Ministry of Health, along with the Service of Public Works Contracting (Secob) and the Italian Agency of Cooperation for Development (AICS), held a meeting in order to settle the final details in order to start the construction. A type-C hospital, […]
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A recent study done by the Llactalab group from the Universidad de Cuenca suggests that public policies should be restructured if there is to be a future solution to Cuenca’s traffic problems. The study focused on urbanization, housing construction, outskirts urbanization and the regular transportation means of the inhabitants, in order to make this assessment. […]
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According to the Cuencano digital paper La Andariega, the homicide rate in the city is one of the lowest since 2012. Only 11 intentional homicides have been committed during this year. The homicide rate was only lower in 2015 (eight cases) and 2018 (eight cases, but only as of the first half of the year). […]
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Inhabitants of the Industrial Park in Cuenca have warned the Environmental Management Commission (CGA) of the presence of red and yellow dust around the sector. This dust was appearing all of the sudden on people’s roofs, walls, sidewalk and over vehicles. “This dust is due to the change of filters of the industrial spray units […]
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This last week as we closed down our restaurant (that was sold and is moving to Ordonez Lasso with a goal of opening on August 1st), several people came up to me and asked me if I was going to keep writing this column. They told me that they really enjoyed it and appreciated my […]
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Ecuador has the highest child and teen pregnancy rate in all of Latin-America. Because of that, the Ministries of Health, Education and Social and Economic Inclusion have created a new “Methodical Guideline for Pregnancy Prevention in Girls and Teenagers.” This is the third campaign created in on this topic by the Government since 2011. This […]
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A group of four hikers got lost on the Cayambe peak on July 20th. The hikers, between the ages of 32 and 44, weren’t able to find the trail back from the mountain and one of the members of the group had injured his arm. Police and firemen were alerted thanks to a call to […]
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On Friday, July 12, activists from Accion Animal Ecuador and Lucky Bienestar Animal shelters reported the deaths of at least 12 dogs. “We’re investigating how this happened. Apparently, a SEALED dog food bag, which was left at our donations center, had poisoned food sent by someone!” stated Accion Animal Ecuador in a social media post. […]
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Assaults against a bus driver on July 11th and an the attack with of a bus a day later caused the Transportation Chamber to warn bus drivers of beggars and “informal vendors” on the buses who are threatening drivers (and passengers) and demanding money. On Wednesday, the bus driver’s guild and the Government of Azuay held […]
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Students from the Universidad Catolica de Cuenca (UCACUE) have developed a software able to translate voice into sign language. The software also has a glossary and word games to improve the reading and writing of hearing impaired students. The name of the software is ‘Edu Kids.’ The students from the UCACUE developed it especially for […]
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Like all of us I have some regrets at this point in my life. Like, I really regret trying to break into Fenway Park when I was 19 years-old so that my friends and I could play baseball. Or more precisely, I regret falling off the roof of Fenway Park and breaking my leg in […]
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