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Volume 4, Issue 18
December 1, 2019
Sometimes, the bulls win

Sometimes, the bulls win

For those of you who have been here a while and used to visit Café Eucalyptus, you may recall the iconic painting that hung in the center of the old colonial space.  It was of a bullfight in Spain. But it wasn’t a normal bullfight, it had a big twist to it. It was...

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CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) Miguel Alfredo SJ, former chief of the Tungurahua Small Business Savings and Credit Cooperative, a fugitive for three years, was captured last Wednesday night in Cuenca. The Azuay Prosecutor’s Office said that there was a conviction of 10 years in prison, issued in 2016, for the crime of corruption. […]

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Three female Ecuadorian scientists highlighted in Science magazine

Three female Ecuadorian scientists highlighted in Science magazine

The desire to determine why the tropics are more biodiverse, demonstrate the importance of preserving the rivers in the region and produce for the first time in history, one modern and updated list of all species of vascular plants of the Americas, have been some of the motivations of three Ecuadorians who authored lead publications […]

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Remigio Crespo neighborhood faces problems from bar and disco clientele

Remigio Crespo neighborhood faces problems from bar and disco clientele

Sidewalks converted into canteens, street quarrels, bustle until the wee hours of the morning, are the main problems affecting the inhabitants of Remigio Crespo Avenue, which is now characterized as an area full of bars and discos. The last incident that caused citizen anger happened committed last Thursday, when a group of motorcyclists physically assaulted […]

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Pumapungo birds making a short-term move for park renovation

Pumapungo birds making a short-term move for park renovation

For the next 30 days, the house of the “Bird Rescue and Quarantine Center” of the Pumapungo Museum in Cuenca, will be the subject of architectural cleaning, improvement of conservation spaces and input storage. In order to comply with this process, the birds of the Center will be transferred to another space within the same […]

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Electric Vehicles get a new charging station in Cuenca

Electric Vehicles get a new charging station in Cuenca

Electric vehicles that circulate in Cuenca have a new energy station to charge them at. This is the first charging station implemented in the city that was created by students of the Catholic University of Cuenca in the laboratories of the University of Cuenca. There is no exact number of how many of these vehicles are […]

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Ecuador’s rum history becomes a tourist attraction

Ecuador’s rum history becomes a tourist attraction

Visitors to Cuenca can now learn about oak barrels and how rum is made, as well as the history of one of the most traditional companies in the city. Fusing history, tradition and mixological art certainly represents a great challenge, especially in a city like Cuenca where innovative initiatives are the order of the day. […]

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Ecuador still struggling with a lack of health specialists

Ecuador still struggling with a lack of health specialists

After three years of training, in 2009, doctor Byron Mendoza earned completed his specialty training at a Uruguayan university. He went to Uruguay for his training in endocrinology because he could not gain a postgraduate program for his specialty here in in Ecuador. He has now been an attending physician at Enrique Garcés Hospital in […]

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Cuenca distributes community alarm systems to 19 neighborhoods

Cuenca distributes community alarm systems to 19 neighborhoods

On Wednesday afternoon, the Citizen Security Council (CSC) delivered community alarm systems to 688 families, distributed across 19 neighborhoods of Cuenca. According to the authorities, this technological system is part of the “Safe Neighborhood” project that the CSC is executing as part of preventive security actions to support the residents of various sectors. Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios […]

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Conviction rate for femicides hits 86 percent across Ecuador

Conviction rate for femicides hits 86 percent across Ecuador

Over the past 5 years, 86% of femicides prosecuted in Ecuador ended up with a conviction. The first criminological bulletin prepared on the subject indicated that these crimes represent 36% of the cause of violent deaths of women in the country. The report showed that “86% had a conviction and 82% of all were punished […]

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Petroecuador official pleads guilty to money laundering in Miami

Petroecuador official pleads guilty to money laundering in Miami

On November 14th, in Miami, Former Petroecuador official Raúl de la Torre pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering. “Between 2018 and June 2019, De la Torre, who then worked as a foreign official in Petroecuador, conspired with other Petroecuador and Ecuadorian government officials and with certain other people, in a scheme to receive millions […]

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Conaie temporarily blocks medical group from seeing patients in Cotopaxi

Conaie temporarily blocks medical group from seeing patients in Cotopaxi

This past weekend, a medical brigade of the “All-Life Plan,” of the National Government, encountered obstacles when it tried to enter Cotopaxi—specifically the community of Tigua—when it was stopped by the leader of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), Jaime Vargas. The purpose of the officials was to provide technical assistance of a […]

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Medical death of a minor in Cuenca being investigated by Azuay Prosecutor

Medical death of a minor in Cuenca being investigated by Azuay Prosecutor

A minor identified as Sofia G., 8, died after undergoing surgery in a hospital in Cuenca on November 18th. Her relatives have reported the case, since they believe that it was due to medical practice. The Azuay Prosecutor’s Office opened a previous investigation. Juan Carlos Salazar, a lawyer for Sofia’s family, said that on Friday, November 15th, […]

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ETAPA analyzing rates and subsidies for drinking water

ETAPA analyzing rates and subsidies for drinking water

Through the end of the year, the Telecommunications, Drinking Water and Sewerage Company (ETAPA EP) will be analyzing a revision to the drinking water rates in Cuenca. José Luis Espinoza, manager of ETAPA EP, confirmed that a tariff study is underway and that the company currently subsidizes this service to all users. According to Xavier […]

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Correa’s sister says he would return to Ecuador if he felt due process would be done

Correa’s sister says he would return to Ecuador if he felt due process would be done

Former Ecuador President Rafael Correa, who from Belgium leads the opposition to the Government of Lenin Moreno, “is not afraid” to return to the country and be imprisoned “if [he] had the guarantee that the due process was done,” said his sister Pierina Correa in an interview with news service Efe. “But there is no […]

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