I think I’m passing a kidney stone. Maybe, maybe not. I have a lot of back pain in the area that would indicate that I do. I know because I’ve had them before. Several of them. They suck. They pop up at the least opportune times and can screw up your life for several...

“If you do something unnatural, then you should expect an unnatural result.” Those were some of the first words that Martyn Luberti said to me when we met to talk about his business, Light & Touch Therapy. And another central theme—that supporting the body to heal itself is the most effective way, and the least […]

By Irene Gardner In July 2019, an article entitled The Achuar and Preserving the Amazon appeared in the Cuenca Dispatch, which described the efforts of the Achuar, supported by the Friends of Ikiam here in Cuenca, to preserve the traditional rainforest territory of the Achuar indigenous people of Ecuador. This article, follow-on to the story […]

The cost of this intervention in the private health system is around $ 20,000. However, in the hospital it is done for free. Teófilo Ríos, 70, is the first patient of the José Carrasco Arteaga hospital to receive ministernotomy surgery (a minimally invasive surgery) to change an aortic valve. Javier López, head of Cardiac Surgery, commented […]

The people who dedicate themselves to asking for money in exchange for cleaning windshields of the cars on the streets and avenues of the city, are causing drivers discomfort because tof their aggressive attitudes. These “squeegee men” can often be found on Avenida de las Américas and Tinajillas, Remigio Crespo Avenue, Larga Street, Doce de […]

Last Friday, November 29, the HIV Prevention Campaign was launched as part of the commemoration of World AIDS Day. The act was carried out in the Mayor’s Office of Cuenca and was promoted together with the Sexual and Reproductive Health Network (RED SEX). The launch was attended by members of civil society and students from […]

Victims of abuse are starting to break the silence in which they have been submerged for several years. The director of the Cuenca-Sur District, María Fernanda Jervez, says that the First Reception Room that works at the Carlos Elizalde Maternal and Child Hospital, registered an increase in complaints of violence this year, compared to last year. […]

The Sexual and Reproductive Health Network (RED SEX) and the Municipal GAD of Cuenca, presented a campaign to students last week to prevent teenage pregnancy. The program was attended by students from different Cuenca schools, who learned about the activities that will be carried out throughout the campaign. As part of the event, the young people […]

The Ministry of the Environment, through the Provincial Directorate of Azuay, National Reforestation Program and Environmental and Social Reparation Program, with the support of private companies and public institutions developed a reforestation day in the Mishquiyacu hill, as part of the “Plant your tree, sow life” campaign. This activity was attended by more than 250 […]

Starting in January next year, Cuencanos will have to pay over $11 million in taxes for works of “general benefit,” many that have already been completed. This tax was approved this week by the Cantonal Council. One of the projects that will be charged to taxpayers is the construction of the Parque de la Libertad, […]

Last Tuesday, a group of Ecuadorian legislators mimicked the problems a person with disabilities faces daily in order to experiencefor themselves what those struggles entail. And perhaps to a legislate with greater sensitivity towards the disabled. The sensitization exercise was carried out when the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was commemorated on December 3 […]

Ecuador President Lenin Moreno does not regret his response to the protests that shook his country last October and believes he did the right thing by trying to eliminate a “perverse” subsidy to fuels that, in his opinion, benefits the “wealthiest,” narcos and traffickers.” In a meeting with a small group of media in Madrid […]