In our “Updates” feature, we follow up on some of our most read stories over the last few weeks. Our goal is to bring our readers up to speed on any news that adds to, changes, or increases the impact of previous topics we’ve covered. Update to: Ombudsman’s Office...
The physical space for the Vehicle Technical Review Center (CRTV) of the Santa Isabel canton is ready. The Municipality now has to install all the techincal equipment to get this new CRTV into action. Santa Isabel becomes one of the first cantons of Azuay with the...
I spoke with my mother for a bit this week by WhatsApp video chat. It was nice, but certainly does not come close to seeing her in person, hugging her and seeing her laugh right next to me. Unfortunately, we both agreed that this would have to be the way of things for...
Tracking the spread and outcome of the coronavirus in Ecuador: UPDATED FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 We are now one month out from the lifting of the national restrictions that were put in place in March to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, and while it appeared that the country was doing well under the […]
After 6 years of effort, two international groups scientists have finally found a way to delve into everything they don’t know about two species of bats native to the Galapagos islands. These two tiny species of mammals have been able to elude years of attempts to catch them. The project to study the Aeorestesvillosissimus (South […]
By June of this year, the writing was on the wall: the world would see massive unemployment rippling thru country after country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And Ecuador would not be an exception. By the mid-point of the year, the country was reporting 180,000 newly unemployed, according to its Ministry of Labor. To put […]
Wondering what this year’s Tres de Noviembre celebration will be like in Cuenca? Looking forward to walking along the river and thru El Centro to visit all the artisan vendors and food stands? Unfortunately, Cuencanos will have to celebrate their Bicentennial independence from Spain in different ways. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen to that. When […]
A woman was shot and wounded in a brazen motorcyclist robbery in El Centro On Wednesday afternoon, a woman was shot and wounded after resisting an assault on Tomás Ordóñez and Juan Jaramillo streets, in the center of Cuenca. The criminals traveled on two motorcycles and fled after some citizens jumped in to defend the […]