by Jonathan | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you are from Ecuador and you live on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, cross-country skiing at the Olympic Winter Games seems a bit far-fetched. But Klaus Jungbluth Rodriguez has defied the odds to qualify for the Games and will march into Pyeongchang’s Olympic Stadium...
by Jonathan | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Spain is following through on a promise to help Ecuadorian citizens enter and travel in European countries with only their passports. Currently, Ecuadorians are required to obtain a visa prior to entering the region. In December, Spanish President Mariano Rajoy...
by Jonathan | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The day before a new rule requiring foreigners visiting Ecuador to show proof of health insurance was set to go into effect, President Lenin Moreno signed an executive order delaying it for three months. According to the order, the government needed more time to...
by Jonathan | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Every egg I’ve eaten in Ecuador has been delicious. When I need eggs I walk to the end of the street to the tienda. The owner, Dianita, puts the eggs, which are from free-range hens, in a small plastic bag and tells me to be careful with them. I walk them home, take...
by Jonathan | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The lakes of the Cajas National Park, located at elevations ranging from 3,000 to 4,700 meters in Ecuador’s Azuay province, are the scene of fieldwork carried out by the research project ECUAFLUX, an initiative to analyze the carbon cycle in the Andean basins of...