by Jonathan | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
For the first time since 2005, the price of “super,” or high-test, gasoline is headed higher in Ecuador. The price hike was one of several austerity measures announced last week by President Lenin Moreno. Set by the government at $2.10 and $2.32 a gallon, depending on...
by Jonathan | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Recently, a reader asked me to peel back the latest nutrition advice on eggs. In particular, he requested some clarity on conflicting advice for people with diabetes. Let’s get crackin’! Dietary cholesterol vs. blood cholesterol Following years of research and input...
by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
According to the Ecuadorian law, 50 percent of public services and facilities must accommodate people with disabilities. In fact, all of Ecuador’s transportation and accessibility system face structural problems, which undermine its reliability and performance....
by Jonathan | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
After almost two years of delays, the requirement that foreign visitors to Ecuador show proof of health insurance when they enter the country has been dropped. The decision was announced last week by the ministries of tourism and the interior. The health insurance...
by Robert Bradley | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
I lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, for a spell when I was younger, and absolutely loved it. I was enthralled by the incredible variety of migrating birds summering in the wetlands of Lake Pend Oreille and among the bugs in the aspens, hawthornes, and cottonwoods leading...