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Eyes in the sky

Eyes in the sky

Like many major cities in the world, Cuenca has been busy at work installing cameras throughout the city. According to, Alexandra Altamirano, coordinator of ECU 911 Austro, there are 248 cameras installed in Cuenca. When a person is a victim of theft, or when an...
San Francisco merchants move in

San Francisco merchants move in

After a year and a half, 96 out of 132 merchants have begun returning to San Francisco Square in preparation of the January 29th inauguration of the space. Monday, several merchants began moving into their new locations that were assigned to them by the Economic...
Someone stood up

Someone stood up

As I write this I’m sitting here still amazed at the events that have taken place in Venezuela today.  Juan Guaidó, the President of the National Assembly, has taken the oath to be the interim President of the country, claiming that the country’s Constitution gives...
Assange lawyer requests IACHR intervention

Assange lawyer requests IACHR intervention

Baltasar Garzón, the lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, revealed this week that he presented an “urgent request” to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), based in Washington, DC, to order the United States to “disclose the charges you have...