by Jonathan | Nov 11, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 15
Three Swiss mountaineers fell into a crevasse during an ascent of the Cotopaxi volcano on Sunday, November 3rd. One of the three hikers—a 57-year-old woman— died from the fall; her two companions were injured. The Swiss Foreign Ministry did not reveal the identity of...
by Jonathan | Nov 11, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 15
ECU-911 reported 2,479 traffic accidents, during this year’s the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca holidays. That’s in comparison to 2,211 traffic accidents in 2018 (in increase of about 12%). Juan Zapata, General Director of ECU 911, also reported 24 deaths...
by Jonathan | Nov 11, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 15
During a press conference on Monday, The Minister of Tourism, Rosi Prado, described the country’s internal tourism during the holiday for the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca, from November 1 to 4, 2019, as “positive.” Prado saidmore than 565,000 people...
by Jonathan | Nov 11, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 15
Ecuador’s Integrated Security Service (ECU-911) coordinated the care of 3,797 emergencies during the Fiestas of Cuenca and Azogues, (from Thursday, October 31 to Monday, November 4, 2019) in the Azuay and Cañar provinces. About 83% of those occurred in Azuay province;...
by Jonathan | Nov 11, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 15
After incurring losses of $40 million during the 11-day strike against Executive Decree 883, Ecuador’s floriculture sector is facing the challenge of increasing national sales and exports to make up for the shortfalls. To calculate the total losses, the Association of...