by Michael Soares | Nov 25, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 17
The coffee is still brewing, but I’m writing without it this morning. Only because I have to get my column done early today. The newspaper’s graphic design person is going on a well-deserved vacation and needs all the contributors to turn their columns and stories in...
by Jonathan | Nov 25, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 17
The former president of the UN General Assembly, Ecuadorian María Fernanda Espinosa, will present her candidacy to compete for the role of General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) against Luis Almagro—the current General Secretariat who is from...
by Jonathan | Nov 25, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 17
by Noah Foster-Koth A frog species that was once thought to be extinct may be the key to discovering new medicines in Ecuador. The frog, known as the Tres Cruces Stubfoot Toad or the Black Toad of Cajas (Atelo-pusnanay), is being actively researched and bred in...
by Jonathan | Nov 25, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 17
More than 3,000 merchants are concentrated in the largest supply center in Cuenca. Insecurity, disorder and unhealthiness reign in that place. For Jorge Pazán, a taxi driver, the El Arenal market (also known as Feria Libre), is one of the most messy and insecure...
by Jonathan | Nov 25, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 17
Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Ricaurte) In the early hours of last Tuesday, a criminal tried to enter a condominium building in the Ricaurte parish. The event was registered on the security cameras of the condominium. The subject managed to raise the window...
