Update to: Before you book that airline ticket Published: Volume 5, Issue 23 Panama suspends entry of people who have transited through South America; only nationals and residents will be admitted after testing Panamanian authorities reported this Saturday that a case of the Brazilian variant of covid-19 was detected in a patient from Brazil, and for […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Suicide is the leading cause of death in Ecuadorians under 18 years of age. This according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) 2019 technical report on deaths in the country. That year, intentional self-inflicted injuries were the cause of 148 deaths in minors between the ages of 12 and 17, that is, 17.8% […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

With a presence in eight Ecuadorian cities and 88,000 drivers who have downloaded its travel app, Uber is trying to grow its customer base in Ecuador by targeting other segments. The travel and delivery technology platform, which has been in Ecuador for three years, where its presence has not been without objections from the taxi drivers’ union, […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

This week, the National Emergency Operations Committee (COE-N) implemented driving restrictions for the Easter holiday period from April 1st thru April 4th. The reasons for this are the explosion of new cases that are occurring nationwide and the significant increase in the number of new COVID-19 related deaths. Added to this is the fear that […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Officials at an airport in the Galápagos Islands seized 185 baby tortoises on Sunday that were wrapped in plastic and packed in a suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador, according to authorities. The tortoises were discovered in a red suitcase that was on its way to the port city of Guayaquil during an inspection […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.