The Urban Agriculture Program (PAU), has been designed for two specific purposes: to strengthen community relationships and to generate vertical orchards that allow individuals to recycle waste generated at home to generate life and to sow and obtain food production for families. The formula is simple, for three months, technicians have implemented the technique of vertical orchards […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Elements of the Colombian Navy advanced an operation of maritime interdiction in the sanctuary of Fauna and Flora of Malpelo, in the jurisdiction of Valle del Cauca. During the operation, they seized 270 kilos of illegal fish on an Ecuadorian flagged vessel, with three Ecuadorian crew members on board. The operation was carried out by […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The Museum of Modern Art has installed some new exhibitions for the city’s independence holidays. The first will exhibition is “La fiesta”, a drawing and watercolor show by artist Mayra Silva, whose work “is characterized by small characters with party and identity characteristics”. This exhibition opened on Wednesday, in the gallery of the City Hall. On Thursday […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The trend changed in September. In that month there were more Venezuelan citizens who left Ecuador than those that arrived. This has generated, for the first time since 2012, a negative balance of migrants of Venezuelans in the country. According to data from the Ministry of Government, in September 2019, only 2,458 Venezuelans entered Ecuador, […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

On Friday, October 25, 2019, Mayor Cuenca, Pedro Palacios, inaugurated the new pedestrian crossing and sports area in Miraflores. These works that will benefit the more than 30 thousand inhabitants of the El Vecino parish. The park includes an area of almost 10,000 square meters with two multipurpose courts with a hard platform for sports such as indoor […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The price of certain cell phone models has been reduced in Ecuador as a result of the resolution of the Foreign Trade Committee (Comex), which establishes the elimination of tariffs (0% rate) for products such as smart phones, tablets and computers. The measure is in effect ack-dated to October 8th. The telephone tariff was 15%. For computers and laptops […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

A team of the “Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR),” began inquiries in Ecuador concerning possible human rights violations during the 11 days of social protests that the country experienced this month. The delegation met with the Minister of Government, María Paula Romo, with Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner, with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The Government of Ecuador has allocated—thanks to the support of international cooperation—more than $55 million for the construction of renewable energy projects in the Galapagos Islands, with the aim of promoting wind and solar power. This was reported on Monday by the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources, specifying that the projects are part […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Rainy season is starting here in Yunguilla. What that means is that the mornings bring beautiful sunshine and as the day goes on, rain settles into the valley and brings with it the moisture needed to turn everything green. And if one is lucky enough (or dumb enough) to get up at 6:15 a.m. as […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

A framework agreement for inter-institutional cooperation on issues related to corruption was signed between the Anti-Corruption Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic, Dora Ordonez and the rector of the University of Cuenca, Pablo Vanegas. According to the Anti-Corruption Secretary, both institutions will build lines [of cooperation] around this theme through scientific and academicresearch projects. The agreement will be […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!