The orchid, discovered in Carchi, is a critically endangered species, as its populations are experiencing the effects of climate change. A new species of orchid, with striking yellow and intense red flowers, was discovered in Carchi. It was called Maxillaria anacatalina-portillae as described by Polish scientists in collaboration with Ecuadorian company Ecuagenera. But according to […] 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 Cuencanan father who brutally attacked his teenage daughter could face trial for physical and psychological violence and receive a prison sentence of up to three years.  The Azuay Prosecutor’s Office is investigating this case that was recorded last week in the Azuay capital, and that became known because a video of the physical assault on the teenager was broadcast through social networks, shocking viewers […] 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!

In a recent interview, the Minister of Defense, Luis Hernández, acknowledged failures in the exchange of intelligence between the Armed Forces and the Police. General Luis Hernández, Minister of Defense, experienced soldier, and hero of the Cenepa War, says that the Armed Forces need a new doctrine to deal with the new dilemmas of internal […] 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!

It’s hard to believe how much the world has changed in the last two weeks. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (or as Putin puts it, a “special operation”) is turning an already crazy world, crazier. Now we are seeing the humanitarian impact of the war, with over 2 million people fleeing Ukraine, and thousands of civilians […] 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!

“One day, there were no patients,” Dr. Esteban Ortiz said of the covid outbreak in Guayaquil. “The next, there were five thousand looking for beds in intensive-care units.”  By Daniel Alarcón The problem with any story, big or small, is that you’re always starting in the middle. All beginnings are constructions we use to make sense of what […] 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!