The A’i Cofán community of Sinangoe says its territorial guards were threatened after confronting suspected mining activity. An Indigenous community in Ecuador’s northern Amazon has appealed to international human-rights authorities after its members reported serious threats following a patrol against suspected illegal mining. The A’i Cofán community of Sinangoe says the intimidation began after its […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

A proposed city ordinance could change how leases are recorded, including rentals involving foreign residents. Cuenca landlords may soon have one more piece of paperwork to handle: a municipal registry of rental contracts. City Council members are preparing to debate a measure that would create a record of rented properties and the people occupying them. […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Researchers are seeing worrying changes in feeding and breeding as ocean temperatures rise around the islands. The Galápagos penguin has always been an unlikely resident of the equator. Now the warm waters associated with El Niño are threatening the cold-water food supply that allows the tiny bird to survive there. Scientists working in the islands […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Electricity rationing has spread across major industries, raising costs and bringing new uncertainty to production schedules. For factories across Ecuador, the latest electricity rationing plan amounts to a three-day workweek on the national power grid. Businesses that want to keep their machinery running the rest of the time must find another source of electricity — […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

The municipality has put money on the table, but a delayed agreement with education officials is holding up work. More than 20 public schools in Cuenca are waiting for repairs to roofs, bathrooms, classrooms and playgrounds even though the municipality says it is prepared to spend more than $1 million on the work. The problem […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.