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A free physical and digital guide promotes tours of different elevations that surround the city. Barabón – Centro Huizhil – Baños is one of the 16 routes detailed in “CaminAntes, por los cerros ancestrales de Cuenca,” (‘A walk through the ancestral hills of Cuenca’) a...
Update to: Congress of Peru admits to process complaint against Castillo Published: volume 7, Issue 7 The organization's mission will prepare a report of its two-day journey. Meanwhile, it will continue to monitor the political situation in the country and its...
Along with organized crime that hit the three provinces causing a state of emergency, official data shows that robberies also increased up to 67% in 2022. After the wave of narco-terrorist attacks at the beginning of November, President Guillermo Lasso declared...
In the February 2023 elections, politicians from Cuenca are not competing just for office; they are also battling for the influence and political leadership that some have had for more than a decade. The 2023 sectional elections for the Mayor of Cuenca and the...
A recently published study analyzes four key functions of forests that together make it possible to increase the cooling function of the planet by up to 50%. The research also examines the changes that deforestation is causing in rainfall and how these variations...
The bilateral relationship between Ecuador and the United States continues to grow. The third bilateral meeting between both governments addressed issues of security and irregular migration. The United States and Ecuador are seeking to increase the scope of their...
“Ecuador means 'the middle of the world'…” Jorge Eduardo Carrera, Manager of the Public Company ‘City of the Middle of the World.’ From 1734 to 1744, the French Academy of Sciences launched several expeditions to determine the actual shape of the Earth. The French...
Because of the failure of the National Assembly to vote on the issues, most of the observations from President Lasso's partial veto were maintained. The reforms of the Communication Law will come into force with most of the changes of the veto of President Guillermo...
Microsoft will cooperate with the government to promote essential skills that create safer environments, develop a workforce prepared for the future, increase connectivity in remote rural areas and promote an inclusive culture and the use of accessible tools in public...
What follows are the strategies that have been applied in other Latin American countries in the face of the outbreak of drug violence, the results they have had, and what lessons they leave for Ecuador. Violence related to organized crime and drug trafficking is...
The National Confederation of Peasant, Indigenous and Black Organizations (Fenocin) is reaffirming its plan of mobilizing against the Government, even when a state of exception is in force in three coastal provinces: Guayas, Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo. The Guayaquil...
Lenin Castro, Deputy Director General of Customs Regulations of the National Customs Service of Ecuador (Senae), explains what items travelers can bring into Ecuador. Due to the devaluation of other currencies against the dollar, more Ecuadorians are making shopping...
Among others, the Constitutional Court decided that the simplified tax regime (Rimpe) as well as the latest changes in the oil sector do not conform to the Constitution. The latest tax reform, which was published in the Official Registry on November 29, 2021, will...
An analysis of “the new wars in society,” carried out by the Police, identifies the six most dangerous criminal gangs operating in Ecuador.
Four out of every 100 students in Esmeraldas left their studies between 2021 and 2022. Violence and the action of criminal gangs is one of the main causes.
The delay in the sale of real estate projects results in less liquidity in the construction sector, which is having a hard time recovering after the pandemic.
Ecuador ranks third in the prevalence of food insecurity in South America, behind Argentina and Peru, according to a study published by the FAO.
The International Day of the Fight against Breast Cancer, which is commemorated every October 19, is an opportunity to reinforce prevention against this disease
Illegal mining is surrounding and entering Cofán Bermejo, as revealed by satellite images and deforestation alerts from the Global Forest Watch platform. In the north of the Ecuadorian Amazon there are five protected areas that are home to enormous areas of...
The table between the government and indigenous organizations did not specify anything in relation to the fuel subsidy. All knew that it was going to be difficult to reach a common position, but at least, after the June 2022 strike, there was a willingness and...
With these levels it becomes difficult to generate employment and economic growth. The Ecuadorian middle class is minimal and fragile. The most prosperous economies in the world, with higher levels of employment and investment, are those that have the majority of...
According to the World Bank, Ecuador has the best budget results in the region, but the cut in investment will affect GDP growth.
Six days after the dialogue tables between the Government and the indigenous movements are closed, there are no agreements for the targeting of fuel subsidies.
President Guillermo Lasso met with women’s organizations to discuss “the other pandemic, which is violence against women in all its expressions and in all its areas.”
The Internal Revenue Service (SRI) will cross check information on departures from the country, use of credit cards, electricity consumption and assets, to prevent evasion. Tax collection will close at just over $15.0 billion in 2022, says the director of the SRI,...
The government's proposal seeks to attract 8,000 to 10,000 foreigners a year. But the lack of security and deficiencies in access to basic services are barriers to attracting these kinds of ‘tourists.’ Ecuador is looking for foreign people from any country in the...
Citizens begin to change routines, to reinforce the security of their homes and businesses. Security has been the constant demand of Cuencanans for months. This city—considered quiet—is beginning to get used to reports of crimes and assaults with a great deployment of...
Ecuador will be invited to the Pacific Alliance Summit in November as a full member. However, if there is no commercial agreement with Mexico by then, the country won’t attend, said Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín. Ecuador may not attend as a full member at the...
Several organizations representing workers, teachers and students announced that they would lead a national mobilization on September 21st. A planned national mobilization of trade unions may be the first measure of support or rejection of the popular consultation...
Russia has secretly funneled at least $300 million to foreign political parties and candidates in more than two dozen countries since 2014, in an attempt to shape political events beyond its borders, according to a new U.S. intelligence review. Moscow planned to spend...