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Visits to the Galápagos fall for the third time in 10 years

Visits to the Galápagos fall for the third time in 10 years

by | January 23, 2020 |

The number of visitors to the Galápagos Islands decreased by 1.7% in 2019. The archipiélago received 271,238 tourists last year— 4,579 less than in 2018. From 2010 to 2019, the Galápagos has experienced falls in tourist arrivals in 3 years: 2012, 2016, 2019. The data correspond to all visitors who paid the entrance tax to […]
Flu vaccination is in full swing throughout Ecuador

Flu vaccination is in full swing throughout Ecuador

by | January 23, 2020 |

The national influenza vaccination campaign organized by the Ministry of Health and which plans to immunize about 4.5 million people in a state of vulnerability in Ecuador will last through February 28th. Andrés Guncay, an epidemiologist responsible for public health surveillance in Zone 6, said that influenza is present on a daily basis, so care […]
Moreno irritated by the denunciation by the indigenous movement for abuses in the October protest

Moreno irritated by the denunciation by the indigenous movement for abuses in the October protest

by | January 23, 2020 |

President Lenin Moreno was irritated on Monday, and criticized the indigenous movement for the lawsuit he will defend in international courts for excessive use of force during the violent protests last October, in which a dozen people died. “Few things break me down emotionally,” Moreno admitted in a message on television, in which, visibly upset, […]
The Patrimonial Cemetery, its gravestones and legends

The Patrimonial Cemetery, its gravestones and legends

by | January 23, 2020 |

The silence, the tombstones and the mausoleums are what attracts the most attention in the Patrimonial Cemetery of Cuenca (EMUCE). The cemetery looks clean and the green areas are well trimmed. And if you approach and read the details on some of the gravestones, you’ll see and learn a lot. Most of the stones are […]
Municipal Hospital incorporates five new specialties to cover 25 specialized care options

Municipal Hospital incorporates five new specialties to cover 25 specialized care options

by | January 23, 2020 |

The Municipal Hospital for Women and Children of Cuenca, as part of its process of “renewal” has implemented five new specialties services: Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Pulmonology, Hematology and Endocrinology. The expansion of the service portfolio was the outcome of a comparative study carried out on the total number of patients treated in the Municipal Health […]
You can teach an old dog new tricks

You can teach an old dog new tricks

by | January 23, 2020 |

So, if you’ve been reading my column for a while, you know that we have 8 dogs out on our property in Yunguilla. They were all street dogs we took in over the years and we love every one of them. Their personalities are so unique, like humans, and even their barks are distinct. At […]

CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

by | January 23, 2020 |

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) The National Police arrested two suspected members of a gang that had been engaged in armed robbery in restaurants, gas stations and cargo transport vehicles. The apprehended were identified as Edison Fernando Q., 26, and William Rolando Q., 35. Richad Dávila, head of the Judicial Police (PJ) of Azuay, […]

The second test of the ‘Supermanzanas’ took place this weekend amidst mixed reactions

Published on January 23, 2020

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn The second test of the ‘Supermanzanas’ took place this weekend as the measure faced both support and criticism from pedestrians and the commercial sector after the first test of the plan.  The ‘Supermanzana’ is the grouping of several blocks and in the center of Cuenca where a large area of El […]

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