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And yet here we are….

And yet here we are….

by | November 7, 2022 |

I believe tomorrow could be one of the most important elections America will hold in its history. As you all know, I am a Democrat. Nonetheless, I thought that on the eve on the next election, it would be captivating to reprint a speech Ronald Reagan gave on the eve of the 1980 Presidential election. […]
Drug violence in Latin America: data, facts and strategies

Drug violence in Latin America: data, facts and strategies

by | November 7, 2022 |

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 escalating in Ecuador. It is a ruthless scenario that has been played out in […]
Ignoring the state of emergency, Fenocin says it will block the roads on the coast on November 15th

Ignoring the state of emergency, Fenocin says it will block the roads on the coast on November 15th

by | November 7, 2022 |

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 Chamber of Commerce is rejecting the mobilization. The organization says it will mobilize —block the roads— on November 15, 2022, but that it […]
Cuenca merchants report being terrified by extortionists

Cuenca merchants report being terrified by extortionists

by | November 7, 2022 |

Owners of commercial premises in downtown Cuenca have received phone calls or visits from extortionists asking for money in exchange for “security.” At the end of September 2022, dozens of business owners located on Calle Larga, in the Historic Center of Cuenca, received phone calls with a threat: they had to deliver a weekly amount […]
Lasso declares ‘state of exception’ after 5 police officers killed, prison guards taken hostage and headless bodies hung from bridge

Lasso declares ‘state of exception’ after 5 police officers killed, prison guards taken hostage and headless bodies hung from bridge

by | November 7, 2022 |

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of exception in two provinces last Tuesday, after at least five police officers were killed and prison guards taken hostage in the latest wave of attacks in the deadly gang war consuming the country. The state of exception and nightly curfew in the coastal provinces of Guayas and Esmeraldas […]
 “Crime in Esmeraldas is tied to Mexican cartels”

 “Crime in Esmeraldas is tied to Mexican cartels”

by | November 7, 2022 |

Alexander Levoyer, commander of the Esmeraldas Joint Task Force, gave an interview this weekend about the security problems in this province. On the morning of October 31, 2022, in the center of Esmeraldas, two bodies appeared hanging on a pedestrian bridge, at the entrance of La Guacharaca, a Los Tiguerones fort. The following day, in […]
The Customs list defining what items can be brought into Ecuador tax-free

The Customs list defining what items can be brought into Ecuador tax-free

by | November 7, 2022 |

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 trips to neighboring countries like Colombia. Travelers should be aware of the items that can be […]

Tuesday will bring a total ‘Lunar Eclipse’ that can be seen in Ecuador

Published on November 07, 2022

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn The Quito Astronomical Observatory (OAQ) announced that Ecuador will be able to enjoy a total lunar eclipse this Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The eclipse will begin at 04:09 a.m. on Tuesday and will have two phases: the penumbra (shadow or partial) and the umbra (total), according to the entity. The twilight zone will begin at 03:02, where the Moon will dim a bit. While later the partial eclipse, visible to the […]

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