While not in the numbers present in the 2000’s of expats moving to Ecuador, there have been those adventerous souls seeking adventure and profit long ago. Ecuador was such a market for an American named Evermont Hope Norton. A native of Kentucy (b. 1873, he moved to Virginia for most of his education. After starting a career in Wall Street, he gained an interest in 1899 with the Ecuador Develpment Company headquartered at 33 Wall Street in New York. The group wold eventually have a railroad and electric light concessions..At one point he sold his shares in the railroad and purchased a beer company in Ecuador.
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Hope Norton moved to Ecuador in 1911 and became president of the Guayaquil and Quito Railway Company. He is oten credited for much of Ecuador’s business develpment in the early 20th century. He started the first television station in Guayaquil. His grandson A person of high social ranking he once was marriedt to the Jackeline Bouvier Kennedy’s great aunt. Eventually he moved back to the U.S. and passed away in 1960 in Virginia. His grandson is Presley Norton Yoder(Ecuador/U.S. citizen) who was an archaeologist and businessman. There is a museum in Guayaquil named after him and houses much o his collection. Source – Wikepedia and his obituary.
The Tramways of Q U I T O Ecuador BY Allen Morrison Ecuador’s capital city sprawls along a narrow valley at altitude 2,850 m (9,350 ft), about 20 km (12 mi) south of the Equator. It is one of the world’s highest capitals and was the last in South America to have rail transport. Quito […]
Allen Morrison: Ecuador’s principal port and largest city (2000 population: 2 million) sprawls along the west bank of the Guayas River, about 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean [see area map]. At sea level and latitude 2° S, its climate is quite different from that of the country’s capital, Quito, up in the mountains at […]
IINTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED SPANISH VOCABULARY – READ THE BOOK bbc.com/Diane Selkirk – The piñata is a ubiquitous aspect of Mexican culture. Yet how it got to be that way is somewhat of a mystery. However, piñatas are a ubiquitous ingredient of life in Mexico. Part of the cartonería or carton piedra (rock cardboard) tradition ‒ which also […]
IINTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED SPANISH VOCABULARY – READ THE BOOK bbc.com/Susannah Rigg – When someone from Mexico says ‘ahorita’, they should almost never be taken literally; its definition changes dramatically with context. As Dr Concepción Company, linguist and emeritus researcher at the Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City, told me, “When a Mexican says ‘ahorita’, it could […]
In this op-ed, writer Bani Amor explains how Ecuador’s feminist past built its present and contributes to its future. teenvogue.com In May of 1944, when fascism was a malignant threat around the world at the height of World War II, a young Ecuadorian feminist writer named Nela Martínez led a takeover of the Government Palace […]
INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SPANISH VOCABULARY – READ THIS BOOK Whitney Eulich/csmonitor.com / Mexican chefs are embracing entomophagy, or bug eating, amid heightened interest in their country’s heritage. But the high-protein, low-impact cuisine could have lessons for the rest of the world, as well…….. The Mesoamerican diet has long included hundreds of species of insects. Although many […]
Without doubt the most famous singer and performer from Ecuador and known worldwide is Julio Jaramillo. However, there are some who argue that Olimpo Cárdenas may have been the better singer despite not reaching international stardom. Olimpo Cárdenas (1919, Vinces – 1991) was an Ecuadorean singer. He toured Colombia a great deal, giving concerts in […]
Ecuador no desaparecerá por los terremotos sino por los malos gobiernos. Ecuador will not disappear because of earthquakes but, by bad governments A phrase and or prophecy that runs deep in the culture of Ecuador and is often credited to Santa Mariana de Jesús. Saint Mariana of Jesus de Paredes, O.F.S. (Spanish: Mariana or María […]
telesurtv.net…. The LGBTI front says they have to be consistent with the gains achieved for the community during the government of President Correa. The Ecuadorean Federation of LGBTI Organizations announced it support for leftist presidential candidate Lenin Moreno, saying the ruling party government has been the only one to protect their community and their rights. […]
eluniverso.com/(machine translated) Back in 1940, on the streets of Lizardo García y Vélez, near the Vicente Rocafuerte school, the first railroad station operated, the tracks of which linked Guayaquil with Salinas and the whistles like that of locomotive No. 8, woke residents of that neighborhood. When the wooden bridge on the Salado estuary deteriorated, which […]
miamiherald.com/ Jim Wyss reported for more than 80 years, this Andean capital has been guarded by a strange array of kitschy castles — brimming with turrets and towers, spires and faux drawbridges, Moorish cupolas and sweeping staircases. In a city internationally renowned for its colonial architecture (its historic center has been a United Nations World […]
Young women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Ecuador. HUVUDOMRÅDE: Nursing FÖRFATTARE: Evelina Persson & Linnéa Englund HANDLEDARE: Malin Lindroth JÖNKÖPING 2017 01 An empirical study Introduction The absence of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is the greatest health problem among women aged 15 – 44 in developing countries. Gender inequalities, lack […]
Maintaining traditions in Salasaca of Ecuador’s Andes aljazeera.com/ Here, men and women wear traditional clothes, hold festive rituals, and make handicrafts. Salasaca, Ecuador – Sisters Martina Masaquiza Sailema and Luz Maria Masaquiza Sailema trot towards the outskirts of Mangiua village in Salasaca district, in the Ecuadorian Andes, exchanging a word in Quichua here and there, […]
M. Cruz / A. Rodríguez / M. Gómez / A. Herrera (verne/elpais.com If you live in Mexico, surely you know at least one Lupita, a Mari, a Juanito or a Pepe. No coincidence, Juan, José Luis, José and María Guadalupe top the list of the most common names in Mexico for more than a century. […]
SPEAK LIKE AN ECUADORIAN – READ THE BOOK – SPANISH SLANG ECUADOR eltelegrafo.com.ec reported the small artery is located in the historical center. There are still pending work to be done by the Municipality of the city. Regional Writing South The reopening of Santa Ana Street in Cuenca was not attended by the municipal authorities. […]
Maria Victoria Espinosa Editor (F- Intercultural Content) Elcomercio.com Puerto Limón still retains the traditions of its Manabi ancestors. This rural parish of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas was founded more than 60 years ago by montuvios de Chone, Santa Ana, Olmedo, Flavio Alfaro, Montecristi and Portoviejo. Asisglo de la Cruz arrived in the parish 60 […]
panampost.com/Ysol Delgado reported the Nuevo Herald recently interviewed journalist Fernando Villavicencio, who is in hiding after revealing confidential information that uncovered an important network of corruption, through a website called Focus. After the journalist’s information came to light, Rafael Correa asked the Attorney General of Ecuador to investigate him, and soon after an arrest warrant […]
dailymail.co.uk REPORTED There are no fast food restaurants or grocery stores in the rainforests of eastern Ecuador, so if the Huaorani people want to eat they go out with a blowpipe and shoot a monkey. They are experts at shinning up trees and lying in wait for the primates, which they kill with poisoned darts […]
These are our 10 favorite famous foods of Ecuador not to miss. NOMADIC BOYS.COM 1. LLAPINGACHOS: fried stuffed potato patties Llapingachos are one of Ecuador’s most famous dishes. They are fried potato omelettes stuffed with cheese, cooked on a hot griddle until crispy and commonly served with a fried egg, avocado, meat and peanut sauce. […]
iadb.org/ Novel Facebook-based survey measures citizen frustration with bureaucracy in Latin America and Caribbean – The IDB has launched two studies on quality and innovation in public services The Inter-American Development Bank launched two studies that show the low regard citizens have for the quality of public services they receive and how innovation can help […]
lahora.com.ec reported the chambira palm is a tree native to the Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has many uses. The fruit serves as food. The fiber from the leaflets is used to make a number of items such as fishing nets, hammocks, bracelets, shigra bags, and earrings. The use of the leaves has […]
Deaths by Suicide in Ecuador: A Quantitative Data Analysis Narcisa Marisol Sarmiento Sarmiento Ana Maribel Paredes Proaño Efstathios Stefos School of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador 2 Proyecto Prometeo, Quito, Ecuador Correspondence: Efstathios Stefos, School of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Faculty of Exact […]
The Ecuadorian Amazon: A Data Analysis of Social and Educational Characteristics of the Population Gina Valdivieso, Efstathios Stefos, Ruth Lalama / ccsenet.org Abstract The present study describes the social and educational characteristics of the Ecuadorian Amazon population. For this purpose, the data obtained from the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment of 2014 was […]
BAKERIES BUSY PREPARING FOR THREE KINGS DAY IN GUAYAQUIL eluniverso.com reported the celebration of Three Kings Day (Día de Reyes) takes place on January 6. Tradition states the Magi visited and brought gifts to the Baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Roscas are very popular for this celebration and is called Roscas de Reyes. The round or […]
lahora.com.ec reported every December 28 there is no lack of practical jokes or hoaxes’ between friends, so stay very attentive and do not fall for them. The 28 of December is a day marked by the Christmas dates and to be near the end of year. He always identifies it with jokes and being a […]
elcomercio.com / Giovany Estudillo / Cuenca is based on the Cañari cities of Guapondelig and Inca of Tumipampa . Its original layout evoked the figure of a cougar . This contribution was published in the book ‘Guapondelik / Tumipampa / Cuenca, Cultural Footprints and Territorial Transformation’. This study reflects the conception of the organization of […]
“Papa Noel” or “Plata Noel”? Twelve Questions for Expats this Christmas written by Russ Reina /gringotree.com / expat/opinion Let’s talk about the Christmas messages, we the expat community, may be sending to our Indigenous neighbors, and in turn, how some of them may be embracing negative aspects of our North American culture without even realizing […]
In the Plaza de San Francisco, where the church and convent of the same name stand, fences have blocked off the construction site for the Quito subway for months, as work has been stalled while archaeological finds are assessed. Quito’s historic centre is the biggest in Latin America. QUITO, Nov 30 2016 (IPS) author- Mario […]
thecitypaperbogota.com / After deliberating for several months, on October 27, the 2016 Rogelio Salmona Latin American Architecture Prize was announced in the main auditorium of the Virgilio Barco Library in Bogotá. Four jury members, divided among four regional zones (Brazil, Southern Cone, Andean, Mexico/Central America and Caribbean), analyzed 62 architectural nominations from all over Latin […]
npr.org reported In Ecuador today, All Saints Day (Día de Todos los Santos) is celebrated on Nov. 1, and is a smaller holiday focusing on children who have passed away. All Hallows Eve, on Oct. 31, is not observed religiously, although American-style Halloween celebrations have started to gain in popularity in recent years. Día de […]
theguardian.com reported, Mezcal, tequila’s stronger and smokier relative, has become a staple spirit in trendy bars across Mexico and the United States in recent years, and the agave-based drink has inevitably attracted the interest of global alcohol giants. In the process local growers are worried a unique spirit is under threat. Traditionally produced in small […]
nytimes.com reported: QUITO, Ecuador — When Daniel Lofredo Rota began clearing out the apartment of his dead grandfather here in April 2014, he found several tons of newspaper, stacks of letters, broken typewriters and about 300 magnetic reel-to-reel tapes, almost perfectly preserved after 45 years in a cool, dry place. His grandfather, Carlos Rota, started […]
culturaypatrimonio.gob.ec announces Call for Competitive Fund ventures performing arts, Manabi and Esmeraldas 2016 RotativoWeb Quito, 9 September 2016 – The Ministry of Culture and Heritage issued the call for the Competitive Fund ventures performing arts, Manabi and Esmeraldas 2016, which seeks to revive local cultural artistic economies in the provinces that were affected by the […]
Eluniverso.com Ivan Sandoval Carrión Narcissism and Ecuadorians MACHINE TRANSLATED “You, Ecuadorians have a big problem: his narcissism”. I agree with the diagnosis of my dear foreign colleague about us, “the most friendly and hospitable people in the world”. Narcissism refers to a child’s development when all speaking beings, which constitutes for our identification with the […]
In Ecuador’s polarised media landscape, community media outlets that operate outside the private media space can offer a real alternative to the mainstream. Here are some of them. aljazeera.com reported the so called “radio schools” have been covering stories outside of Quito in the Chimborazo province ever since 1962. They matter because they give indigenous […]
‘No dead no carnival’, reflecting cruelty and realism One of the great qualities that covers the film phenomenon in Latin America is to bring the ignorant, without reservation, what happens in territories with a less bitter face in tourist postcards. Thus, rejection of an unknown situation has practically become an ignored event aims cinema print […]
Rondoniadinamica.com reported the effects of Zika virus with regards to Brazil’s rigid anti-abortion laws. Zooming in on the Atlantic coastal city Recife, the hardest hit region in the country, the source examined situations women can expect to face now that the abortion debate has re-surfaced. Zika virus has been linked to microcephaly in newborn babies, […]
In 35 years of studying the “emerald of the Andes”, Ecuador, I have been fortunate to learn a few things about this beautiful yet very complicated country and I am still learning. One thing that is important to note is that friendships take a very long time to develop in Ecuador. I am not talking […]
According to Jornal do Brasil, Carnival festivities escalated to violence and crime in downtown Rio de Janeiro this Saturday, leaving one person injured. The Cordão da Bola Preta, one of Brazil’s most historic, highly anticipated street parties, was plagued with assaults, thefts, and fights. The Cordão da Bola Preta is a Carioca (pertaining to Rio […]
Folha de São Paulo reported the decision of many local governments in Brazil to cut public funding for Carnival this year. Due to the economic crisis currently unfolding, there are at least fifty-three cities across the country that have decided to make major cut backs or de-fund entirely the two-week national holiday. In Minas Gerais […]
NOVA visits the Waorani Indians of Eastern Ecuador less than 30 years after their first contact with Western civilization. Left largely undisturbed because of their traditional hostility toward outsiders, a few families remain deep in the rainforest hunting game with blowguns and spears. They also cultivate gardens, make weapons and tools and maintain traditions that […]
Forward.com reported a kosher fast-food restaurant believed to be the only one of its kind in Ecuador opened in its largest city to serve the tiny Jewish community and more. “We Jews did not have a place to eat. So I have persuaded the local Jewish community leaders” to open the restaurant, Israeli businessman Ofir […]
producebusinessuk.com reported all too often South American food is lumped into the same menu bracket in British restaurants, meaning a multitude of unique dishes from countries like Ecuador are yet to be discovered. Produce Business UK takes a look at the mountain of opportunities out there for future fresh produce supply from the Andean nation […]
oxfordjournals.org / Maternal mortality continues to claim the lives of thousands of women in Latin America despite the availability of effective treatments to avert maternal death. In the past, efforts to acknowledge cultural diversity in birth practices had not been clearly integrated into policy. However, in Otavalo (Ecuador) a local hospital pioneered the implementation of […]
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Infobae – Albavisión News Network By: Dario Mizrahi World Values Survey 2010-2014 ElComercio.com reported Ecuador ranks sixth of the countries less confident in the other 60 who participated in the global research project World Values Survey (World Values Survey 2010-2014) In the first index lower interpersonal trust are the Philippines and Trinidad and Tobago, with […]
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NBCNEWS.com reported In my Ecuadorian American household we have New Year’s Eve traditions that haven’t changed much over the years; many of these are familiar in different countries. Even though my parents have tweaked a few things from their homeland traditions and superstitions – now we also include watching the Times Square ball drop – […]
If you love and adore Latina women, this is the book for you. A unique aspect to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture is the use of flirtations and phrases by males for women. These are referred to as piropos. In English they may also referred to as pick-up lines. This book provides the reader […]
bbc.com reported Colombian men are much more likely than any of their regional neighbours to get their hands and/or feet done. According to the survey, more than 27% of Colombians get manicures, while only 14% of Brazilians, 11% of Mexicans, 9% of Argentines and 5% of Chileans are likely to do so. Fabian Ojeda of […]
lgbtqnation.com reported a couple in Ecuador are making history with a unique pregnancy: The father-to-be is carrying the baby of his transgender partner. Fernando Machado and Diane Rodriguez announced their pregnancy, believed to be the first of its kind in South America, on social media earlier this month, and it’s received widespread attention on a […]
latino.foxnews.com reported a fire broke out on Christmas Day in the Tumbaco parish church, part of the Ecuadorian capital’s cultural heritage, and damaged some of its religious art, though no victims have been reported a yet, The blaze specifically hit the Chapel of the Third Order of St. Francis in the historic Church of Tumbaco, […]
eltiempo.com.ec reported in Ecuador fourteen native or ancestral languages are spoken. In the coastal region, the Awa nationality Awapit; Chachi, Cha palaa; Epera, Siapede; Tsáchila, Tsa’fiquí. In the Amazon, the Cofan nationality, ingae; Secoya and Siona, the Paicoca; Huaorani, Huao Tedeo; Shiwiar, Shiwiar Chicham; Zápara, Zapara; Achuar, Achuar Chicham; Andoa, Andoa; Kichwa, Kichwa; Shuar Shuar […]
fastcoexist.com reported in Ecuador, the man in charge of buen vivir is a former TV journalist named Freddy Ehlers. Sixty-nine-years-old, Ehlers heads his own happiness ministry, a department of 30-odd people, and enjoys direct access to President Rafael Correa. “He asked me to coordinate with all the government to see if our actions are really […]
csmonitor.com/ Whitney Eulich – Time is one of the stickier issues facing anyone living or working abroad. Whereas an American in the United States might know that “just a second” could mean up to a five-minute wait, how should that same person interpret “right now,” ahorita, in Mexico? (Look out: You might be waiting over […]
vice.com reported Every year, without fail, the locals in the Yucatán city of Citilcum,celebrate a tradition known as Kots Kaal Pato. Basically, it’s a day when the whole town puts on their best clothes, gathers around a huge city center scaffolding and then proceed to kill a whole bunch of innocent animals, mostly for the […]
The Madness of John Harned by Jack London (First published in Lady’s Realm, May-Oct, 1909)(Short Story) I TELL this for a fact. It happened in the bull-ring at Quito. I sat in the box with John Harned, and with Maria Valenzuela, and with Luis Cervallos. I saw it happen. I saw it all from first […]
bbc.com reported a combination of woeful economic management – or mismanagement – and the steep fall in oil prices has left the government with a serious cash flow problem. And it’s left the people of Venezuela standing in queues across the country every single day, often for hours at a time. People are given time […]
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standard.co.uk reported six people including a family of four have been found dead after being poisoned by methane during a healing ceremony in northern Ecuador. Police found the seven-year-old son of the couple that died along with their two daughters in the family car near the scene of the tragedy after he fell asleep while […]
Abstract disde.minedu.gob.pe reported: Fifty-seven private schools in Quito (n = 7,992) participated in the present research; a questionnaire on bullying was administered in order to obtain general information, to get a global index of bullying and intensity, and to measure specific subscales of be- havior. The results show very high percentages of victims (52%), viewers […]
takepart.com – David McNair / Five years ago, strategic management professor David Saiia traveled with his students from New York’s Ithaca College to Ecuador for a project creating sustainable livelihoods in conservation regions disrupted by logging and poaching. But the team noticed another problem that was all around them: plastic bottles. “I would find them […]
visitecuadorandsourthamerica.com reported…Whether you are looking for a calm charming place to spend the day near the city of Ibarra, or are in search of some gorgeous wooden decorations and furniture for your home, San Antonio de Ibarra is the village for yo to visit. Having spent most summers as a kid going to visit my […]
Deep in the Chimborazo volcano is hidden an ingredient to which people attribute healing and sacred power, Baltazar is the last man on earth who knows how to find it.
The Hieleros Chimborazo is a documentary that was filmed from 1977-1980 by Igor Gustavo Guayasamin and shows the hard work of the men in the mines of 5000 m high ice exploit our biggest snow. In colonial times , Chimborazo Hieleros walked five days to reach Babahoyo , Pueblo Viejo and Vinces . The Hieleros […]
Advice to current and future expats according to Coronel Borja told to Walker Lowry from the U.S. in the 1940’s. By Nicholas Crowder I first heard about Ecuador when I was 12 years old. My mother and father had given me a GE shortwave radio so I could listen to broadcasts from around the world. […]
Why Latin American socialism isn’t what it seems (Opinion Piece) By Ananda Paez / Tufts November 3, 2014 Ananda Paez Ananda Paez is a junior majoring in economics. She can be reached at Ananda.Paez@tufts.edu. “The Citizen’s Revolution moves forward!” These words, which I have heard countless times enounced passionately on TV, whispered like a prayer […]
NYTIMES.com reported an official survey of around 4,500 households this month asked about African descent and preferred terms as part of plans to include the question on a national housing and population survey of 6.1 million households next year, a broad snapshot of the country in between the main censuses. It has not yet been […]
latino.foxnews.com reported Famous chefs gathered at the University of the Americas School of Gastronomy in Quito for an international fair showcasing new dishes of national and international cuisine in which the main feature was the inclusion of cacao in the recipe. Chocolate, the gods’ brew in indigenous Latin American religions, is not limited to desserts […]
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How Many Cuy (Guinea Pigs) are there in Ecuador? agronegociosecuador.ning.com reported The guinea pig production in Ecuador is generally a rural activity located in the Ecuadorian highlands, where the traditional farming system predominates – familiar to produce meat for consumption, with low production levels. The estimated population is 15 million head of guinea pig, the […]
You know how many there are guinea pigs in Peru? elcomercio.pe reported according to the National Agricultural Census conducted in 2012, more than 12 million of these species throughout the country. According to the latest National Agricultural Census conducted in 2012, in our country there are over 12 million guinea pigs. The regions have the […]
msahable.com/AP reported Mexico’s national sport, charreria, is a kind of rodeo made up of different equestrian competitions — complete with glamorously dressed horses. Since their arrival from Spain in the 1500s, horses have been a rich part of Mexico’s history. And there is perhaps no better representation of the country’s unique culture and national identity […]
telegrafo.com reported that the government has issued new rules on the content permitted for broadcast by Ecuadorian TV stations between the hours of 06:00 to 18:00. All programmig must be deemed suitable for all age groups including children. Regulators say the rules do not prohibit the broadcasting of telenovelas (soap operas), as long as they […]
pinerivertimes.com/AP reported In a light-filled workshop cluttered with tools and pieces of old string instruments, three men carve strips of imported wood and silently measure the angles of violin pegs and viola necks bent out of tune by years of use. Here in the heart of old Havana, Andres Martinez and his two apprentices wage […]
gallup.com reported Latin Americans were the least likely in the world in 2012 and 2013 to say women in their countries are treated with respect and dignity. A median of 35% of adults across 22 Latin American countries said their women are treated this way — about half as high as percentages in any other […]
lahora.com.ec reported as a “tool that ensures” Ecuadorian musicals contained a space of broadcasting on the radio, the Council’s regulation of communication (Cordicom) approved the regulations that rule the application of 1 X 1. The Council determined the mechanisms so that 50% of music content produced, composed, interpreted and executed in Ecuador are broadcast in […]
Written By Susana Riggs Ahorita Literally meaning “little now,” ahorita generally means that something may or may not happen in the near or distant future. For example, if a child is told to do their homework, rather than say no, they might say ahorita. When I first arrived it confused me to no end. I […]
telesur.net reported..Hats and hat-making recognized by UNESCO as an important part of Ecuadoran identity. Hats and hat-making have formed an important part of Ecuadorian identity, in times pre and post conquest. Since 1920, the family of Luis Lopez has been making hats, and since the 1940s, his been working out of La Ronda, a historic […]
Raymond B. Craib – scapegoat.org – Mexico City Modern: A Review Essay “Overcrowded, polluted, corrupted, Mexico City offers the world a grim lesson.” 1 Thus proclaimed Time Magazine in 1984. Never mind that it could just as easily have been describing any number of cities in the world, including a number of metropolises in the […]
theguardian.com reported Buenos Aires has not traditionally been concerned about preservation. Only a handful of buildings remain from the colonial years after the city’s founding in 1536 in what is now the old San Telmo tourist district. The Parisian architecture of the early 20th century has also been shrinking because of the property boom that […]
globalvoicesonline.org reported the Chilean National Holidays, popularly known as “el Dieciocho” (The Eighteenth), take place every year on September 18 and 19. In this land of poets, one of the most amusing and deeply rooted traditions is the use of double entendre when naming diners known as fondas, improvised eateries, and dance halls that pop […]
wikipedia.org reported in Mexico, only civil marriages are recognized by the law, and all its proceedings fall under state legislation.[1] Same-sex marriage is legally performed in Mexico City and in the states of Quintana Roo and Coahuila, but explicitly banned in the state of Yucatán[2] (although the prohibition is limited to its performance within state […]
huffingtonpost.com/kathleen peddicord reported First off, always start with “Buenos días” (Good morning). People in this part of the world don’t jump right into the issue when addressing each other. When you get into a taxi, for example, don’t start with, “Take me to _____.” Start with “Good morning.” When entering a store, smile at everyone […]
MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS IN LATIN AMERICA 1 Maria F. Cortés Public Policy Consultant Econometría Consultores Nancy A. Daza Researcher at Directorate of Economic Studies National Planning Department of Colombia Abstract The present research aims to compare and improve the measurement and, therefore, the definition of what “middle class” represents, for a […]
telesurtv.net reported the building called Polo Audiovisual, will consist of 355 meters, surpassing to the Chrysler Building in New York, although without reaching the Empire State. After two years of bidding, saw the project which presented the company Riva on the construction of the so-called pole of production of audiovisual and cinematographic content. It was […]
panamericanworld.com reportedEcuador’s literacy project has been named the winner of UNESCO’s Rey Sejong Literacy Prize. The prize was received on Monday, August 8, in Bangladesh by Ecuador’s Minister of Education, Augusto Espinosa. Espinoza said that 325,000 people have benefited in 2012 and 2013 from its program that not only teaches reading and writing, but also […]
huffingtonpost.com reported Mexico is undoubtedly a nation with an exceptional culinary culture that reflects its Mesoamerican and European influence, from popular dishes like burritos and ceviche, to the national dish of Mole; a savoury chocolate and chilli sauce. Top chef Enrique Olvera – behind Mexico City’s restaurant Pujol, which came in at number three in […]
theguardian.com reported critics have mostly ignored the new US spy drama Legends, but it’s creating a furore in Venezuela. Officials in the South American country are denouncing the show for portraying the socialist government stockpiling nerve gas to quash dissent. The telecommunications commission opened an investigation on Tuesday into the series over an episode in […]
theguardian.com reported Peru TV slammed by UN as racial stereotypes paraded for cheap laughs La Paisana Jacinta loses prime-time slot but racism against indigenous people and African-Peruvians far from eradicated. Peruvian comedy is brusque and rough-and-tumble, but few outsiders would be prepared for so many casual racial stereotypes paraded for cheap laughs. Now, following a […]
nssoaxaca.com reported there were 190 million poor in 2000; in 2012, it was reduced to 134 million United Nations explains that citizens in extreme poverty are those who receive up to four dollars a day. Latin Americans in this situation were 189,9 million in 2000, 41.7% of a population of 454,9 million people. In 12 […]
telegraph.co.uk reported Women of Noiva do Cordeiro, deep in the countryside of south-east Brazil, where men are scarce or work far away in the city, are left to shoulder the town’s burdens alone. It sounds like a tale from Greek mythology: a small rural town hidden in the rolling hills, populated by beautiful women who […]
A group of citizen scientists have been saving people’s lives around the “Throat of Fire” Tungurahua volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes for nearly 15 years now. A new report details the success of this network of volunteers as they struggle to preserve the lives of people who chose to live around active volcanoes. A group […]
The train of this city to Salinas Estampas porteñas Evocation of Gustavo Cáceres Castro, physician and Professor. eluniverso.com reported Back in the year 1940 Lizardo García and Velez, close by the school streets Prosecutor Vicente Rocafuerte, worked the first railway station whose Rails joined Guayaquil with Salinas and the whistles as the locomotive No. 8 […]
theguardian.com reported the Caribbean island of St Lucia is so crazy for country music, its buses are named after Jim Reeves songs and its radio stations blare out Tammy Wynette. St Lucia isn’t the only Caribbean island with a liking for the sounds of Nashville (last year, Kenny Rogers told the Guardian about his popularity […]
andes.info.ec reported divorces increased in Ecuador to 87%, while marriages decreased to 14.71% in the last nine years, according to data provided by the National Institute of Statistics and Census. During this period divorces went from 11,251 to 21,122. In 2013, on average, marriages that end up in divorce lasted around 15 years. This period […]
Theguardian.com reported Gastón Acurio, the super chef who put Peruvian cuisine on the world map From culinary festivals to cookbooks, the Lima restaurateur has rebranded his nation’s food into a highly successful export. In the kitchens and cafes of the food-crazed Peruvian capital, history is divided into two epochs: Before Gastón and After Gastón. The […]