American is being investigated in the death of a fifteen year old as well as an involvement in a suspected sex trafficking ring —– elcomercio.com reported during a police operation in a residential neighborhood in the north of Quito, a foreigner from the U.S. was arrested for investigations into the Carolina death case. The 15-year-old […]
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UPDATE TO MURDER OF U.S. EXPAT AND ASSAULT OF HIS WIFE (MARCH 6, 2019. According to diario expreso Robert S. Almquist and his wife Marcia Miller Almquist were in their residence on Saturday evening in La Armenia (Quito) Ecuador. They did not set the alarm to the house and Mrs. Almquist after midnight was alerted […]
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UPDATE TO MURDER OF U.S. EXPAT AND ASSAULT OF HIS WIFE (MARCH 6, 2019. According to diario expreso Robert S. Almquist and his wife Marcia Miller Almquist were in their residence on Saturday evening in La Armenia (Quito) Ecuador. They did not set the alarm to the house and Mrs. Almquist after midnight was alerted […]
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FAMILY BELIEVED RANDALL BELL WAS LIVING IN ECUADOR WHEN ACTUALLY HE WAS DECEASED ALMOST A YEAR EARLIER IN FLORIDA Randall D. Bell an American citizen from Arkansas and Missouri lived in Ecuador for approximately five years. The volunteer group on Facebook Ecuador Emergency was alerted on September 28, 2018, that Mr. Bell’s whereabouts were not […]
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This is a developing story: The following information was forwarded to LatinAmericaCurrentEvents.com by an anonoymous source. (non-edited) “As reported today in FB Vilcabamba Community. Alejandro Francia was an young Argentinian artist who did a lot of creative work here in Vilcabamba. This place is really attracting a lot of sociopaths …. have no idea why. […]
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theguardian.com reported three Ecuadorian journalists who were abducted by dissident Colombian rebels have been murdered, Ecuador’s president confirmed on Friday. Lenín Moreno offered a reward of $100,000 for information that leads to the capture of the rogue guerrilla leader known by the alias “Guacho”, who is believed to be responsible for the abduction and murder […]
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECURITY SAFETY ISSUES IN ECUADOR GOV.UK – fco Transport safety There has been an increase in robberies on interstate transport and at bus stations, especially Quito, Baños and Latacunga tourist towns. Most incidents took place at night. Where possible you should avoid travelling by road after dark. Cases involving British nationals have been […]
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eldiario.ec / In just four days, criminals pretending to be police officers committed three robberies in homes. The victims said they filed complaints with the authorities and hope that this will be investigated and the assailants will be captured. María (protected name) is one of those harmed. She said that at noon on Monday, when […]
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HOME BELONGING TO U.S. EXPAT INVADED/CANADIAN ASSUALTED LINK TO THE VIDEO OF THIS HOME INVASION IS BELOW ARTICLE ———————————————————————————– In an exclusive interview with one of the victims of this home invasion in Ecuador, a detailed account is revealed of this harrowing ordeal for three expats from the U.S. and Canada. This event took place […]
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This is an opinion and observation in general about health care in Ecuador for current and future expats. This expat recently visited the U.S. regarding medical issues and shares the thoughts of her medical team and the care she is receiving in Ecuador. The post is from social media and the name of the individual […]
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independent.co.uk / Helen Coffey afecities.economist.com / ECONOMICS INTELLIGENCE UNIT With regards to the criteria, digital security relates to smart city technology and how well-protected it is. “As ‘smart cities’ connect their infrastructure to broadband Internet, wirelessly enabled sensors, big data and analytics, they are becoming more vulnerable to cyber-attack if security measures are not widely […]
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Los Ríos Province. A double-cab pickup truck slammed into a milk delivery truck according to the newspaper El Telégrafo. At least least 11 individuals died in the horrific accident. Some of dead are children. The mishap was on the road from Babahoyo to Jujan. Initial reports indicate that the pickup may have blown a tire. […]
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We all at some point have had trouble with an ATM machine. You punch and prod the buttons but somehow you cannot figure out what is wrong. Someone near you offers to assist you in conducting the transaction. Words of Advice – DON’T ACCEPT THEIR HELP – You most likely are being set up for […]
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The health centers report the arrival of patients with the infection in their eyes, conjunctivitis is contagious. By Eva Acosta Cases of ‘patada china’ increase in Guayaquil The health centers report the arrival of patients with the infection in their eyes, conjunctivitis is contagious. By Eva Acosta Thursday, February 15, 2018, at 13:03 Cases of […]
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According to official figures, there are a total of 7,000 Ecuadorian troops in the border area with Colombia. Ecuador’s defense minister, Patricio Zambrano, asked the Colombian government to safeguard the border to prevent residual groups of the demobilized guerrilla of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from trying to enter Ecuadorian territory. “The conflict […]
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BUS DRIVER FIRED AFTER CHECKING CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING- VIDEO GOES VIRAL Most anyone who has used long distance buses in Ecuador have viewed unsafe driving practices by drivers. Here is a case where a driver was held accountable for placing his passengers at risk of injury or death. A bus driver with the Cooperativa […]
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elcomercio.com (machine translated) The requirement of hiring health insurance for visitors to Ecuador was postponed for six months Travel Writing (I) The obligation of private or public health insurance for foreign tourists entering Ecuador will not be effective as of tomorrow, February 1, 2018, but will take effect in six months. Through an official communiqué […]
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UPDATE TO STORY – EVIDENTLY ECUADOR has now postponed for six months required health insurance to travel or visit in Ecuador for foreingners. Read Updated Story eluniverso.com / Evidently Ecuador has now postponed the According to eluniverso.com, travelers to Ecuador, including tourists, will be required to have public or private health insurance, starting February 1, […]
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GOLD LEVEL SPECIALISTS HOSPITAL TELLS MOTHER, THEY DON’T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS TO OPERATE ON HER SON FOR AT LEAST TWO MONTHS On the Ecuadorian Minister of Health website, the El Eugenio Espejo public hospital in Quito, Ecuador is applauded as the only specialists hospital in Latin America to be given international accreditation. It […]
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ATTACKED TERRORIST IN SAN LORENZO, ESMERALDAS Colombian prosecutor links the attack in Ecuador with a dissident of the FARC. Radio Dinámica Ec / El Universo (Machine Translated) Colombian prosecutor Néstor Martínez, during the international meeting on domain extinction, said that the car bomb attack this Saturday in the Cantonal Police Command in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, […]
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FORMAL IDENTIFICATION NOT MADE YET OF BODY BBC.COM A body was found in the search for a kayak instructor from Cardiff who went missing following flash floods in Ecuador, on January 20, 2017.. Former Cardiff University student Adam Vaughan, 22, was one of five men involved in a kayaking accident during a flash flood. They […]
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VICTIM HIKING WITH GROUP OF OTHER CANADIAN TOURISTS hoyenimbabura.com (machine translated) / At 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, the Fire Department of Ibarra received an alert from a tourist who fell while ascending Imbabura volcano. Immediately, attention was coordinated with the firefighters, who made contact with Canadian tourists, raised six firefighters and a […]
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Elcomercio.com (Machine Translated) TERRORIST ATTACK Esmeraldas , was shocked by an explosion recorded in the police headquarters of that area located on the Ecuadorian border with Colombia . The incident was reported early this Saturday, January 27, 2018 . Witnesses said that around 01:40 there was a loud roar that shook the earth and woke […]
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ECUAVISA.COM/ELTELEGRAFO – In Cuenca, a young man of 26 years of age was kidnapped near the downtown area (Parque Abdón Calderón) on January 18, 2018, at gunpoint. The kidnapping extortion ring demanded $100,000 for his release. The kidnappers had demanded his family pay a ransom of $100,000 for his release. Agents with the anti-kidnapping and […]
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Ecuador is fighting crime using Chinese surveillance technology south china morning post South American country says network of security cameras has helped bring down the crime rate, according to Xinhua Ecuador has introduced a security system using monitoring technology from China, including facial recognition, as it tries to bring down its crime rate and improve […]
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19 YEARL OLD IRISHMAN DIES IN KAYAKING MISHAP AFTER FLASHFLOOD belfasttelegraph.co.uk / Alex McGourty, from Sligo, has been described by friends as an “absolute gentleman” and an “outstanding young man” who had “the world at his feet”. Mr McGourty died after getting into difficulty following a flash flood in the river Abanico, in the south […]
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19 YEAR OLD IRISHMAN DIES WHILE KAYAKING IN ECUADOR belfasttelegraph.co.uk Alex McGourty, from Sligo, has been described by friends as an “absolute gentleman” and an “outstanding young man” who had “the world at his feet”. Mr McGourty died after getting into difficulty following a flash flood in the river Abanico, in the south east of […]
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In Santa Elena, a reporter reveals an alleged patient who asked for help in the street. The interviewer asks the couple if they need any help and if they have sought assistance from the mayor or other authorities. The politely and slowly get up and head down the road. SPEAK SPANISH LIKE AN ECUADORIAN – […]
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expreso.ec- 1-19-18 On Jauary 13, 2018, a couple from the U.S. and Canada arrived in Cuenca for a twelve day vacation. They rented a short term unit in a building located at Avenidas Doce de Abril and Jose Peralta, according to neighbors. On Wednesday January 17th, 2018, a tour guide arrived to pick the couple […]
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lahora- machine translated Manabi.- The aggressions of which a 23-year-old woman was the victim, put a stop to her by going to the Prosecutor’s Office to denounce her victimizers. Luis P. and Dany F., aged 23 and 21, were arrested by the police during a raid on a house in the Tamarindos sector, in Portoviejo […]
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eltiempo.com.ec, EFE- Machine Translated Nine people have died in Ecuador so far this winter because of the flu, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Health, which records up to 289 cases of infection. “Since the beginning of the case presentation on November 19, 2017 and until January 13, 2018 have been reported […]
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BREAKING STORY: January 17th, 2018, two U.S. Citizens/Expats found dead in apartment – Male 59 Cuban/American, Female age 56 from U.S. Under investigation, fiscal gave no opinion as to cause of death. Awaiting autopsy – apartment found intact. UPDATE TO THE DEATHS OF TWO TOURISTS FOUND DEAD IN CUENCA – UPDATE JANUARY 19 – READ […]
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81 YEAR OLD TOURIST FROM U.S. FOUND SAFE, DEHYDRATED Lost tourist in Santa Cruz was located by coordination of the 911 ECU At around 4:43 pm on Saturday, January 13, a US citizen contacted the 9-1-1 emergency line to report that she was missing in the El Chato sector, on the upper part of Santa […]
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SAFETY AND SECURITY IN ECUADOR – THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ – 100 POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE MOVING OR RETIRING IN ECUADOR Radio Dinámica Ec Video of Police Assaulting Suspect on the Ground –
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elexpreso.ec (MACHINE TRANSLATED) It exists, but nobody finds it. The first version of the report DAAC-0058-2017 of the Comptroller General of the State, which determined criminal liability for overpricing in the construction of six headquarters of the ECU-911, does not appear. The document, published by EXPRESO in December, detailed the results of the examination conducted […]
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IN RECENT TIMES AS MAY AS 10,000 IDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN DETAINED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENSES / ECUADOR IS A MAJOR CORRIDOR FOR LOGISTICS IN THE DRUG TRADE expreso.ec (machine translated) Drug trafficking in its macro and micro variants has been installed in the country. There is no day when you do not realize the events […]
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ELCOMERCIO.COM / The morning and afternoon of this Sunday, January 7, 2018, high and extremely high rates of ultraviolet (UV) radiation were presented in Quito in the Inter-Andean alley, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inamhi) on twitter. CURRENT UV READINGS FOR QUITO THINKING OF MOVING OR RETIRING TO ECUADOR – THIS […]
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ATTEMPTED MURDER / ASSAULT WITH A SWITCHBLADE This first hand account of an alleged brutal attack on a tourist from Canada by another tourist from Northern Ireland is shared in the victims own words. ———————- “I am Sheryl MacDonald, a Canadian female tourist. I have been in Vilcabamba since mid November. On Friday December 22, […]
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lahora.com.ec (machine translated) Part of the skull of a baby, probably newborn, was found inside a private plot, where the dogs devoured the rest of his body. This shocking event was discovered at approximately 09:00 on Thursday by the owner of the place, located in the Jesús del Gran Poder district, of Miñarica Bajo, of […]
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Lahora.com / (MACHINE TRANSLATED)Through his Twitter account, former president Rafael correa confirmed that he will return to Ecuador on January 4. “I am going to my homeland on January 4, to be with my comrades in this fight against treason and partycracy, even victory always!” He wrote in the social network. The morning of today […]
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To many who have heard of Vilcabamba, Ecuador it is known as the “Valley of Longevity. However, to some expats from the U.S. and Canada, that are willing to talk, it also is known to have a dark side which is not often revealed to the outside world from this tiny hamlet in the Andes. […]
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.Telesurtv.net – Women rights groups say that 2017 has been far more deadly for women than previous years and that an urgent action by the government is needed. Women advocacy organizations in Ecuador are calling on the government to declare a state of emergency to confront acts of violence against women in the country in […]
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TELEAMAZONAS.COM (MACHINE TRANSLATED) The exodus of Venezuelans does not end on the Ecuadorian-Colombian border, with at least 2,000 migrants a day in recent weeks. Interprovincial transport increases the number of extra frequencies, to transfer migrants to different destinations in the country. Source: Teleamazonas.com SAFETY, SECURITY, HEALTH IN ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK
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SHARP INCREASE IN MANABI PROVINCE NOT JUST LOCALIZED IN RURAL BUT NOW URBAN AREAS Transmitted both by mosquito and sand fly population eldiario.ec (machine translated) The expert also noted that this year soared the number of cases in Manabí, which in 2015 registered 293 infected, while in 2016 totaled 236, however so far in 2017 […]
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DIAGNOSING AND TREATING RARE DISEASES IN ECUADOR A CHALLENGE FOR THE MEDICAL SYSTEM ELUNIVERSO.COM (MACHINE TRANSLATED) In Ecuador, more than 400 rare or infrequent diseases have been identified, so called because they have a low incidence, says geneticist Milton Jijón of the Galenix External Consultation Center in Quito. The problem lies in the difficulty of […]
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eluniverso.com reported that a US citizen was murdered by gunfire in south Guayaquil. Authorities identified the victim as 47-year-old David Jusino, who arrived in Ecuador on Saturday morning with his wife and daughters. The victim was shot that evening after playing soccer in Guasmo Sur. He was walking home and was several blocks from his […]
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GANG CONDUCTING HOME BURGLARIES DISMANTLED – OPERATING IN FOUR PROVINCES OF Pichincha, Azuay, El Oro and Loja During the operation, electrical appliances and cell phones were seized. LAHORA.COM.EC (MACHINE TRANSLATED) Crimes such as illicit association, robbery of people and robberies in homes through the modality of estruche are attributed to a criminal organization disarticulated during an […]
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CUT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN HALF IN ECUADOR FROM TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WITHIN TWO YEARS LAHORA.COM.EC reported 1,769 people have died in traffic accidents to date in Ecuador during 2017. Today, government officials have committed to lower fatalities by 50% on the roads within the next two years. They announced an […]
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Many career criminals in Ecuador skillfully follow the U.S. Marine mantra of “adapt, overcome, improvise”. Almost without fail they seem to adjust to most measures by authorities to place criminals in check. For years, I have warned others that if you see two men on a motorcycle and especially without a license plate to up […]
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elcomercio.com – The International Day of Fight against AIDS is remembered today, December 1, 2017, as every year. In Ecuador , 39 224 people live with this disease, according to the Ministry of Health . In 1984, the first case was reported in the country. According to the Global Burden of Disease study, carried out […]
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Elcomercio.com reported bus drivers plan to suspend their activities from 00:00 to 18:00 (INTER-PROVINCIAL) ON Wed. Nov 29, 2017. They plan to protest changes in a land transport law. Those changes include the incorporation to the interprovincial public transport service of vans that carry passengers and parcels. That measure is scheduled to be discussed on […]
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eldiario.ec / (machine translated) Geovanni Atarihuana, director of Popular Unity (UP), today presented a request to the General Prosecutor’s Office to resume investigations into four previous complaints against former President Rafael Correa. The objective, newspaper El Comercio reported, is for the Prosecutor’s Office to request precautionary measures against the former president and prohibit him from […]
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NATIONALPOST.COM reported that former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa returned home Saturday for the first time since leaving office as he gears up for a political fight against his hand-picked successor. A chaotic scene awaited Correa at the arrival terminal of Guayaquil’s airport, where police were called in as dozens of his supporters exchanged insults and […]
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New obligation to report monetary assets abroad derechoen140caracteres.com/ registroficial.gob.ec November 20, 2017 by Gustavo Amadoren Tributario (machine translated) The Internal Revenue Service, through Resolution NAC-DGERCGC17-00000566 has established the obligation of natural persons and national or foreign companies resident in Ecuador, to report the monetary assets they maintain in foreign financial institutions, in the following cases: […]
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CUENCA ECUADOR – TWO THIEVES IN ACTION Thursday morning October 16th, 2017, two fairly well dressed women enter a spa. Watch how they greet the employee while one of the women distract the clerk and the other pulls a classic ripoff. Source: La Voz del Tomebamba RELOCATION SERVICES TO ECUADOR – CONTACT JOURNEYMAN JACK
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eluniverso.com – machine translated Members of the National Police and a private security company inspected the address in Camino del Río where a theft was recorded last Monday. Courtesy The theft of a computer in a house and at least ten attempts to rob in other houses, generated the reaction of the inhabitants of the […]
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eluniverso.com / (machine translated) The cartels of Mexico conquer the drug trafficking market worldwide. The shipment of substances such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and chemical precursors to 51 countries of the five continents, through alliances with criminals, positions them as the pioneers in monopolizing the routes and conquering their empire in several countries, including Ecuador […]
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PROSECUTOR CHARGES NETWORK FOR CHARGING UP TO $13,000 TO GAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY lahora.com.ec (MACHINE TRANSLATED) The aspiring officers had to pay up to $ 13,000 to this network, according to the Prosecutor’s Office to gain entrance into the national police academy. 11 people, including doctors and other professionals of the National […]
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Adapt, overcome, improvise is the famous Mantra of the U.S. Marines. Well, many criminals and criminal organizations seem to have the same phrase in their playbook. Ecuadorian criminals as well as their imported brethren from Colombia and beyond always seem to be changing their game plan. The following criminal modalities are from an article in […]
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freshplaz.com/eluniverso.com – Ecuador: Authorities seize 1 ton of cocaine hidden underground in banana plantations Ecuador’s National Police and the National Anti-narcotics Directorate, through the Counter-Narcotics Intelligence Unit with European Coordination (UIACE), conducted the 178 Fortaleza Police Operation on the night of November 1, in which they arrested three citizens and seized a ton of cocaine. […]
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Defendant fled the U.S. and was residing in Cuenca, Ecuador at the time he was detained. North Carolina: morganton.com – A Connelly Springs man who spent two years in Ecuador after firing a weapon into a Burke County home could spend up to 11 years in prison. Dean Allan Yancey, 63, pleaded guilty last week […]
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One of Casey Anthony’s former lawyers was convicted of cocaine trafficking in court on Friday. Drugs were destined for ultimate destination of the United States. dailymail.co.uk / Todd Macaluso was found guilty of an international cocaine distribution conspiracy after plotting to fly a plane-full of the drugs from Ecuador to Honduras, according to the New […]
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ELUNIVERSO.COM REPORTED (MACHINE TRANSLATED) With pistol, rifle and even grenade attacks, teams of the Mobile Anti-narcotics Special Group ( GEMA ) were ambushed on Thursday afternoon on the Cadena-Puerto Rico highway, in the border area of San Lorenzo , minutes from Colombia. According to the police report, while carrying out a “sweep” of reconnaissance to […]
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Event/Alert – flight operations in Guayaquil, Ecuador garda.com / alert – Guayaquil’s José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) will suspend operations between 08:00 (local time) and 17:00 on Saturday, November 25, and Saturday, December 2, in order to perform runway maintenance. Only helicopter operations will be permitted during these maintenance times. Flight disruptions may […]
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Pelileo – Eluniverso.com – from internet – machine translated Zoila Caizabanda (59 years old) suffered this Saturday from an attack of bee stings, in her house located in Chimbiato. His daughter, Carmen Caizabanda, witnessed the events. He said that his mother was taken to the hospital of the Garcia Moreno parish, Pelileo canton, Tungurahua province. […]
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eluniverso.com / Wilson Pinto machine translated Ambato – The warning voice that eighteen people, fourteen students and four adults had gone missing, was given by a family mother after not knowing the whereabouts of her son when they went on an excursion to the ruins of Malqui Machay, between the limits of La Maná and […]
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Anoche, tras riña mujer le cortó el rostro con estilete a su pareja en Centro Histórico. Hombre fue llevado a hospital y sospechosa detenida pic.twitter.com/RIYJXwgBNA — Ivan Velesaca (@cronicacuenca) October 25, 2017 Anoche, tras riña mujer le cortó el rostro con estilete a su pareja en Centro Histórico. Hombre fue llevado a hospital y sospechosa […]
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lahora.com.ec reported In the province there have been 15 cases of sexual abuse of minors in the provincial prosecution, of which 10 are treated at the Nintinacazo type C Health Center in Cotopaxi. (latacunga) Jorge Rosero, Psychologist from the Latacunga Health District, said that since the beginning of the year to date there have been […]
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FROM POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, NAME WITHHELD UNEDITED – Hello Salinas Friends, Just wanted to let you know so you can beware. Yesterday a thief climbed up my fence at 3am in San Lorenzo and he was searching for a way in on the backyard, luckily enough they stumbled upon some glass bottles and made […]
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ELCOMERCIO.COM – The Ministry of Public Health reports to date(middle of September) in 2017, there have been confirmed 206 reported cases of people with the AH3N2 flu virus. There have been seven reported deaths. Children under five years of age are the most impacted. And, Pichincha Province has had the most cases, with a total […]
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Signs of lasting trauma in people evicted to make way for giant mine in Ecuador theguardian.com / Kimberley Brown reported, battles with the government and army over land and mining rights has caused indigenous Shuar people long-term psychological damage, report says Months after they were evicted from their homes to make way for a mine, […]
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eltiempo.com.ec / The heavy rains that occurred during this weekend, caused turbidity in the San Francisco River, which caused that about 30,000 inhabitants remained without vital liquid during several hours of yesterday. This situation was caused because the stone material that rested on the river bed will be displaced and will cause turbidity in Capzha […]
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ECUADOR RANKS ABOVE REGIONAL AVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS COMMITTING SUICIDE Data about suicide is still scarce in Latin America, especially in smaller countries like Ecuador. In the last 20 years just very few reports have partially described this phenomenon in the country The disease burden of suicide in Ecuador, a 15 years’ geodemographic cross-sectional study (2001–2015) […]
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elcomercio.com (MACHINE TRANSLATED) reported – A group of tourists lost their way in the sector of the Verdeyacu river , in the Tena canton of Napo province, located in the Amazon of Ecuador . According to ECU 911 , people would have lost about 10 days. On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at 10:45 am, the […]
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Nine people were rescued from the Santay Island Bridge Ecuadortv.ec reported -the Guayaquil Fire Department rescued nine people who were on the bridge between Guayaquil and Santay Island, minutes after a boat collapsed part of the structure. The pedestrians, two of them minors, could not leave the bridge. The rescue team helped them down through […]
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A fishing boat hit this Thursday, October 12 against the wooden bridge of Santay Island, product of the mishap the platform of connection collapsed. According to ECU 911 no injured or deceased persons are reported. The bridge connected Guayaquil with the community of Santay Island. It has an extension of 860 meters in length by […]
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Santay Island Bridge A fishing boat hit this Thursday, October 12 against the wooden bridge of Santay Island, product of the mishap the platform of connection collapsed. According to ECU 911 no injured or deceased persons are reported. The bridge connected Guayaquil with the community of Santay Island. It has an extension of 860 meters […]
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SAFETY, HEALTH, SECURITY IN ECUADOR, THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ 1. Hoy, en la vía #Ambato #Riobamba, sector #Mocha, murió madre e hija que se movilizaban en esta camioneta. @mercurioec pic.twitter.com/8Nv4UQK9vz — Ivan Velesaca (@cronicacuenca) October 10, 2017
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Undated video shows three assailants at will assaulting a passenger vehicle with weapons on the main road in front of the famous tourist attraction Malecon 2000 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. SAFETY, HEALTH, SECURITY IN ECUADOR – THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ BY ANYONE VISITING OR MOVING TO ECUADOR
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eluniverso.com reported (Machine Translated) Martha Gonzalez lives in central Urdesa 30 years ago and yesterday from the portal of her house saw agents of the Violent Death Unit perform the skills to solve the crime of a man who after trying to arrest two individuals who had just raided his business , was shot in […]
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eluniverso.com (machine translated) – MÉNDEZ, Morona Santiago. The bus that covered the route Zamora-Quito was overturned at 01:25 yesterday after losing track at the height of Canton Méndez. Eleven people were injured. Cuenca – A child under 6 died and five people were injured yesterday after a pickup truck hit the back of a bus. […]
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eldiario.ec / A man of German nationality lost his life in Manta in a traffic accident registered in the round of “El Paraíso”. The event occurred on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. when Wolfgang Klapperich was to be digested at the El Palmar citadel on a motorcycle. The victim died after agonizing 10 hours in the […]
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MACHALA ECUADOR – EXTERMINATION OF THE GRACIOUS IGUANA FROM A PARK Everyone who has visited Guayaquil, Ecuador wants to see the ancient Iguanas which grace an old park in the middle of this hot and humid port city. Machala, Ecuador also on the hot and humid side has invested millions of dollars in the once […]
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Cuenca Ecuador: Video shows three thieves working together to steal from a merchant not paying attention to what is going on. Event took place on 10 de Agosto in the commercial area. THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR – BE BETTER PREPARED – READ THIS BOOK Ivan Velesaca Video muestra como 3 ciudadanos aprovechan descuido y […]
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Latacunga – Flor Pineda Bamba died at 00:30 yesterday because of an injury to the jugular, allegedly caused by his partner , in the streets Felix Valencia and Quijano, in the city of Latacunga. According to the police department of the uniformed New Circuit Vida, the crime would be a suspected femicide with the use […]
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eluniverso.com (machine translated) reported Marina Menegazzo and María José Coni, the two young Argentine tourists who were murdered at the end of February 2016 in Montañita (Santa Elena). Archive After three days of hearing , the night of this Friday was sentenced to 40 years in jail to José Luis P., a subject that was […]
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ACCIDENT PROBABLY RESULT OF SPEEDING, BUS BRAND NEW, ROADS AND LIGHTING IN GOOD CONDITION eluniverso.com (machine translated)(Amparito Roser) They arrived in the morning of this Monday to remove the bodies in the morgue of Ibarra. The relatives of the people who died in the traffic accident registered on Sunday night in Otavalo came to the […]
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news24.com / Ecuador is going to a period of numerous bus wrecks and continued carnage of dead. Thirteen people were killed and 28 injured when a bus overturned on a highway between the Ecuadorian capital Quito and the northern city of Ibarra, authorities said on Monday. The accident was at 8:00 PM local time. There […]
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abc.es reported (machine translated) former President Rafael Correa has assured in Bogota that he does not rule out asking for a National Constituent Assembly in view of the situation that Ecuador is facing because of the public consultation that will be convened by the current president of the country, Lenin Moreno , whose content will […]
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Prosecutor believes Expat died of natural causes but still waiting for autopsy report. elmercurio.com.ec reported (machine translated) Robert, a US citizen approximately age 75, was found dead inside the San Francisco building, located on Padre Aguirre and Presidente Córdoba streets. At about 8 am yesterday, agents of the National Police accompanied by experts in Criminalistics […]
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elmercurio.com.ec / Prostitution and insecurity are aspects that concern the inhabitants of the parish El Vecino. In recent weeks they have met with the provincial authorities to put on the table proposals that help improve security in the 34 districts of the parish. Jorge Herrera, president of the parish El Vecino, said that the leaders […]
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BREAKING/DEVELOPING – Cronicacuenca, Radiotomebamba reports U.S. Expat found dead in dental office located at Padre Aguirre y Presidente Cordova in Cuenca —– Did not provide name, sex. Age 75. Body transferred by forensics group for autopsy. Ciudadano de nacionalidad estadounidense de unos (75) que fue encontrado muerto es llevado al Centro Forense. @mercurioec @tomebamba pic.twitter.com/2Hw4PJaBeU […]
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ecuavisa.com / In an operation of the National Police carried out in Guayaquil, in Samanes stage III, to which were added the transit agents of the ATM, a vehicle was detected that carried a stamp of the Municipal Transit Authority with the number 05525 and a sticker of the which attracted attention and after an […]
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Two sex workers allege they were victims of false imprisonment by U.S. citizen and threatened with a knife when they wanted to leave the American’s apartment. elmercurio.com.ec (machine translated) / Two sex workers of Colombian nationality, 20 and 21, were allegedly abducted by a man of U.S. nationality yesterday afternoon in the Condominios Del Ejido […]
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eltelegrafo.com.ec (machine translated) reported…The National Police of Ecuador, through the Unit Against the Crime of Trafficking in Persons and Trafficking of Migrants (Ucdtptm), carried out the operation “Fortaleza 89” through which four citizens of Ecuadorian nationality, allegedly engaged in the crime of forced prostitution. The operation took place in Guayaquil, on Thursday, starting at 10:00 […]
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eltelegrafo.com.ec reported thefts, psychological violence, sexual abuse, physical violence and drug trafficking are the five most reported crimes in the province of Guayas. These figures are derived from the State Attorney General’s Office. However,numerous crimes are not reported to authorities. A study found that 80% of crimes in Ecuador go unreported. Other countries also have […]
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Well Planned Heist – Double murder in a hotel in the Historic Center of Quito lahora / (machine translated) QUITO They had everything planned. Two criminals entered a historic downtown hotel to rob guests of many who were foreigners.. The buffoons waited until nightfall to attack the victims. They were willing to do everything in […]
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mpnoticias.com.ec / GalapagosEC.- The volcano of the Fernandina Island is in full eruptive process. The Minister of Environment, Tarsicio Hail, has confirmed it through his Twitter account this Monday, September 4, 2017: “Last minute: The giant of Fernandina awakens … We monitor the development of this natural event.” The eruption, however, poses no threat because […]
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cuencahighlife.com /Martin Simmons The young man who recently moved to Cuenca from California described how thieves stole his cell phone and $100 in cash the first month he was in town. Late at night, there are places to be avoided. Hearing his story, a middle-aged woman from New Jersey, standing next to him at a […]
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