globalvoices.org /In Ecuador today, more than half of all violent crimes committed nationally are acts of gender violence. According to the government, there were 80 femicides recorded in 2016. In the first four days of 2017, police recorded one femicide every 32 hours.
The activists say they want to “break the silence.” According to the 2011 National Survey of Familial Relations and Gender Violence, six out of every ten women in Ecuador have been victim of some kind of abuse.
This January, the initiative “No callamos más” (“Silent No More”) started gaining momentum. The campaign is an effort to get women talking about the harassment, abuse, and mistreatment they’ve experienced firsthand.
In an interview with Global Voices, the project’s co-creators, Verónica Vera and Francisca Frisone, explained how they were inspired by other movements in Latin America, such as the hashtag #MiPrimerAcoso – a campaign which started in Mexico but soon spread throughout the region – that helped draw attention on social media to the abuse of women. Read Article
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eldiario.ec(machine translated) The tragic event was registered at the site San Pablo de Rio de Oro, El Carmen, yesterday at approximately 05h00, reports the agents. The relatives of the victim told the police that the crime was raised in the house of Patricia Romero, mother of the victim, when a dance was taking place. Relatives […]
Increases in theft of water meters elmercurio.com.ec reported in 60% in relation to the previous year, it increased in the Municipal Company of Telecommunications, Drinking Water, Sewage and Sanitation (ETAPA EP) the citizens’ complaints for the theft of drinking water meters. In the year 2016, an average of three to four complaints per month were […]
M 5.5 – 26km S of Propicia, Ecuador 2017-01-31 14:22:40 UTC 0.698°N 79.673°W 21.4 km depth revistapuntodevista.com.mx/ An earthquake measuring 5.5 degrees Richter rocked the northern coast of Ecuador on Tuesday and felt strongly in the country’s capital, where many abandoned high-rise buildings and took to the streets, but no injuries or injuries were reported. […]
euractiv.com/ By José Manuel Sanz Mingote | euroefe.es | Translated By Samuel Morgan The head of state and government explained that “it’s the same story in Ecuador. We host the most refugees of anyone in Latin America, due to the Colombian conflict, and we are an example to the rest of the world”. “While elsewhere […]
businessinsider.com reported it’s not uncommon to dream of escaping work for a while to immerse yourself in the culture of a far-off country. For Chad Carson, a 37-year-old who lives entirely off passive rental income, that’s reality. On a recent episode of the Mad Fientist podcast, Carson, who recently moved to Ecuador with his wife […]
Heavy rain flooded streets and forced closure of business in Salinas Salinas In a river became the second avenue and the streets next to the malecón of Salinas, after the heavy rain registered yesterday in the Peninsula and that lasted several hours. The water came a little above the knees in that sector and forced […]
Most cases of missing individuals are adolescents – eluniverso.com reported…Margarita, André, Josué, Juana, Genesis are names of people who were reported missing last week at the Flagrant Unit of the Guayas Public Prosecutor’s Office in the Albán Borja Mall, located in northern Guayaquil. There are four prosecutors in the Administrative Actions Unit, which is the […]
263/5000 Published on Jan 30, 2017 Hispano Post Emilio Palacio reported Through a web page that monitors airspace, Palacio investigates where one of the Ecuadorian presidential aircraft is located. It verifies that the ship flew to a tax haven (Quatar) without having been informed the reason of the trip. SOURCE – Hispano Post INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED […]
NPR.org/wutc.org reported Mika Peck, a conservation ecologist at England’s University of Sussex, was frustrated. He’d been researching and publishing papers for years on the near-extinction of the Ecuadoran brown-headed spider monkey, and not much was happening to change the primate’s extremely threatened status. Not much, that is, until he started connecting the monkeys to gourmet […]
One of the assailants detained / Assault took place in Cascajal / Bus Compnay Express Sucre NO SECURITY CAMERAS ON BOARD eluniiverso.com reported police recovered wallets, suitcases, cell phones, perfumes, among other belongings of passengers of a bus of the cooperative Express Sucre, that were assaulted after 23:00 of Saturday 28, after two assailants in […]
9 arrested in Cuenca allegedly linked to two robberies Cuenca Ecuador eluniverso.com reported nine people allegedly linked to two robberies were arrested in an operation in Cuenca. One of the premises assaulted is a business of chickens, and the other a pharmacy located in the avenue of the Americas. The arrests were recorded with the […]
Four people remained lost for several hours Sunday afternoon after losing the trail in their ascent to the Illinizas. On Sunday, at 17:01, a call was received alerting four people lost in the ecological reserve of Los Illinizas via Chaupi, province of Cotopaxi, reported the 911 Ambato ECU. Apparently, the weather conditions did not allow […]
President Rafael Correa said the region needs to stand together to fight discrimination and human rights violations. telesurtv.net reported Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Monday that Latin America needs to respond with a strong front and united speech against the anti-immigration measures of U.S. President Donald Trump. Correa said there needs to be “a […]
Ecuador Indigenous Group Releases Soldiers Abducted in Mining Conflict telesurtv.net reported … “Freedom and dignity of people are not negotiable, and in Ecuador no one is above the law,” said Ecuador’s Defense Ministry. Two soldiers who were abducted by an irregular group in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador were released on Saturday in the midst […]
Source: FB expat group – name of victim not used. I am writing this to let folks know that sometimes what you believe is enough security is not… Thursday night our garage and workers bodega was broken into. Many valuable items were taken. We live in La Compania area across from the bodega de municipio. […]
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 […]
By: Doug Wallace/For Metro Published on Thu Jan 26 2017 With four distinct eco-systems, Ecuador is more than just a jumping-off point for the Galapagos. Exploring the interior delivers Andes mountain magic and Amazon jungle surprises. You can visit Ecuador all year round. January to May are the warmest months, but also the wettest. June […]
Ten Things To Do In Quito Ecuador americasquarterly.org/ Brendan O’Boyle Ecuador has embarked on a strategic campaign to draw international visitors, spending a record $60 million on tourism in 2014. Rising from the remains of the Inca empire, with a newly opened airport and a subway in the works, Ecuador’s capital blends colonial history, Andean […]
YOUNG MAN REFUSES TO BE A MULE – STRANDED IN ECUADOR FOR TWO MONTHS – NOW HOME SAFELY nst.com.my/bernama.com / Young Businessman given free ticket by a customer in Malaysia to travel to Ecuador. When getting ready to return to his home country, he is asked to take (smuggle) a package back with him. He […]
MALACATOS, LOJA, ECUADOR (Developing Story) EXPAT FROM ITALY APPARENTLY DIES FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM A BRAZEN SAVAGE ATTACK AND HOME INVASION Some segments of this report is provided by an anonymous source believed to be reliable. Filcittadino.it reported that Mauro Burzio, 68, a native of Venasca Italy who spent decades abroad and lived in Ecuador […]
Prensa Latina reported tThe Government of Ecuador strongly requested today the immediate release of two sub-lieutenants kidnapped by an illegal armed group, which is identified as member of the Shuar Community. The illegal actions took place in an area of Morona Santiago province on January 21st, when officers Raul Pazmiño and Luis Rodriguez were taken, […]
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will help Ecuador with a $60 million loan to rebuild electrical infrastructure in areas hit by an earthquake last April, through the incorporation of quake-resistant features in the provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabí and Santo Domingo. The specific goals of the project are to restore the supply of electricity through the […]
expresso.ec reported the Reventador volcano has a high activity. This is reported by the Twitter account of the Coordinating Ministry of Security of Ecuador. “The volcano Reventador presents ash emission. It is monitored 24 hours a day, “the report said. According to the ministry, it was possible to observe several emissions with low ash load, […]
expreso.ec / Two soldiers continue to be held by Shuar Indians in the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago (southeast), where there is a mining conflict of considerable proportions. The Ministry of Defense, which demands the “immediate release” of the soldiers, also reiterated its position of not negotiating within the framework of “violence and illegality of […]
EXPRESO.EC Every day, an average of 45 complaints received by the Prosecutor’s Office of Guayas for intra-family violence, which has as its main protagonist the woman. A victim who – in the worst of scenarios – ends up being part of the femicide statistics. With eight days to the end of the first month of […]
Imprisoned gang arrested for stealing trucks in Guayas eluniverso.com reported five suspects in a gang of roadside vehicles in Guayas province were admitted to the Libertad deprivation center after a judge ordered their pretrial detention and the start of the investigation phase. The head of the Guayas Judicial Police, Jose Ortiz, reported that agents of […]
extra.ec reported according to President Rafael Correa, the current law on maintenance payments “is tremendously unfair.” (Referential) Javier Donoso is a family father and has terminal cancer. He suspended his treatment after being detained for being late in paying his children’s pensions. The hearing was held this January 17, the Constitutional Court in Quito, by […]
Fabian Rodriguez Theofilos, Toulkeridis Washington Sandoval Oswaldo Padilla, Fernando Mato The Cotopaxi volcano in north-central Ecuador is one of the most dangerous volcanoes of the world due to its ability to generate far-reaching lahars, which are able to destroy infrastructure and endanger a high amount of population living close to the main fluvial drainages of […]
Zika Virus, Chikungunya Virus, and Dengue Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Adults with Neurological Manifestations, Guayaquil, Ecuador Citation: Acevedo N, Waggoner J, Rodriguez M, Rivera L, Landivar J, Pinsky B and Zambrano H (2017). Zika Virus, Chikungunya Virus, and Dengue Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Adults with Neurological Manifestations, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Front. Microbiol. 8:42. doi: […]
Grim Reaper’s lead vocalist overcome by foot infection while on South America tour in Ecuador. Diabetes Related, Singer suffers severe foot ulcer infection/ metalunderground.com / Despite travel insurance / wife states company refused to pay because of preexisting condition. Vocalist Steve Grimmett – who had part of his leg amputated earlier this month – remains […]
eluniverso.comreported(machine translated)It was a rainy dawn, in the morgue of Milagro there was despair, pain, anguish, discontent and, in the midst of it, stupor because relatives of 20 people killed in a traffic accident, who had arrived from Guayaquil, learned that in that canton , The third most populated of Guayas, charge by autopsies more […]
By Liam Higgins/cuencahighlife.com Almost every expat arriving in Cuenca has heard the pitch: You can hire a maid, gardener, or cook in Ecuador for a fraction of what you would pay in North America or Europe. This is true, although the cost has gone up considerably in recent years. What you don’t hear, however, is […]
Ken Livinstone – THIS has been a big week for Ecuador. The country took on the presidency of the influential G77 and China group of developing countries and has marked 10 years of the Citizens’ Revolution, the name given to the change that has taken place in the country since President Rafael Correa took office […]
telesurtv.net The amount represents 8 times the investment under administrations between 2000 and 2006. Ecuador has invested more than US$16 billion in the public health sector during the last 10 years, President Rafael Correa said Thursday. “It’s a very well-invested amount of money,” he said during the inauguration of the Hospital of Sigchos and a […]
Highlights /reliefweb.int Monitoring of WFP’s earthquake response indicate a significant improvement in the share of households with acceptable food consumption. Virtually all assisted households were lifted out of food insecurity. WFP continues to strengthen its relationship with the Government to explore opportunities for cooperation in 2017. The Government of Ecuador approved WFP’s Country Strategic Plan […]
BOMB THREATS MAY BE USED AS DISTRACTION TO ALLOW ASSAILANTS TO COMMIT ROBBERY ASSAULTS / CAUTION RESIDENTS FOR GREATER VIGILANCE WHEN RETRIEVING FUNDS FROM THE BANK ECUAVISA.COM REPORTED: The Iñquito sector, north of the capital, was convulsed by a call that alerted the bomb threat, near midday on January 19. In Amazonas avenue was restricted […]
Drama of a young woman to whom false police came into her house to steal Eluniverso.com (machine translated)reported while telling her experience, Michelle moves her hands with some anxiety. “After the robbery, I was not able to sleep well,” says the 22-year-old woman, who was caught by four men posing as police officers of the […]
A security camera recorded the modus operandi of an antisocial gang that tried to rob a financial institution in the north of Quito, the facts were registered after the assault happened 23 of December of 2016. SAFETY AND SECURITY IN ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK
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 […]
Cuenca Ecuador – INCREASE OF HOME BURGLARIES REPORTED – SOME BLAME LACK OF EMPLOYMENT .latarde.com.ec (MACHINE TRANSLATED) reported that some citizens are afraid to leave their home alone, because unpleasant people can enter the building to perform their misdeeds. There are several houses that do not have enough security, and that is when theft happens […]
10 Colombians captured when tourists assaulted on beach in Huanchaco. (Surfing Mecca) larepublica.pe (machine translated) Hit the underworld. They were caught by the police in Huanchaco resort in La Libertad Peru. They had entered on Wednesday 11 through Ecuador. They will be deported. When they were surprised, they tried to flee, but the police gave […]
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. […]
eng.belta.by reported Belarus and Ecuador have exchanged best practices in combating drug trafficking at a meeting of delegations of the two countries held in Minsk on 17 January as part of the visit of Cesar Navas Vera, Coordinating Minister for Security of Ecuador, to Belarus, BelTA has learned. The Ecuadorian delegation met with a Belarusian […]
mining-technology.com reported major players including BHP Billiton and Hancock Prospecting are set to sink an estimated $1bn of foreign direct investment into Ecuador’s nascent mining industry this year. Julian Turner finds out what’s in store as companies line up to take advantage of a glut of new mining licences. After a hiatus of six years, […]
lahora reported rescuers intervened at the site despite bad weather conditions Rescue units rescued 4 minors who lost their way last night in the canton of Gonzalo Pizarro, in the province of Sucumbíos. The minors were located at the height of El Reventador after their disappearance was reported to the Integrated Safety System ECU-911. Read […]
MISSING: JONATHAN C. GILCHRIST – US CITIZEN, RESIDENT OF SALINAS ECUADOR Former Houston Texas Resident This article is prepared by LatinAmericaCurrentEvents.com. As often the case with a missing person event, the story can be very fluid and change within moments. It is believed by LACE that the facts presented here are accurate despite many missing […]
Includes Public Bus, School Bus, many minors dead and injured Multiple clash in the canton Milagro leaves more than 20 dead (Yaguachi – Jujan road) eluniverso.com reported a head-on crash between a bus of the Cooperativa Ventanas, a school bus and a car, at approximately 22:00 Friday, has left at least 60 people injured and […]
rcnradio.com REPORTED in an articulated work of the Dijin Judicial Police and the basic criminal investigation unit of the Special Police District Tumaco, they managed to seize 486 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride, 03 shotguns, 01 bulletproof vest and the capture of one person. ….. At the scene, the 47-year-old Ricardo Ramirez captured the flagrante delicto, […]
radiolaprimerisima.com reported the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, denounced on Thursday the plan to destabilize his government implemented since 2013 and led by the brothers Isaiah, exbanqueros responsible for the country’s financial crisis in 1999. According to the president, just days after his second electoral victory in February 2013, the brothers Isaías and their lawyers […]
portalportuario.cl reported 20 cruise ships will arrive to Ecuadorian ports during this year. These calls will mean the visit of 19 thousand passengers and 3 thousand crew, according to the Ministry of Tourism of that country (Mintur). The arrival of visitors will be an important stimulus to the tourism sector, as they are expected to […]
eluniverso.com reported that beginning Friday, February 17 at 12:00, until noon on Monday, February 20, it will not be possible to sell or consume alcoholic beverages in Ecuador, due to the dry law that governs during the period prior to election day: February 2017. According to the Code of Democracy , it is established that […]
knightcenter.utexas.edu / Attacks on freedom of expression in Ecuador increase due to the application of the communications law, according to report By Paola Nalvarte/TM The main attacks on freedom of expression in Ecuador during 2016 were a result of the application of the controversial Organic Law of Communication, in force since 2013, according to the […]
zika, dengue and chikungunya concerns andes.info.ec Quito, Jan 10 (ANDES) .- The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador carries out some prevention actions to protect the population from infectious and viral diseases that are more frequent during the winter season, including influenza and also zika, Dengue and chikungunya, which are transmitted by the mosquito bite […]
Sandra Ochoa Basin Members of the National Police found a woman on the ground Thursday with a gunshot wound on one shoulder after she suffered an attempted assault in El Valle parish. Next to her, in the street, was the ammunition feeder of the weapon that would have used two suspects. The victim is a […]
andes.info.ec reported that through January 2, 2017, a total of 3.3 million transactions were made in Ecuador with e-money through 284.529 accounts for 13.2 million dollars. Ricardo Quiroga, promoter of the e-money project “Proyecto Efectivo desde Mi Celular del Banco Central del Ecuador” affirmed that until 2016, 1.000 accounts were reported each month but after […]
theguardian.com reported members of one of Latin America’s most well-known environmental organisations, Acción Ecológica, are fighting for their survival against a controversial attempt by Ecuador’s government to shut them down. The move by the government came six days after violence between soldiers, police and indigenous Shuar people opposed to a Chinese-run copper development, Panantza-San Carlos, […]
ANALYSIS OF GOLD EXTRACTION PROCESSES OF ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING IN PORTOVELO ZARUMA, ECUADOR By ADRIANA DE OLIVEIRA GONÇALVES Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) play a significant role in local economies and communities of several developing countries. Worldwide, ASGM is one of the biggest sources of mercury pollution. Every year, artisanal miners release […]
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 […]
The Slow Death of Democracy in Correa’s Ecuador BY Carlos de la Torre / Thursday, March 19, 2015 worldpoliticsreview.com Rafael Correa, a left-leaning academic turned populist politician, has dominated Ecuadorian politics since 2007. He won three presidential elections and has consistently maintained popularity rates of over 50 percent. His movement, the Alliance for a Proud […]
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 […]
How much are Ecuadorians Willing to Pay to Reduce Maternal Mortality? Results from a Pilot Study on Contingent Valuation ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/María Isabel Roldós, MPA, MA, DrPH,1 Phaedra Corso, PhD,2 and Justin Ingels, PhD2 Abstract Context: There is an established association between the provision of health care services and maternal mortality. In Ecuador, little is known if […]
The U.S. Department of State keeps interesting statistics on all types of events involving U.S. citizens abroad. The death statistics are always of interest. It appears from the recent numbers only one U.S. citizen died from the April 16, 2016 earthquake. Only one homicide was reported in the first six months of the year. One […]
eluniverso.com reported the fine for Ecuadorians who are qualified but who could not or would not vote in the electoral process on February 19 , is 10% of a monthly unified payment, to this amount is added $ 8 of the cost of the species (document Which is delivered at the CNE). The exact amount […]
lexology.com reported the “Código Orgánico de la Economía Social de los Conocimientos, Creatividad e Innovación,” (Organic Code on Social Economics of Know-how, Creativity and Innovation), which supersedes the current Intellectual Property Law, was recently published on December 9, 2016. SPANISH SLANG ECUADOR – READ THE BOOK As indicated in Article 1 of said Code, “The […]
Institutional Agreement in Ecuador Allows Prisoners to Vote Plenenglish.com reported an agreement signed by institutions of the Ecuadorian government will allow prisoners without a conviction to exercise their right to vote in the February 19th elections, according to the Constitution. SPANISH SLANG ECUADOR – BOOK The National Electoral Council (CNE), the Civil Registry and the […]
By Paul Kilby/IFR The Republic of Ecuador took center stage in Latin America’s primary market on Tuesday, returning with its fourth bond deal in less than a year. Ecuador raised US$1bn through a tap of its 9.65% 2026 at a yield of 9.125%. Hit by the oil rout that began in 2014, Ecuador has leaned […]
Flourishing of Guayacanes is also enjoyed in Colimes, Guayas It is a spectacle of nature, reaches the 11 hectares of forest and lasts between 10 and 15 days: the “Florecimiento de los Guayacanes”, a natural spectacle that can be enjoyed in Colimes, a canton of the province of Guayas, located 90 kilometers from the city […]
Ecuador’s annual inflation in this 2016 was 1.12%, as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). This figure was recorded through the Consumer Price Index in a report and it is also the lowest in the last ten years. In 2015 and 2014 inflation was two points above the current, with 3.38% […]
andes.info.ec / The body of an Ecuadorian tourist who disappeared in December in a wreck in the Caribbean of Colombia was found “after 18 days of uninterrupted search operations,” reported the Colombian National Navy. Marina Izurieta had been reported missing on December 20 when the passenger boat “Gente de Mar III”, which was heading for […]
Source: Facebook Group for Expats in Cuenca: Names of victims have been redacted from their statement. Challuabamba, A small community about 15 minutes via taxi from the heart of El Centro in Cuenca, Ecuador. ————————————————————————————– . FROM ONE OF THE VICTIMS I wish to share our experience with the intent of possibly offering helpful suggestions […]
andes.info.ec / On January 9, 2000, on radio and television, then President Jamil Mahuad announced the implementation of dollarization. It was the corollary of the worst crisis in the country, triggered by the bankruptcy of a part of the private financial system that resulted in a seizure of deposits and an economy that was on […]
ELUNIVERSO.COM REPORTED: The first zero-tariff liqueurs that the agreement with the European Union (EU) envisages are not yet imported from Europe, and in Ecuador the bottles in stock are sold at less price. This is a first effect in the liqueur market in the country, since this product and the inputs for agriculture (urea, fertilizers) […]
Heavy rainfall that has caused floods in the Amazon , sporadic rains in the mountains or very hot days on the coast. Those are the characteristics of the rainy season, which has just begun in the country. This weekend, the populations of Francisco de Orellana (province of Orellana) and Napo were flooded. The military, according […]
gringotree.com/Russ Reina Getting Flexible / Hospital Care in Ecuador It really doesn’t matter if you believe you’re fully covered when you find out that if your spouse is to get a blood transfusion, YOU still have to get the blood and pay for it! Be prepared to roll with the punches to get what you […]
Living in small communities and in rural areas is quite attractive to many expats. However, one risk that few sources mention or warn about is that of potential attacks by dogs. There are a lot of loose dogs in Ecuador or those who are not contained to protect pedestrians. This is especially the case in […]
temblor.net/By Gabriel Lotto – The April 16, 2016 Pedernales, Ecuador, earthquake was the latest in a string of large quakes that have repeatedly ruptured the Ecuador-Colombia subduction zone over the last 100+ years. The earthquakes kicked off in 1906, when a megathrust earthquake – estimated between M=8.5 and M=8.8 – ruptured the entire interface between […]
eltelegrafo.com.ec reported that of 22 species of primates in Ecuador, 11 of them are believed to be threatened of endangerment. The spider monkey and the capuchin monkey are critically endangered. The estimate is there may only be 100 spider monkeys existing in the wild. Hunting, the wildlife trade, disease and loss of habitat are the […]
Internationalliving.com/cnbc.com Annual Ranking 1. Mexico has always offered arguably the easiest transition to expat life around: Low-cost, conveniently close, friendly locals and plenty of expats—Mexico offers an appealing balance of exotic foreign culture and familiar First-World lifestyle. Over recent years, crime and insecurity across the border have made headlines—and yes, there are parts of Mexico […]
Wilson Pinto/Ambato/eluniverso.com Pilahuín parish, on the Guaranda-Ambato road Passengers could not call emergency services – no cell service in area A bus from the Dorado cooperative that covered the Guayaquil-Quito route crashed in the Pilahuín parish, on the Guaranda-Ambato road, before 04:00 on Tuesday, were moments of desperation experienced by the occupants of the car […]
Residents of La Puntilla, in Samborondón, expressed surprise and unease about the increase of approximately 200 dollars, depending on the case, in property taxes in relation to last year. An inhabitant of the urbanization Las Riveras, on the Samborondón road, paid this Wednesday $ 820.91 for that tax, when last year paid $ 612.74. He […]
Two detained while committing a burglary eluniverso.com reported a call to the integrated security system ECU-911 alerted to a burglary in progress in a house located in the Puerta del Sol 1 sector, in Salinas, Santa Elena province. The policemen upon arrival at the home found two suspects that entered through the roof. The thieves […]
elcomercio.com reported the oil, labor, banking, fiscal and prepaid medicine sectors as well as foreign trade will face new rules of the game in 2017, which will be marked by the electoral agenda. The country is forced to reduce oil production in 2017 due to the agreement reached last November in the Organization of the […]
(AFP) – Campaigning opened Tuesday for Ecuador’s February 19 general elections, which will decide who succeeds leftist President Rafael Correa after a decade in power. Eight candidates are vying to replace Correa, a radical economist and one of the last of a generation of leftist leaders who dominated Latin American politics for more than a […]
Pucara de Rumicucho Is More than just an Incan Stone Fortress ancient-origins.net/Alicia McDermott reported the ruins of the Pucará de Rumicucho are well-preserved walls of an Pre-hispanic, Incan fortress. They are located a one hour drive north of Quito, Ecuador. The fortress was built in the end of the 15th century by Tupac Yupanqui, the […]
andes.info.ec reported a total of 110.40 tons of drugs seized this year police which is the highest figure in the country’s history regarding drug seizure, the Ministry of the Interior. Of this figure, 96.06 tons were seized for international traffic and 14.34 tons for domestic traffic. According to estimates by the authorities the total of […]
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Alert on Challenges in 2017 WARNS OF ATTACKS ON PROGRESSIVE CURRENTS IN THE REGION tiempo21.cu reported Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Guillaume Long today warned the people of this South American country about the challenges they will have to face in 2017 internally, and in the international arena. After congratulating the Ecuadorians for the […]
ancient-origins.net/Bryan Hill reported Laguna Yahuarcocha, meaning blood lake in the Kichwa language, is a sacred lake of Ecuador. Looking across the still water in the picturesque region of Ibarra, it is hard to imagine that it was once the scene of a bloody massacre, a consequence of indigenous resistance against Inca domination. Laguna Yahuarcocha, also […]
pressandjournal.co.uk reported daredevil from the Highlands has plunged to his death in a horrific paragliding accident in South America. Tributes were paid to Stuart Somerville, who was said to have been killed instantly after falling more than 1000ft into a lake in Ecuador while shocked friends looked on. The 48-year-old – who was originally from […]
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 […]
TELESURTV.NET reported on April 16 Ecuador was slammed by a 7.8 magnitude quake that claimed more than 670 lives and shattered buildings across the South American country’s Pacific coastal region, adding to the small OPEC nation’s economic difficulties owing to low oil prices. The coastal province of Manabi was hit hardest by the quake, registering […]
Gringotree.com / Kaelyn Davis 1. How Much Would It Cost Monthly To Live Moderately On A Monthly Basis In Cuenca? There is a commonly shared idea that to live well in Cuenca you only need about $800 a month. This is not impossible, but for most expats, who are generally in or above the 50 […]
reuters.com/ reported on Dec 29 Ecuador’s central bank expects the Andean nation’s economy to grow by 1.42 percent in 2017 with respect to 2016, central bank manager Madeleine Abarca said in a press conference on Thursday. The country’s economy is seen shrinking by 1.7 percent for 2016 in part due to a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in […]
Ecuador beaches have for the first time a modern early warning system andes.info.ec Guayaquil, December 30 (Andes) .- The government of Ecuador inaugurated Friday a modern early warning system on the beaches of the provinces of Esmeraldas and Manabi, the most affected by the earthquake last April 16 and still suffer some havoc For the […]
30 December 2016 – Five United Nations human rights experts have condemned Ecuador for suppressing civil society following a Government order to close a non-governmental organization (NGO) that supports environmental and indigenous rights. “The Government of Ecuador seems to be systematically dissolving organizations when they become too vocal or challenge government orthodoxy,” they said in […]
ecuadorinmediato.com CEDATOS: Lenin Moreno (35.6%); Guillermo Lasso (22.3%); Cynthia Viteri (10.9%); Paco Moncayo (6.9%) 2016-12-29 19:15:00 National Policy report 47% of respondents still do not know who to vote for President and Vice President, and 53% have already decided their preference Cedatos pollster presented his study “Facts and Figures 2016”, whose information is based on […]
ecuadorinmediato.com reported Comptroller will verify that vehicles of the State without safe conduct do not circulate during Year-end holiday for personal reasons. The vehicular operation will count with the support of the National Police and the internal auditors of the institution The General Comptroller of the State will verify that the vehicles of the State […]
22-year-old model dies after cosmetic surgery in Guayaquil extra.ec reported Melanie Montenegro Johanna Robles, a model and actress, 22, had arrived from Quito to Guayaquil on Friday 23 December, with the intention of having cosmetic surgery that did not come out alive. According specified Edwin Montenegro, the girl ‘s father, they received the news of […]
4,788 people born in Ecuador settled in Spain in the first half of 2016 Jaime Cevallos/ELUNIVERSO.COM Barcelona A total of 4,788 people born in Ecuador – of which 2,749 have Ecuadorian nationality exclusively – settled in Spain between January and June, equivalent to 61.1% of the 7,832 who did so throughout In 2015, according to […]