wired.com reported that February is off to a roaring start … another brief post to direct you to the significant explosive eruption (see above) going on right now at Ecuador’s Tungurahua. You can see the eruption right now on the IG-EPN webcams and it looks like both an ash column and pyroclastic flows heading towards […]
bbc.co.uk reported that Argentina said citizens can buy up to $2,000 (£1,210) per month if their monthly salary is over 7,200 pesos ($900), after a two-year ban on buying dollars. But large businesses and investors will not be able to make the purchases. Last week, Argentina said it would ease restrictions after the peso fell […]
jiji press reported thatEcuadorean prosecutors said Tuesday they had captured seven members of a gang of kidnappers in a series of raids during the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Japanese couple last month. Tetsuo Hitomi and his wife were shot after hailing a taxi on Dec. 28. The husband died while his wife […]
telegraph.co.uk reported that demonstrations against the World Cup descended into street riots in Sao Paulo on Sunday as a Brazilian anti-inequality protest movement started a campaign against public spending on sports extravaganzas. Cars were burnt in the streets, shop fronts were vandalised and bank windows were smashed as Brazilian chapters of the worldwide radical activists […]
elcomercio.pe reported that in February will start the scheduled closure of the Inca trail network leading to the Citadel of Machu Picchu, Cusco, for the execution of maintenance and conservation work, said today the Ministry of foreign trade and tourism (Mincetur). As usual, will close the access of visitors only by the entrance to the […]
au.new.yahoo.com reported that Ecuador’s state-owned Tame airlines resumed flights to Caracas Saturday after a three-day hiatus over Venezuela’s failure to make $43.2 million in overdue payments, a Quito airport official said. Tame Flight EQ524 departed Quito at 9:30 am (1430 GMT) on route to Caracas via a layover in Bogota, the official told AFP on […]
Eluniverso.com reported that Emergency Operations Committee was declared permanent session this afternoon. The Governor of Esmeraldas, Paola Cabezas, summoned its members to let them know an alert weather issued at 14:30 this Saturday by the Inamhi, for the province of Esmeraldas. This alert indicates that: “On the coastal profile of the province of Esmeraldas, there […]
ticotimes.net reported that while Costa Rica remains Central America’s top tourist destination, the region’s six other countries are vying to lure tourists and increase revenues by aggressively investing in airports, cruise-ship facilities, hotels and other tourism infrastructure. A $22 million project in neighboring Nicaragua is now underway to modernize the fishing port of Puerto Salvador […]
Ecuador will allow the entry of Chinese tourists without that they request and acquire a Visa in the Asian country, said today the Vice President of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, visit this week to Beijing in search of investment. Ecuadorian Vice President made the announcement during the investment forum “Ecuador-grows” held today, January 22, at the […]
FUNDS BELONGING TO TAME BEING HELD IN VENEZUELA CENTRAL BANK CAUSES SUSPENSION OF FLIGHTS obraspublicas.gov.ec reported that Mr. Fernando Guerrero, Gerente General de TAME EP reported that, as of January 23 the TAME company has decided to temporarily suspend regular air operations between Ecuador and Venezuela. This decision has been taken solely by the non-transfer […]
Mindo: A Tale of the Misty Mountains by Mary Kuder Mindo. Paradise. Those two words will forever be connected in my mind after my recent visit to Mindo, Ecuador. Because I am a bird-lover, and a lover of natural environments in general, I had heard and read a lot about Mindo (pronounced mean-doe) even before […]
caribbean360.com reported that Florida-based maritime lawyer Jim Walker believes that Nassau may be “one gunshot away” from seeing cruise lines drop it from their cruising itineraries. Walker, partner at Walker & O’Neil, a Miami law firm that represents passengers and crew members injured or assaulted on cruise ships around the world, said he saw The […]
dailymail.co.uk reported that a 28-year-old British woman who was on holiday in the Jamaican resort of Montego Bay was shot dead in a taxi in which she was travelling with her seven-year-old daughter, the Foreign Office has confirmed. The victim, Melanie Rose Clarke, was killed as she sat in the front seat of the taxi […]
nzherald.co.nz/AP reported that aA 62-year-old British tourist has been killed aboard a boat near the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia, according to police. Authorities identified the man as Roger Pratt and said his wife was injured during the attack late Friday. Police did not say how the killing occurred, and it is unclear whether […]
arabiantravelnews.com reported that a tourist holidaying in Brazil with her family is reported to have died after she was struck by lightning. According to a British newspaper, 36-year-old Rosângela Biavati, mother of one, died instantly when she was hit by a bolt of lightning in Guaruja, on the coast of Sao Paulo. Read Article
wdef.com/AP reported that Brazil’s federal police said Saturday that a bomb threat forced a passenger airliner to make an unplanned landing in the Amazon city of Manaus. Federal police in Manaus said a TAM Airlines flight took off from Brasilia Saturday morning and was en route to the city of Boa Vista. Read Article
Reuters reported that Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was airlifted from a cruise ship by the Ecuadorian Navy after suffering a kidney stone attack on Jan. 1, according to the website Galapagos Digital. The website, citing Ecuadorian newspapers and blogs such as El Universo and El Comercio, said Bezos was flown by helicopter to his private […]
news.yahoo.com reported: 1. Yeudi Estrada Carrero died january 1, 20114, after being arrested by Mexican police for disorderly conduct in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. 2. The attorney general of Quintana Roo stated that the American passed away while inside a police patrol truck while officers were restraining him. 3. The AG stated that Mr. Yeudi […]
theglobeandmail.com reported that on Dec. 27, a body with no identification was found in Guatemala, about 15 minutes from the border. Dinsdale Thompson, superintendent of police in Benque Viejo, a town on the border with Guatemala, says investigators took photos of the body before it was buried in Santa Helena. “We contacted our Guatemalan counterparts, […]
cre.com.ec reported that the integrated security ECU 911 service reported that during the Christmas and new year holiday, which began on December 24, 2013 and culminated on January 1, 2014, coordinated 87.618 emergency care. These data correspond to the information provided by the eight centres of SIS covering 14 provinces of the country. According to […]
A French tourist who disappeared Sunday while diving in the Colombian Caribbean waters was found dead and his corpse rescued by members of the Navy. Puerto La Cruz. The discovery of the corpse of the French tourist, Yaani André, of 40 years, occurred in the afternoon on 1 January to approximately one nautical mile (1.8 […]
A tourist of Japanese nationality died midday on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack. The Japanese visitor, identified as Ho Huwgkic (74) had arrived in the alternate international airport of Pisco, on a commercial flight from Santiago de Chile. As you might know, abroad arrived in the Peru with his wife and their three children […]
Elcomercio.com reported … In the morgue of the Judicial Police of the Guayas, in the North of Guayaquil, remained until noon on Monday, December 30, the body of a Japanese tourist, who would have been the victim of a presumed Express kidnapping. The foreigner was found dead, with a bullet impact, on the sidewalk of […]
Elcomercio.com.ec reported that accident numbers in 2013 increase over 2012 despite improvements in infrastructure and roads. 2025 deaths recorded through November 2013. 24,759 accidents reported through November 2013. More than 19,000 injuries. Major contributors to Accidents: inexperience behind the wheel, intoxication while driving, failure to follow traffic signals, Speeding. Read Article DESIRE TO KNOW MORE […]
A Tale of an Ecuadorian Night Watchman ecuadortalesfromthemiddleoftheearth.blogspot.com reported…In Ecuador, there is a tradition of the Night Watchman. It took me about a month to completely acclimate to my surroundings before I became aware of him. He comes “on shift” every night in my neighborhood at about 7:30 p.m. and stays all night . . […]
An attack by a school of carnivorous fish has injured 70 people bathing in an Argentine river, including seven children who lost parts of their fingers or toes. Director of lifeguards Federico Cornier said Thursday that thousands of bathers were cooling off from 38 degree temperatures in the Parana River in Rosario on Wednesday when […]
lahora.com.ec reported that The Ministry of Health closed a Burger King in Quito because of a lack of hygiene. Health officials inspected the fast food restaurant after a picture began circulating on social media of a rat on the premises. The inspectors found the Burger King at Orellana and Reina Victoria had improper waste management […]
There are thousands of festivals each year in Ecuador, many more than one could attend in a lifetime. However, one stands out with origins from a tragedy that hit northeastern Ecuador hard in 1868. Two massive earthquakes of 6.3 and 6.7 magnitude on August 15th, and 16th. Ibarra was devastated. Every building was destroyed. The […]
mercopress.com reported… Not even Government House or two crucial ministries directly responsible for the situation could escape the blackouts. Casa Rosada was left in the dark and with no air conditioning for ten minutes and the ministries of two most trusted and loyal officials, Axel Kicillof (Economy) and Julio De Vido (Federal Planning and Infrastructure) […]
shanghaidaily.com reported that Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin has expressed confidence European visa requirements for the country’s citizens may be removed soon. She said Tuesday she expected the EU Council to approve the Schengen visa move thanks to an initiative promoted by Spain and supported by other European nations. Read Article
Bloomberg.com reported tickets from American Airlines Inc., Grupo Aeromexico SAB and Avianca Holdings SA among others have become harder to buy in Venezuela since September, as tighter currency controls make it more difficult for companies to convert bolivars into dollars. The shortage of greenbacks to fund imports of goods and services led the bolivar to […]
theguardian.com reported Michaela McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid have been sentenced to six years and eight months in jail on drug trafficking charges. The pair’s lawyer says the two women, who pleaded guilty to the charges, are not appealing the ruling. The 20-year-olds were stopped at Lima airport in August with £1.5m of cocaine in […]
independent.co.uk reported that an Air France flight bound for Paris has been grounded following reports that it may have been the target of a terrorist plot. The plane was scheduled to leave Venezuela at 7.25pm on Saturday night, but was prevented from taking off after French intelligence services received a tip-off about plans to blow […]
eldiario.ec reported that according to police passengers of a bus of the cooperative Vuelta Larga were assaulted in the via Manta-Portoviejo, on Friday night. The unit was circulating Duragas when the anti socials assaulted passengers. According to police, four men took bags, documents, clothing, money in cash and cellular phones. Read Article GET THE INSIDE […]
eturbonews.com reported that in Tortuguero Costa Rica, a tourist boat carrying from 30 to 40 foreign tourists was assaulted by gunmen from a speed boat. The tourists were on their way to a hotel in Tortuguero when four armed from the speedboat. The assailants removed from the passengers cash and passports. Foreigners included Americans, Europeans, […]
ETURBONEWS.COM reported Jacó Costa Rica – On December 10th, 2013, a Russian tourist with the last name of Grigorenco was shot and killed after having only been in Costa Rica for two days. The incident happened at about 9:30 am when Mr. Grigorenco apparently was having a mental health incident. He began to throw items […]
KSWO.COM reported that the family of August Reiger, a missing Oklahoma teen, has renewed hope in locating him. August Reiger disappeared in Ecuador in June while on vacation with his family, but on Tuesday Ecuador’s President met with the boy’s family to let them know he is making it his personal mission to find the […]
REUTERS HEALTH reported …In rural Ecuador, when a heavy rain follows a dry spell the rate of diarrhea shoots up by 39%, but when it comes on the heels of lighter rains, the diarrhea rate drops, a new study has found. The researchers monitored 19 Ecuadoran villages, checking in each week over a three-year period. […]
elcomercio.com.ec reported that deaths from auto accidents is the second leading cause of violent in Quito deaths in 2013, after the accidental (suffocation, poisoning, Burns, etc.). Until last October, the capital recorded 247 deaths on the roads. In 2012, there were 320 victims. The data are part of the monthly reports published by the Observatory […]
elcomericio.com.ec reported that Surveillance cameras are now installed in 42,100 taxis and buses in Quito, Esmeraldas, Riobamba, Guayaquil, Santa Elena, Cuenca, Santo Domingo, Manta, Portoviejo, Latacunga, Machala, Ibarra, Ambato, Quevedo, Babahoyo and Azogues. In 2014 cameras will be installed in Loja, Carchi, Nueva Loja, Orellana, Pastaza, Morona and Zamora. The safety kits are now in […]
globaltimes.cn reported that at least eight people have been killed during violence in 17 provinces of Argentina, sparked by a police strike that began six days ago, local media reported on Tuesday. More than 150 people have been injured, some seriously, and about 300 people have been arrested for looting and vandalism, reports said. Riots […]
In order to better serve U.S. citizen and Ecuadorian customers, the U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil is moving to its new and larger building on Calle Santa Ana and Avenida José Rodriguez Bonín in the San Eduardo neighborhood in Guayaquil. Full services at the new building will begin on Monday, December 16, 2013. [Note: the […]
gidj.blogspot.com reported As you may have surmised from the title, we went from Expats legally residing in Ecuador, to Illegal Aliens living in Ecuador. How? We went over our T-3 Visa time and had not gotten our residency visas started. This can be a very unnerving feeling for someone who resides overseas. I will tell […]
worldpropertychannel.com reported that Home2 Suites by Hilton announced today the opening of its first location outside of the United States, marking its entry into Latin America. The new location, Home2 Suites by Hilton Queretaro, Mexico, will be the brand’s 24th hotel. “Expanding our footprint internationally is a milestone achievement for a young brand like Home2 […]
Puerto Rico police say a 30-year-old tourist from Minnesota has died while snorkeling off the island’s north coast. Police identified the victim as Matt Elmore and said he was snorkeling with several other people who were rescued. Authorities said the group had been snorkeling about a mile off Cerro Gordo beach in Vega Alta. Read […]
theguardian.com reported that officials and campaigners fear explosion in child prostitution amid rising demand from football fans. Despite more than a decade of government pledges to eradicate child prostitution, the number of child sex workers in Brazil stood at about half a million in 2012, according to the National Forum for the Prevention of Child […]
elpais.com reported, Argentina returned to live in the early hours of Sunday to another night of looting Monday, with dead in the province of Entre Rios and 25 people injured in the middle of the passivity of the police. On Tuesday it came to pass in the municipality of Cordoba. And on Sunday occurred in […]
Trome.pe reported that there are about 200 000 informal or pirate taxis in Lima and Callao. “December is the hardest month security. The criminal activities are increasing and more and more fierce: use knife and decided to go around. Lurking near galleries and shopping malls, waiting for his victim up alone, especially if you are […]
Ecuavisa.com reported…The Ecuadorian Government announced today that it has decided to close ten consulates and also close five embassies, within a plan of restructuring of the foreign service, informed the Foreign Ministry in a statement. Consulates closed from November 30th are those of San Francisco and New Orleans, in the United States.UU.; Cali and Puerto […]
ecuavisa.com reported that Russian tourists who were attacked by suspected members of a community inPastaza recovered part of their belongings. The police acted as the mediator of this installment. Inhabitants of the community of Lipuno, located in the jungle of Pastaza, decided to voluntarily return the things that would have taken the couple on November […]
de.de reported that Smog in Sao Paulo kills more people annually than road accidents, AIDS and breast cancer combined says a recent report. While the city seeks a solution ahead of next year’s World Cup, local residents remain frustrated. A recent study has found that over the last six years, 100,000 people in Sao Paulo […]
Ecuador’s Cacao Route has been recognized by National Geographic Traveler in the publication’s listing of Best Trips 2014. The publication highlights the experience of tasting chocolate at its origin of production, with Ecuador’s fine flavor cocao among the best in the world. Experiences along the Cacao Route include a tour through the country’s Pacific Coast […]
chattanoogan.com reported the outlook for at least 15 globally endangered bird species—including the rare El Oro Parakeet—has just gotten brighter, thanks to a land deal engineered by Ecuador’s Fundación Jocotoco, Rainforest Trust, and American Bird Conservancy. The deal expands Ecuador’s renowned Buenaventura Reserve by 600 acres, to a total of 4,600 acres. Read Article Read: […]
Insidecostarica.com reported that the sixth recorded case of malaria in Costa Rica this year, but authorities believe the patient acquired the disease while on a trip to Peru. An investigation into the case has determined that the patient contracted the disease in Peru, according to Director of Health Surveillance, Mary Ethel Trejos. According to Trejos, […]
IBARRA. From the railway station of Ibarra went Sunday a convoy with 98 people (tourists) bound to the parish of Salinas. And according to officials of the Regional Railways Ecuador 1 this number is maintained, is great demand by asking citizens to book your shifts in advance. The journey from Ibarra to Salinas has an […]
elcomercio.com reported that the transfer of the Integrated urban transport stations operate normally in Cuenca. But users still feel disoriented by the changes of lines and routes to move. The Mobility company of the municipality of Cuenca (EMOV) is information in the North-Central of the bus terminal and the South, in El Arenal. There, it […]
bbc.co.uk reported that football (soccer) fans going to the World Cup in Brazil should be aware of the risk of dengue fever, a UK expert warns. The tropical disease, spread by mosquito bites, could be a problem in three of the 12 host cities next summer, says Prof Simon Hay, of Oxford University. There are […]
RED ALERT Felmundo.com.sv reported so far in 2013 8.105 dengue cases in NicaraguaACAN-EFE Monday 25 November 2013 | 5:44 pm The authorities of Nicaragua reported today that dengue patients add 8.105 so far year, with 22 dead, including an unborn, and eight people are in critical condition. “We have 8.105 confirmed cases, as accumulated,” said […]
latribuna.hn reported that the director of surveillance of health, Bredy Lara, reported statistics reflect a reduction of 53 percent of the cases of dengue in week 46, in comparison to the number 31, when registered the most. The population keep preventive measures to counter the incidence of dengue fever. “We are seeing the trend of […]
eluniversal.com.mx reported that of the total cases, 519 have been classic type and 128 hemorrhagic. In this year at Sonora 647 cases of dengue, have accumulated said epidemiology director of the Secretariat of health of the State, Francisco Javier Navarro Galvez. Of those cases, 519 have been classic type and 128 bleeding, he added. Read […]
newsroompanama.com reported that Jacob Erhler, the gregarious and well liked editor of the Visitor/Visitante, died in a fall from the 30th floor of a building in Paitilla on Thursday, November 28, while celebrating American Thanksgiving. There is little early detail but police are investigating the incident. Erhler hailed from Seattle and led a peripatetic life […]
Americans give a snapshot of what it’s like to live in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. FROM CSMONITOR.COM 1. Alice Goers Moved from Cleveland to Cuenca, Ecuador. • Monthly rent: $350. Cost of Internet, cable TV, water, electricity, heat, and phone service per month: $215. All-day housecleaning: $30. • Biggest drawback: the language barrier. […]
1. Be on alert for cloning machines when withdrawing cash at ATM’s. Always cover the keypad when using your pin number. 2. Make sure when you use a credit or debit card that the clerk or individual you gave it to – returns your card and does not give you another card. (called tarjetazo). 3. […]
gonomad.com reported that there must be a good reason why between than 4-5,000 North Americanos now call Cuenca Ecuador their adopted home. Most of the wave began several years ago, when International Living and other outlets declared this city of 400,000 to be a perfect place for retirement. It’s at 8200 feet, there are clean […]
cbc.ca reported…From the moment a crane dramatically collapsed at the Sao Paulo stadium, it was clear World Cup organizers would have their hands full trying to deliver all 12 venues by FIFA’s end-of-December deadline. The giant crane buckled when hoisting a 500-ton metal structure that came crushing on top of the stadium, clipping part of […]
16minutos.blogspot.com reported in Bavaro, Punta Cana – A Canadian tourist apparently drowned while bathing in the hotel pool Ibero Star, it was reported. The tourist Cristofer n or o, of 36 years, died of asphyxia by drowning, acute myocardialas certified forensic physician, Felix Tejada. It was reported that overseas enjoyed a swim presenting cardiac arrest, […]
diariorespuesta.com.mx reported thatbBehind bars Municipal Police were two transvestites aparar Thursday morning after substantive consideration two thousand dollars, a foreign tourist on 12th Street with 10th Avenue Colony Center. Being at 06:00 am on Thursday, when the foreign tourist, who gave his name, Donald Patrick, 38 years old, originally from the U.S., ending the spree […]
A 46-year-old American citizen and tourist was discovered dead in his Cusco hotel room on Monday morning. Andina news agency reports that William Thomas Hunt, 46, retired to his room at the Eco Inn hotel in Cusco after going on a city tour. Sources told Andina that Hunt had complained of feeling poorly after the […]
peruthisweek.com reported that the Cusco-area private sector is considering the possibility of rehabilitating now-unused paths into Machu Picchu in order to allow tourists to take a more flexible— as well as more personalized— approach to the site. According to Andina news agency, Roger Valencia of the Cusco Chamber of Tourism announced that four new roads […]
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In the Ecuadorian town of Papallacta, water is everything. Trout farms supply local restaurants with the steamed fish that headlines almost every menu, and water pumped from the town provides the nearby capital of Quito with around 60% of its drinking supply. But it is the natural hot springs on the slopes above town that […]
For business travellers, capital city Quito has long played second fiddle to Guayaquil, Ecuador’s financial hub, and according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism, it ranks 11th within South America as a conference and meeting destination. But with the 2016 opening of a $35 million convention centre on the site of the city’s former downtown […]
bbc.com reported that for the early Spanish colonizers of Latin America, land was easy to come by. Great swathes of the continent were granted to the conquering elites in return for services to the Spanish crown. And in Ecuador, land grants were largely in the sierra – the beautiful, mountainous highlands that are easily accessible […]
thecourierexpress.com reported (AP)The family of a Washington state woman who leads a vigilante police force in Mexico has enlisted a Seattle human rights group to help push for her release after three months in custody on kidnapping allegations. Nestora Salgado, a U.S. citizen from the Seattle suburb of Renton, was arrested Aug. 21 in the […]
Wastewater treatment in Costa Rica is once again making headlines, and the latest reports indicate that strict measures such as limiting access to entire beach towns along the Pacific coast of Guanacaste could be taken unless a comprehensive water management strategy is adopted soon. Earlier this year, Playas del Coco was one of the beaches […]
colombiareports.co reported that a Colombian tech company is making it easier and safer to catch a taxi in Colombia, which could help combat the country’s notorious “millionaire rides.” Every day in Colombia, there are 1.3 million taxi journeys taken in about 200,000 taxis, but catching a taxi off the street can be difficult or even […]
Limón Carlos Pineda, representing the Association of Tourist Spa Playa del Carmen Zone AC, said that in recent years have relaxed the requirements for installing a spa business and verifications, what has caused it a secret that some providers offer massages on the beaches “happy ending”, ie with sexual services. “There is confusion as to […]
Elcomercio.com reported that OMSC (Metropolitan Citizen Security Observatory registered that between January and October 2013, that 42 individuals have been murdered during robbery attempts in Quito, Ecuador. The figures for the same period in 2012 was 41. There were 4,409 violent robberies compared to 2,130 non-violent robberies reported. Murders related to personal grievances/fight has fallen […]
The Ecuadorian government has launched an ambitious plan to turn his country into a landmark destination for Chinese tourists, whose flow expected to multiply by 8 the next four years. This was said by the deputy minister of Tourism and Investments of Ecuador, Patricio Tamariz Duenas, who is in Beijing to give impetus to the […]
Victims all had taken yellow marked cabs eluniverso.com reported that over two days, five people suffered the theft of their belongings after getting into yellow cabs, according to complaints filed with the charging attorney. Of the five cases, four occurred in the north of Guayaquil. The first happened on Monday, around 20:00, after Shin N. […]
The Blue Jeans capital of Ecuador is the small town of Pelileo Ecuador. It is located between Banos and Ambato and is well worth a trip to find great bargains in all types of jeans. It is a major manufacturing center for this type of attire. From Wikipedia: Pelileo is also known as the Blue […]
odysseymediagroup.com reported in a press release that Aeromexico will begin flying from Mexico City to Quito on December 16th. The direct flight is targeted to both business travelers and leisure, and the annual number of passengers, as estimated by the airline, could reach 48,000. The route will operate seven times a week with Boeing 737-700 […]
time.com reported….Dengue fever can kill and is spreading around the world to an unprecedented degree. The latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest that annual transmissions of the disease may breach 390 million. This year, infections are breaking records all over Asia and Latin America — from sweeping epidemics in Nicaragua to the […]
rpp.com.pe reported an American tourist was found dead inside his room at the Hotel Casa Andina, located in the portal Espinar province of Cusco. The foreign citizen was identified as Christine Franque Mart, who had come to the Imperial City in order to participate in an international event on textiles. The information was confirmed by […]
AIRCARGOWORLD.COM reported that Latin American airlines will require 2,307 new aircraft between 2013 and 2032, according to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast. This includes 1,794 single-aisle, 475 twin-aisle and 38 very large aircraft worth an estimated US$292 billion (216.7 billion euros). Globally, by 2032 some 29,230 new freighter and passenger aircraft will be required to […]
According to some, poor Police response to public intoxication or reported fights. According to the Ministry of Interior Cuenca ranks first in the country for murders that involved alcohol consumption. According to the Ministry of Interior crime rate is up 20 percent in Cuenca (2013) for the same time period in 2012. ———————————— Elcomercio.com.ec reported…30 […]
lahora.com.ec reported that it has beenThis was announced by the Member of the Committee on culture, Pablo Ponce, Councillor to give to know the beginning of the “Fiesta Q 2013” program with a total of 24 days of Central acts of the festivities from November 15 to December 8. The program, initially designed by the […]
Elcomercio.com reported that the Judicial Police of Azuay (PJ) detained on November 13, 2013, two Ecuadorians and two foreigners attempting to withraw money from from ATMs of a financial institution, with cloned credit/debit cards. The operation was carried out with alert cameras video surveillance of the Central of emergency ECU-911. THe suspects were found in […]
Ecuadorenvivo.com reported that according to the Regional human development report 2013-2014, presented in New York by the United Nations, 25 of every 100 Ecuadorians were victims of theft during 2012, i.e. 25.19% of the population. This is the highest percentage recorded in Latin America according to the data obtained from 18 countries in the region. […]
elpatagonico.net reported that a 52 year old French tourist was killed while on vacation in El Calafate, after falling and being dragged by a horse while on a group ride in the room “Glacier The Shed”.For reasons discussed to establish who the victim was not revealed his identity, riding animal fell and his foot got […]
Eluniverso.com reported that a unidentified British tourist, 53, died Wednesday while snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands. Ecu911 reported on it’s Twitter account that the cause of death is unknown at this time. Emergency service Ecu911 reported via Twitter that death occurs due to unknown causes. The female British victim was being transferred to Baltra Island […]
gov.uk reported that Presidential, parliamentary and regional councillor elections will take place on 17 November. Large crowds are likely at more than 2,000 polling stations all over the country and public transport may also be crowded. Shopping malls and cinemas will be closed. The sale of alcohol is prohibited by law between 5am and 8pm […]
Crossing the border from Colombia to Ecuador took about two days. From Bogota we took a bus to Ipailes which took 24 hours. It would have been shorter if it wasn’t for the constant stops by the police. We left Bogota terminal around 10pm to avoid getting into Ipiales by night, but still manage to […]
PLENGLISH.COM REPORTED…Vinicio Alvarado, minister of Tourism, said that Ecuador gives specific steps to become a tourist power, supported by multiple international awards granted in recent weeks. According to Alvarado, to make Ecuador a tourist power it is necessary to improve areas such as safety, signs, connections and promotion, as well as creation of excellence resorts. […]
According to telegraph.co.uk, Mr Thompson, 58, a father of two originally from Wishaw near Glasgow, had been in Cancun for a family wedding when his round of golf came to a rather abrupt end. He told the Daily Mirror how he was attacked just after clipping a shot from a bunker onto the green. “My […]
fis.com reported that experts of the Marine Institute of Peru (Imarpe) announced that next year El Niño phenomenon (FEN) will not certainly occur in the country, a situation that will be beneficial for productive activities, and mainly fishing. The scientists said they have a 90 per cent certainty that this current will not appear in […]
wikipedia.org…Recently, Interpol named Costa Rica the fastest-growing capital for sex tourism in Latin America.[15] Jacó and San José are two of Costa Rica’s most prominent sex tourism locations. Money made by prostitutes is enough to keep the majority of Jacó’s businesses open during the off season, as it provides a significant economic supplement.[16] Americans are […]
Moderate to heavy rain is expected for the weekend especially for the region of the Caribbean coast of Honduras, western and central region of the country. In the northern part of the department of Cortés could rain up to 40 mm in 24 hours, Atlantida, Yoro, Santa Barbara, and thank God, have rainfall between 20 […]
mundoturismo.com reported……..To enter to Costa Rica, as in most countries of the Caribbean and Central America, be immunized against yellow fever is required for travelers coming from areas with risk of transmission, among the countries concerned risk are Angola, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Gambia, Nigeria, and Sudan. All travelers who intend to visit […]