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By Carlos Ortega After months of angry charges and countercharges between President Lasso and the National Assembly, everything has turned eerily quiet in Quito. Even the noisy mouthpiece of the indigenous movement, Leonidas Iza, has dialed down the volume. The fact is, the vast majority of Ecuadorians support Lasso’s declaration of the cross death –...
By Belinda Smith Daniel dos Santos Costa spent his early 20s DJ’ing and promoting parties, concerts and festivals in Brazil — good times that would leave him with a painful legacy. While lugging heavy equipment around, as well as riding a motorbike and generally having bad posture, he hurt his lower back. And the pain...
Lunes, 19/6/2023 Hola, Todos – Cultura – De El Mercurio del sábado, 17/6 (1 article): Obras de tres marcas en Escaparate Creativo (Works of three brands in Escaparate Creativo) – Design and craft returns to Escaparate Creativo, a space in the lobby of the Municipio de Cuenca (Sucre between Begnino Malo y Cordero) with products...
Inti Raymi, which means “sun festival” in the Quechua language, was the Inca celebration of the northern solstice. To this day, it remains the most important annual event for Andean Indigenous cultures in the countries that formed the Incan empire, namely Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Although Inti Raymi is officially June 24, the...
The Constitutional Court on Friday approved President Guillermo Lasso decree to increase the amount of exemptions taxpayers can claim but denied a second decree that would have established special tax-free zones to attract new businesses and generate investment. The tax exemptions decree increases to $15,294 the amount of exemptions taxpayers can claim and reverses an...
Sábado – 17/6/2023 Hola, Todos – Sorry, all – I wrote this last night (viernes) and am pretty sure I sent it. But I think it went to wherever it is that the one stray sock in a weeks worth of washing goes to keep company with all the missing clothes hangers. Actividades – De...
By Garry Vatcher To me, Esmeraldas is one of the most fascinating parts of Ecuador. Its natural beauty, pristine beaches and amazing people makes it special. Last year, I spent several weeks exploring this part of Ecuador. What disappointed me was the extreme poverty and lack of services. With almost 70% of the population living...
Ecuador is preparing to hold early general elections after president Guillermo Lasso dissolved the opposition-dominated National Assembly last month and called emergency elections under a so-called “cross death” decree. Under the decree, both the Assembly and the presidency are up for election, although Lasso has decided not to run again. The winners in the special...
Ecuador’s Chamber of Fisheries reports a 9% drop in fishing exports in 2023, most of it due to increasing water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean while small fishermen say their catches are down almost 30%. Experts say the numbers will continue to drop. “This is a situation we have seen before during El Niños,” says...
In 1971, while poking around the Galapagos island of Pinta in search of mollusks, Hungarian zoologist József Vágvölgyi instead discovered a 60-year-old tortoise — the only one remaining, with his food supply having been devastated by ravaging feral goats introduced a century earlier. Singular not only on Pinta but the planet, this last of the...
Miércoles, 14/6/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Música, baile y rituales para 3 días de fiestas por Inti Raymi (Music, dance and rituals for 3 days of Inti Raymi fiestas) – The Ministerio de Cultura with the Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural (INPC) is arranging 3 days of celebrations for Inti Raymi or the Fiesta...
Protesters demanding a end to mining in Ecuador, marched in 10 provincial capitals on Tuesday. The marches, sponsored by the National Anti-Mining Front and several indigenous organizations, including the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie). “We insist on an end to all mining, legal and illegal,” said Conaie President Leonidas Iza. “If the rights of citizens...
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