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- Is Correismo ‘unraveling’? Internal leadership disputes go public as party expels an Assemblyman
”It hurts to see what Citizens Revolution has turned into,” Guayas Province Prefect Marcela Aguiñaga said Thursday. “The movement we built with a commitment of hope for all Ecuadorians is […] The post Is Correismo ‘unraveling’? Internal leadership disputes go public as party expels an Assemblyman appeared first on CuencaHighLife. Read more » - Hundreds take to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest government cuts to science funding
By Martín De Ambrosio & Fermín Koop More than 1,000 scientists took to the streets in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina Thursday wearing gas masks like those in […] The post Hundreds take to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest government cuts to science funding appeared first… Read more » - Take a tour of Ecuador’s highlands and experience the Avenue of Volcanoes and so much more
By Mark Daffey We’re 3600 metres above sea level and for reasons unexplained, there’s a canoe on the lawn outside the Chilcabamba Mountain Lodge where I’m booked to stay the […] The post Take a tour of Ecuador’s highlands and experience the Avenue of Volcanoes and so much more appeared… Read more » - Esmeraldas refinery shuts down following Monday fire; Government considering ending the diesel subsidy; Ecuador’s fish soup makes world top 10 list
The Esmeraldas refinery will be out of operation for more than a month, the Energy Ministry said Thursday. Energy Minister Inés Manzano said repairs are already underway following Monday’s fire, […] The post Esmeraldas refinery shuts down following Monday fire; Government considering ending the diesel subsidy; Ecuador’s fish soup makes… Read more » - Police evict anti-mining protesters from indigenous community center in Morona Santiago Province
National Police evicted anti-mining protesters Wednesday night from the Interprovincial Federation of Shuars (FICSH) community center in Sucua, Morona Santiago Province. Among those evicted was FICSH President Domingo Ankuash. According […] The post Police evict anti-mining protesters from indigenous community center in Morona Santiago Province appeared first on CuencaHighLife. Read more » - The backroom clinic: How Cuenca’s pharmacies became mini hospitals
In Cuenca, pharmacies are like bus stops. There’s always another one just down the street — and sometimes three or four clustered together like gossiping hens. It’s not uncommon to […] The post The backroom clinic: How Cuenca’s pharmacies became mini hospitals appeared first on CuencaHighLife. Read more » - El Salvador’s Bukele shifts his attention from criminal gangs to peasants and the press
By Sarah Birke Two weeks ago in El Boletín I wrote about President Nayib Bukele’s government’s relationship with Salvadorean gang leaders. El Faro, an online newspaper, had published video interviews […] The post El Salvador’s Bukele shifts his attention from criminal gangs to peasants and the press appeared first on… Read more » - As the dry season begins, critics say country’s electric generation capacity remains in ‘crisis mode’
Despite the government’s announcement it will have an additional 979 megawatts of electric power generation available by August, many experts are warning that the country’s energy crisis has not been […] The post As the dry season begins, critics say country’s electric generation capacity remains in ‘crisis mode’ appeared first… Read more » - Battling expat stereotypes: How your country of origin is seen by the natives in other countries
By Anastasia Piatakhina Giré We all come to our new country with some kind of luggage. Sometimes we bring with us some heavily charged suitcases, sometimes just a few books […] The post Battling expat stereotypes: How your country of origin is seen by the natives in other countries appeared… Read more » - A Shuar community prepares to defend its territory against a massive Canadian copper mine
By Brandi Morin In the eastern shadows of Ecuador’s Andes mountains, where the dense Amazon rainforest begins its sprawl toward the horizon, the Maikuaints Shuar stand at a crossroads of […] The post A Shuar community prepares to defend its territory against a massive Canadian copper mine appeared first on… Read more »
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