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Van Gogh paintings will come to life in Guayaquil thanks to immersive technology

After passing through Quito, the immersive technology exhibition with 200 paintings by Dutchman Vicent Van Gogh will arrive in Guayaquil on June 7. In 2022, Quito was amazed by the exhibition “Van Gogh Alive, a Real + Immersive experience “. And from June 7, 2023, the...
Posted On 30 Mar 2023
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Ecuador is the second country in the region that seizes the most cocaine

According to data compiled by InsightCrime, Ecuador is the second country in the region with the most cocaine seizures. However, it is not possible to destroy all the drug. The amount of drugs that the authorities seize is one of the indicators of the level of penetration of drug...
Posted On 30 Mar 2023
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CAF approves loans of USD 275 million for Ecuador

Ecuador will have credits of USD 275 million from CAF to improve the education and health systems. The Latin American and Caribbean development bank CAF approved two loans for Ecuador for a total amount of USD 275 million, the multilateral organization reported on March 28, 2023....
Posted On 28 Mar 2023
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The United States will raise visa prices from May 2023

Learn about the new visa prices for five types of travelers. The last review of the costs of these procedures had been made in 2014. The United States announced an increase in the prices of tourist, business, student, temporary worker and investor visas that will be effective...
Posted On 28 Mar 2023
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Ecuador chairs the Ibero-American Summit for the first time

The 22 countries of the XXVIII Summit approved an environmental charter and a new financial architecture. Quito will host the Summit in 2024. Ecuador assumed this March 25, for the first time, the pro tempore presidency of the Ibero-American Summit. The appointment will be held...
Posted On 27 Mar 2023
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In Ecuador, the consumption of chicken meat increased by 3.14% in 2022

The price of a pound of chicken meat recovered in the Ecuadorian market. At the same time, the cost per pound of this protein, in the third week of March, increased from 76 to 85 cents per foot, while the slaughter price went from USD 1.10 to 1.15 per pound. Chicken meat...
Posted On 27 Mar 2023
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Gustavo Manrique spoke about conservation, protection and access to water at the United Nations

The conservation, protection and access to water is more than a political issue, it is a matter of survival of humanity. There are 800,000 people in the world who die every year from diseases directly attributed to water that is not suitable for consumption or due to inadequate...
Posted On 24 Mar 2023
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Who is ‘Chito’ Vera, the best Ecuadorian fighter in the UFC

Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera began training mixed martial arts at the age of 16, in Guayaquil. He dreamed of coming to the UFC with a single objective: to pay for the treatment of his daughter, who suffers from Moebius syndrome (a disease that causes non-progressive facial...
Posted On 24 Mar 2023
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Gustavo Petro’s total peace policy takes its toll on Ecuador

The Oliver Sinisterra Front allied with Nueva Marquetalia to control cocaine routes on the border. Their allied gangs clash in Esmeraldas. Ecuador contains violence with 1,768 soldiers. While the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, bets on total peace, two of the nine drug...
Posted On 24 Mar 2023
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A seal opens markets to seven products from Ecuador

In Ecuador, there are seven products with denomination of origin. The Miske drink is the most recent to obtain certification. Seven Ecuadorian products have the recognition of Denomination of Origin, a certification that gives added value to the products and opens doors in the...
Posted On 23 Mar 2023
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