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February 23, 1999 marked the lives of two mothers. That day they gave birth to their children at the Vicente Corral Moscoso hospital in Cuenca. But the children were exchanged, by mistake. Twenty-one years later, María (protected name) discovered the fact through a DNA test,...

The Municipality of Guayaquil warned of an ” exponential increase ” in covid-19 infections in the Main Port. The cases increased by 75%; they went from 800 patients in week number 46 to 1,460 during the last epidemiological week, number 47 of the year. However, only...

While the United States expedites the extradition of Enrique Portocarrero from Spain, in Ecuador the authorities trace his business ties and the financing of candidates in Esmeraldas. Enrique Portocarrero was arrested at the Barajas airport (Madrid), on November 22, 2022, by an...

Among the age groups, those over 56 are hardly on the radar of candidates for the 2023 sectional elections. They are followed by generation X. The ‘baby boomers’ and ‘X’ generations make up 46% of the electoral roll. The first represent three million...

For the first time, an Ecuadorian architecture project wins first prize in the Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) competition. In July 2022, José Daniel Terán , founder of A1 Arquitectura Avanzada , was invited by the AMP organizers to participate in the world event , in Los Angeles,...

According to the National Migration Service of Panama, 15,185 compatriots crossed this dangerous route between January and October 2022. Not all of them reach the United States, some advance to Costa Rica. Jack Chup never imagined becoming another migrant and going through the...

The United States is the main country where weapons and ammunition that enter Ecuador illegally and end up in the hands of criminal gangs are manufactured. Behind the bars of the Litoral Penitentiary, two surprises awaited the hundreds of police and soldiers: the virulence with...

The ‘cocaine czar’ has up to six different identities and is required in two European countries, where they call him “the king of escapes”. He was captured in Ecuador and sentenced to 13 years in prison, but a judge released him. The ‘cocaine...

Banco del Pacífico (BPE), a company that is owned by the Ecuadorian state, declared its sale process void, after complying with the planned schedule to listen to proposals from national and international companies.  The bank assured, through a press release, that only one...

On Sunday, November 13, 2022, a new vaccination campaign against influenza will start in Ecuador. That day, in the Bicentennial Park, located in the north of Quito, the immunization will take place from 09:00. Esteban Bonilla, director of immunizations of the Ministry of Public...