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Ecuador is Ready to Go to Miss Universe

Yesterday, current Miss Ecuador, Claudia Schiess said goobye to the country through the local government media before her departure to Sao Paulo, Brazil, this Sunday. In the South American country she will be participating in the Miss Universe contest. “I appreciate al...
Posted On 16 Aug 2011
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Joy and Effort at the Workshop of Artist Wellington Vernaza

For more than seven years, Wellington Vernaza Vernaza, a 56-years-old artist, works as an illustrator and restorer. He prays and lives with one specific objective: To have his own art Gallery, “Vernaza Art Gallery.” To build his workshop, Wellington received help of Crusade for a...
Posted On 15 Aug 2011
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Stem Cells Conservation: An Increasing Trend in Ecuador

According to CryoMed statistics, a leader company that works in stem cells preservation, says almost 9,000 families are keeping Stem Cells from umbilical cords of their children as a protective measure since 2003. With the potential use of cord blood stem cells in recent fields...
Posted On 15 Aug 2011
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Crab Ban Starts Tomorrow

The crab ban will start from tomorrow until September 15th, this means that the capture, transport, holding, processing and marketing of the shellfish is prohibited, according to Ministerial Decision No. 16 of February 3, 2004. In a statement, the Environment Ministry told...
Posted On 14 Aug 2011
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Authorities Raised the Orange Alert on Ecuadorian Coasts

After INOCAR reported that the waves on the Ecuadorian coast would be up to 2 meters and a half high and not 4, the provincial Emergency Operations Committee (COE), held a meeting to determine whether to continue the ban on entering the sea and water activities. Edgar Cordova,...
Posted On 12 Aug 2011
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Quito’s 7 wonders Will be Promoted Overseas

On Tuesday 2 Agoust it was announced that the capital city of Ecuador will promote its “7 Wonders” worldwide, expecting the tourism level to increase 10% in the rest of the year. International Bureau of Cultural Capitals will be the entity that will be promoting the seven spots...
Posted On 11 Aug 2011
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Orange Alert in Coastal Zone due to Rising Tides

From today, the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) declared an orange alert in the coastal area of ​​Ecuador. It is expected that the big waves, coming from Chile accompanied by strong winds, will last until Sunday, so the alert could be extended until Wednesday August 17....
Posted On 11 Aug 2011
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Reactions on “El Universo” were Compiled by Ecuadorian Newspapers

On July 20th the freedom of expression in Ecuador received a hard blow with the ruling against the former editor of Opinion and three executives of the national Newspaper El Universo. Local and global voices have criticized a penalty that, if ratified, will create a dangerous...
Posted On 10 Aug 2011
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Military patrol at Isla Trinitaria

Around 800 military soldiers from the three branches of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces, performed a surprise operation, yesterday morning along the highway “Perimetral,  Isla Trinitaria and the inner roads of in Guayaquil. During such patrols, conducted with tank and two...
Posted On 10 Aug 2011
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College Student discovers new amphibian species in Ecuador

Alejandro Arteaga, a 19 year old student of Biology in the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE), discoverer of a new species of frog that is believed to date found only in Ecuador. This amphibian, dubbed Bamboo’s Cutino, measured between 20 and 25 millimeters in...
Posted On 08 Aug 2011
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