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Despite government claims of su***de, anti-corruption crusader Monika Silva was murdered, autopsy shows

By Dan Collyns and Jakub Krupa Anti-corruption activist Monika Silva Koniuszek, who investigated the real estate deal of a powerful coastal mayor and the family business of President Daniel Noboa was murdered, an autopsy showed Friday....

Despite government claims of su***de, anti-corruption crusader Monika Silva was murdered, autopsy shows - CuencaHighLife By Dan Collyns and Jakub Krupa Anti-corruption activist Monika Silva Koniuszek, who investigated the real estate deal of a powerful coastal mayor and the family business of President Daniel Noboa […]

Court officials ask government for police protection from attacks and threats in eight provinces

The Ecuadorian Association of Judges and Magistrates (AEMAJ) is asking the government to provide police protection to more members of the judiciary in eight provinces....

Court officials ask government for police protection from attacks and threats in eight provinces - CuencaHighLife The Ecuadorian Association of Judges and Magistrates (AEMAJ) is asking the government to provide police protection to more members of the judiciary in eight provinces. The request follows the murders […]

Cuenca leads nation in construction recovery; Noboa extends bus subsidies; Farmers share agroecology knowledge; Summer camp sign-ups; Sketchers opens

Bored? - (De El Mercurio del sábado, 20/6) Skechers abre en Mall del Alto su tienda número 23 (Skechers opens store #23 in the Mall del Alto)...

Cuenca leads nation in construction recovery; Noboa extends bus subsidies; Farmers share agroecology knowledge; Summer camp sign-ups; Sketchers opens - CuencaHighLife Bored? – (De El Mercurio del sábado, 20/6) Skechers abre en Mall del Alto su tienda número 23 (Skechers opens store #23 in the Mall del Alto) –

The biggest lesson many expats learn too late

Most of us arrive in Cuenca carrying a list. We may not write it down, but it is there....

The biggest lesson many expats learn too late - CuencaHighLife Most of us arrive in Cuenca carrying a list. We may not write it down, but it is there. A better climate. A lower cost of living. Less stress. More […]

Claims of government coverup grow in Progen generator scandal as top officials are ‘protected’

The government is “failing the litmus test of legitimacy” in the investigation of the Progen generator scandal, says former National Assemblyman and political analyst Wilson Benavides....

Claims of government coverup grow in Progen generator scandal as top officials are ‘protected’ - CuencaHighLife The government is “failing the litmus test of legitimacy” in the investigation of the Progen generator scandal, says former National Assemblyman and political analyst Wilson Benavides. “For three years this […]

Gr**go tribes studied by expert

There is a particular kind of energetic expat who hits the ground running in Cuenca on Monday, buys him or herself an alpaca wool hoodie on Tuesday, and by Wednesday morning is ready to reorganize the bus system, modernize the electrical grid, improve customer service, regulate fireworks, retrain taxi drivers, and explain to the municipality why Avenida de las Américas ought to operate more like the New Jersey Turnpike, and import dog shrinks from Harvard....

Gr**go tribes studied by expert - CuencaHighLife There is a particular kind of energetic expat who hits the ground running in Cuenca on Monday, buys him or herself an alpaca wool hoodie on Tuesday, and by Wednesday […]

Conservative outsider De La Espriella appears headed to victory in Colombian presidential runoff

By Annie Correal Abelardo De La Espriella, a criminal defense lawyer with no previous political experience, appeared headed for a razor-thin victory on Sunday in Colombia’s presidential election, in what would be a win for his fervent supporters, the global right and President Trump, who had endorsed him....

Conservative outsider De La Espriella appears headed to victory in Colombian presidential runoff - CuencaHighLife By Annie Correal Abelardo De La Espriella, a criminal defense lawyer with no previous political experience, appeared headed for a razor-thin victory on Sunday in Colombia’s presidential election, in what […]

A world of glorious colors, sounds, and rhythms

My long-ago girlfriend, Sherry, finally won me over. I remember distant times when I could hardly wait for my girlfriend to get home so I could re-play the latest singer-songwriter album I found that moved me nearly to tears; I was always scouring the bins of our favorite record stores, occasionally finding gems that we guarded selfishly....

A world of glorious colors, sounds, and rhythms - CuencaHighLife My long-ago girlfriend, Sherry, finally won me over. I remember distant times when I could hardly wait for my girlfriend to get home so I could re-play the latest singer-songwriter […]

Foreign troops invited to Ecuador to fight crime; Progen case suspects ID-ed; 10 days of concerts; Inti Raymi in Cañar; Cuenca’s zoos care for 2,600 animals

Bored? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 19/6) - Diez días de conciertos (10 days of concerts)...

Foreign troops invited to Ecuador to fight crime; Progen case suspects ID-ed; 10 days of concerts; Inti Raymi in Cañar; Cuenca's zoos care for 2,600 animals - CuencaHighLife Bored? – (De El Mercurio del viernes, 19/6) – Diez días de conciertos (10 days of concerts) – The Fiesta de la Música 2026 started el jueves with programming that […]

We can’t let Silicon Valley buy democracy

By John O’Farrell I first came to America from Ireland in 1984, as a young engineer about to attend business school....

We can’t let Silicon Valley buy democracy - CuencaHighLife By John O’Farrell I first came to America from Ireland in 1984, as a young engineer about to attend business school. I chose Stanford University — partly for the weather […]