Author Archives: PachaMamita EC

Point to Point 2012.

The PUNTO A PUNTO: SITIO NUEVO – DOS MANGAS cycling competition is returning, aiming to be an unforgettable experience, according to B-rider (the event organizers). The competition will take place on June 24th and will start in the municipality of SITIO NUEVO, located 2 km before Manglaralto on the route of […]

Ballenita Park will be rehabilitated thanks to community management.

Sta. Mariana de Jesús Park, located across from Carrera Sánchez Bruno School in Ballenita and which has been in almost total disrepair for several (too many) years, has been the subject of negotiations and specific actions for the past few weeks aimed at restoring its status as a space for healthy recreation and gatherings.

Wawamericu brings smiles and messages to hundreds of children in Sta. Elena.

Tito, starting a show at the Citroen theater. After troubleshooting technical issues in the city of Cuenca with "La Flecha Negra," the Citroen 3CV they've been using for several months and which has taken them to Chile, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador, they arrived while the sun was shining and […]

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A future worth choosing.

RESILIENT PEOPLE ON A RESILIENT PLANET. Months ago, with the objectives of 1) formulating a new vision for sustainable growth and prosperity without overstepping planetary boundaries; and 2) stimulating broad dialogue leading up to the Rio+20 Summit (which will take place later this month), the UN Secretary-General appointed a team […]

How much protection do cyclists need?

By Eneko Astigarraga I read with some concern in a tiny note in the local newspaper that another cyclist has been hit at a roundabout. Another one. At a roundabout. Or on a ramp or at an intersection. Always in the same places. Always in the same circumstances. The invisibility of cyclists is multiplied in these places […]

THE MUEY OF YESTERYEAR

Muey was an enclosure belonging to Santa Elena. When a body was found in Muey, it had to be carried to Santa Elena, but that wasn't a problem as long as those carrying it had their liter of cigars to drink. There was a settlement called "Achayan" and another called "Corralito," where the gringos are said to have discovered a […]

Tuna bans in the Pacific, are they enough?

Although countries that catch tuna in the Pacific view the ban as a form of responsible fishing, this mechanism alone is not sufficient to ensure the survival of a globally threatened resource, environmentalists counter. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which brings together tuna fishing countries […]

KFC in the crosshairs of a global revolt

"Colonel Sanders's best-kept secret is finally out," announces the environmental organization Greenpeace on the official website of the "KFC Turns the Rainforest into Trash" campaign, which aims to pressure the food transnational to break with Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), after discovering that the paper mill (accused of […]

Let's save the sea: The adventures of Pulpirecicla.

Cover of "Let's save the sea". The adventures of Pulpirecicla

The various types of pollution caused by substances and energies not native to the marine environment have turned the ocean into the world's largest garbage dump and have caused the extinction of thousands of species. In this context, and given the urgent need to show children the reality of the sea in an entertaining way […]

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