Press Release from Acción Ecológica Early this morning, October 18, 2011, 500 special forces and police entered the Río Grande area, using tear gas and violently repressing the families who had been living in the Resistance Camp to Defend Río Grande since June. The police report issued speaks of […]
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Camille Gamarra is another artist we frequently see involved in social or environmental awareness initiatives. Several of her works have been donated to social causes and are destined for community centers on the coast and in the Amazon. Now, she explains in her own words what the interest is […]
BY: Technician Rubén Pezo Zambrano The Parish of San José de Ancón is the most important tourist region in the southern part of our province, within the Spondylus Route. Our people, proud of their centuries-old ancestral legacy, treasure traditions from Ecuador's oil industry, a culture and history of many values […]
The Day of Interculturality, celebrated yesterday primarily by the government, was an opportunity to build anti-mining resistance against large-scale mining activity. Starting at 9:00 a.m., in a 27-degree temperature, the Shuar, the Huaorani people representing the Morona Santiago communities, began gathering in Bomboiza. Almost at the same time, […]
The first groups to settle along the Ecuadorian coast date back to 11,000 BC; archaeological evidence of their corn cultivation confirms this. Remains of pottery, cooking and ceremonial utensils, agricultural tools, hunting and fishing implements, and some human remains give us an idea of their way of life […]
Another Side of Art During the recent Resiste Sarayacu Fest held in Guayaquil, we had the opportunity to talk with Luiggi Paolo Raffo (Another Side of Art or Luiggiman Farfrompuken The Strange), who is one of the young artists who is often found with his markers and poster boards engaged in social or environmental activism […]
By Eduardo GaleanoThe Discovery: On October 12, 1492, America discovered capitalism. Columbus, financed by the kings of Spain and bankers from Genoa, brought the novelty to the Caribbean islands. In his journal of the Discovery, the admiral wrote the word "gold" 139 times and the word "God" or "Our God" 51 times.
Thamé Artisan Theater (Resistencia) Dozens of artists demonstrated their support for Indigenous Peoples in Resistencia through music, performance, and live painting last Saturday night at the First Resiste Sarayaku Fest, held in Plaza Colón in Guayaquil. Pablo Valero, one of the organizers, […]
A new website dedicated exclusively to showcasing Santa Elena's tourist attractions will be officially launched in the coming days by the canton's Municipal Tourism Board. With a series of photo and video reports, turismosantaelena.com is one of the products that EMUTURISMO-SE has produced to strengthen the city's image.
For the first time in Ecuador, a prior consultation was held on mining exploitation. Residents of two parishes in Cuenca: Victoria de Portete and Tarqui, decided yesterday that they do NOT agree with the Quimsacocha large-scale open-pit mining project (gold deposit) moving to the extraction phase. The question was: Is […]
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