PHOTO: Patricia Venegas 69 tongues of anger seek my jugular and my spine desired by vermin and travel, and the proof loses its balance and I fall full of touch and shadow, and lying in the slow agony of the sea that writhes trembling like a wounded body of ocean and gallops, of dead sirens and angels, the chrysalis greets […]
My father was a man of limited means, and at the time, it was rumored that the devil sought out those who needed money to make a pact with them. At the time, I was only 10 years old, and since we were extremely poor, my father decided to make this pact. He made us look out the window, […]
Archaeologist and historian Carlos Núñez Calderón de la Barca now shares with readers of Ballenita Si magazine this article that reveals the "missing link" between the Las Vegas and Valdivia cultures, the ancient ancestors of a large portion of the current population of Santa Elena Province, and […]
CONAIE has been a leading player in several of Ecuador's social achievements. By: Jorge León T. Justifying at all costs The Ecuadorian government has shown great imagination in finding justifications for its actions. Even without hesitation in the contradictions, making the paper last longer than necessary and […]
Marine energy can play a fundamental role in reducing CO2 emissions globally, so promoting and developing it is crucial to mitigating the effects of climate change. Currently, only offshore wind technology has managed to achieve this goal.
Last August, 21 cycling groups from Ecuador met in the province of Santa Elena to analyze the problems of cycling in Ecuador and promote the development and strengthening of cycling throughout the country. One of the positive outcomes was the gathering itself of a significant number of […]
Sea turtle in an advanced state of decomposition. Photo: Beth Pitts (Manglaralto, September 30). Visiting the beaches of Ecuador's blue coast, in the provinces of Santa Elena, Manabí, and Guayas, is undoubtedly one of the most pleasant experiences at any time of year due to the visual delight of the landscape in general. However, for […]
When using a discourse to convince society on sensitive issues—in this case, the much-controversial mega-mining industry, promoted like never before by the current Ecuadorian government—the government has resorted to several concepts that, by repetition, are trying to gain acceptance among ordinary citizens. The high mining potential, […]
IMAGE: Fetralpi The concept of sovereignty was seen as the power of the State to exercise power over its system of government, its territory, and its population. In Ecuador, sovereignty was expanded to include three subjects of rights identified in the national Political Constitution: persons, peoples, and nature. The sovereignty of the person includes the […]
Map of Criminalization of Opposition to Mining Activity in Ecuador. In Ecuador, the criminalization of protest in areas of mega-mining projects has increased exponentially in recent years, according to information collected from the Map of Criminalization of Opposition to Mining Activity by OCMAL (Observatory of Mining Conflicts in Latin America and the Caribbean).
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