Chilean archaeologist Camila Arancibia is currently in our country, specifically in the Valdivia Commune, where she is currently developing her "Community Involvement Project for the Enhancement of the Archaeological Heritage" of said commune. The objective of this project is to bring pre-Hispanic history closer to the native people of the Valdivia Commune, emphasizing […]
Ecuador, despite being one of the smallest countries in South America, is surpassed worldwide only by Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Indonesia in terms of bird diversity. Nearly 1,600 different species are known, distributed across its various geographic regions. This figure represents 191% of the total worldwide […]
Our country has one of the greatest bird diversity in the entire Americas. There are nearly 1,600 different species distributed throughout our territory, making up 191% of the world's total. The Ecuadorian coast is home to approximately 700 species of endemic and migratory birds within a wide variety of ecosystems. Many of these […]
By Pablo Valero. Loma Alta is located in the Chongón-Colonche mountain range near the Pacific Ocean. It is world-renowned as a bird conservation area for its more than 300 species; it includes cloud, humid, premontane, and dry forests. I had the opportunity to appreciate its rich biodiversity and the hospitality of its inhabitants during a bird count […]
Franco Viteri, from the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, is currently a representative of the Amazonian Indigenous Peoples. The Tegantai Environmental Agency conducted this interview. Tegantai Agency: What has oil exploitation historically meant for Indigenous Peoples? Franco Viteri: It has represented the gradual death of Indigenous cultures. The deterioration of the quality of life of Indigenous peoples […]
The World According to Monsanto, free screening Wednesday, May 8 at 8:00 PM and Wednesday, May 16 at 5:00 PM at MAAC Cine, Guayaquil. The documentary "The World According to Monsanto" tells the story of the leading producer of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), also known as transgenics, whose soybeans, corn, and […]
Photo: Romina Luna Hundreds of people in Quito and a smaller group in Guayaquil joined thousands around the world who held a Global March for the Decriminalization of Marijuana Use on May 5th. In Quito, the march, organized by the Ecuadorcanábico and Diabluma collectives, brought together […]
Buen Dato is the name of the new television program broadcast on the UCSG television channel every Monday starting at 6:30 p.m. It aims to highlight the voices and expressions of children and adolescents in the Province of Santa Elena. It is expected that around […]
Tonight we will be able to witness the largest and brightest Moon of the year, as it will be at its closest distance from Earth, 352,947 kilometers. On the night of Saturday the 5th and the early hours of Sunday the 6th, the Moon will be at its perigee (this will occur exactly at […]
The lunar calendar, much more natural and accurate than the current Gregorian-solar calendar, used by many pre-Hispanic cultures in America, and its manifestations through shapes and figures would be, as a starting point, some of the keys left by the ancient Guancavilcas and that today could be used for […]
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