Benito's Dulces in the La Entrada district (Spondylus Route), with a wide variety of pies, cheesecakes, cakes, and other sweets, has become a destination for those who enjoy good desserts and an example of personal development for the community. Pamela Pincay, Benito's sister, was the one who introduced us […]
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The ancient inhabitants of the Andean world, that is, the original indigenous peoples, understood the Earth as Mother (Pachamama in the Kichwa language), believing that she had provided them with everything they needed for life. Therefore, they treated her with respect and honor, accepting the intimate relationship with all creatures within her […]
I look around me, I see destroyed forests, fallen trees, dead animals, and rivers running with polluted water and no fish. The land is degrading, the white man has no compassion. Wealth and ambition kill, the Amazonian Indian silently watches his death approach. Forests shelter the Indian, for love of his loyal […]
Reprint requested. The interviewees come from diverse backgrounds but share a common characteristic: their commitment to defending the rights of nature. Also present with Decio Machado were: scientist, writer, and social activist Vandana Shiva, from India, who recently visited Ecuador; the current president of the Confederation of […]
Two of the most talked-about "characters" in recent months were at the center of a controversy just after the last holiday. The first is Bonil (Xavier Bonilla), one of the country's most renowned cartoonists, who has been highly critical of the government (as well as other authorities) and who works […]
Profiles of Our History is a new CIESPAL radio production featuring a series of 20 short episodes on the lives, work, and outstanding events of the most important figures who made history in our country. The lives of figures from Atahualpa, Rumiñahui, Abdón Calderón, Eugenio Espejo, Manuela Sáenz, Juan Montalvo, and Eloy Alfaro, to […]
Celebration of the Day for the Defense of the Mangrove Ecosystem and the IV Congress of the Ancestral Peoples of the Mangrove Ecosystem organized at C-CONDEM BY: P. Rasa Bihari D. To speak of the mangrove ecosystem is to refer to a complex system made up of mangrove forests, tidal beaches and other integrated habitats, which is located in the area […]
The First Things First Manifesto was originally written in 1963 and caused quite a stir at the time. It attacked the consumerist culture that was only interested in buying and selling things, and championed the humanistic dimension of graphic design. It was updated by a new group of […]
The Pacoche rainforest, one of the last wildlife refuges on the Ecuadorian coast, is threatened, according to environmental groups, as it is one of the areas targeted by the planned Pacific Refinery. Jobs, well-being, development, and environmental protection are just as important in all other major projects […]
Favorite tree of the author of The Silence of the Forest. Daniel López (Dinho), a member of the Espol volunteer group, poet, and nature lover, shares a new work. The silence of the forest, in the words of its author, is a gift to nature. I wonder, as I look at the forest: What secrets does each plant hold? What mysteries do its trees […]
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