Azuay province, home to Cuenca, has just added two FM radio stations. There are now 109 FM stations in the province. Source... www.cuencahighlife.com ...
Chimborazo province has 88 FM stations by Cuenca Highlife's count.
Chimborazo's claim to fame is the tallest mountain in Ecuador, a volcano at 20,000 feet elevation.
How is it possible that this obscure place in Ecuador has 88 FM radio stations? How do they even fit that many stations on the dial?
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How Is This Possible?
cccmedia
03 June 2021 07:46:21
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Dagretto
03 June 2021 08:05:04
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cccmedia wrote:How is it possible that this obscure place in Ecuador has 88 FM radio stations? How do they even fit that many stations on the dial?
Must be very short range, very local stations!
Damon.
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03 June 2021 08:33:32
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Ecuador -- official name República del Ecuador, or Republic of the Equator -- is the only country in the world named after a geographic feature.
Source... encyclopedia.com
Decades before the U.S. Civil War, the west African country Liberia was formed and named -- Liberia meaning land of freedom. The country was being settled by thousands of free blacks and former slaves from the United States, encouraged by "colonization" societies in the U.S.
The capital city -- Monrovia, Liberia -- is named after James Monroe, who was the U.S. president from 1817 to 1825. He was a member of the American Colonization Society, an advocate for populating Africa with American freed slaves. (Wikipedia)
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27 June 2021 22:59:00
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I just priced a one-way flight, Quito to Medellín -- UIO-MDE -- and the base price is $138.
Impuestos, cargos y tasas -- not including over-the-limits baggage fees -- are an additional $249.
How is this possible?
cccmedia
pricing for October 2021 performed at despegar.com
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23 July 2021 02:20:08
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A few years ago I got a haircut in the commercial La Marín district of Quito for three dollars.
Today, walking through that area, I saw two shops advertising 'Cortes de Cabello $1.25'.
A buck and a quarter for a haircut?
How is that possible?
cccmedia in Quito
cccmedia
23 July 2021 02:26:43
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I also went to Banco Guayaquil today. I've been attempting without success to access my savings account online for some time.
Last week I confirmed my online 'usuario' or account ID .. and my 'clave' (KLAH-bay) or password.
I input those items, yet the system still was not giving me access. It send a code to my cell phone but inputting the code did not work either.
So today at my branch, a bank officer told me I needed to have a smart phone in order to access my account online. My flip phone would not do.
But wait. This is Ecuador, not the USA where upwards of 85 percent of the public have smart phones.
How is this situation possible?
cccmedia in Quito
rodrigoleivacastellanos
23 July 2021 03:33:06
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Answer: Venezuelans unfair competition. Construction workers (mostly Indigenas), make about $135 per week. Venezuelas work for $50 per week. Indigenas are becoming unemployed in large numbers. Everyone hates these undocumented "Monsanto/Bayer" allegedly refugees that have invaded Ecuador.
Saludos,
Rod
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24 July 2021 03:22:42
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Bimbo brand bread is sold in Ecuadorian stores.
The parent company is Grupo Bimbo (bimbo group), a Mexico-based operation that calls itself the largest baking company in the world and distributes to 32 other countries as well. The company slogan is Nourishing a Better World.
How is this brand possible?
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03 August 2021 09:39:00
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The return on Ecuadorian national bonds was 28 percent during the past year, according to a Bloomberg Barclays index. That's a bigger return than was seen by equivalent bonds of any other country.
The phenomenon is attributed to a steady vaxxing program, a rise in the price of oil and the election of Guillermo Lasso. Presidente Lasso's victory was widely seen as a harbinger or market-friendly reforms.
Source... Bloomberg, as e-published at www.cuencahighlife.com
This news item may be of special interest to Expats seeking to acquire an asset that qualifies one for an investment visa.
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10 September 2021 01:12:30
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ANT, Ecuador's motor vehicles agency, says it has found that 35,000 drivers licenses are fakes.
According to this accounting, 24,000 non-professional DL's and 11,000 professional ones have been produced fraudulently. Five thousand licenses in Azuay Province alone (includes Cuenca) are phonies.
The head of ANT, Adrián Castro, finds it disturbing that some of the drivers of buses and heavy transport vehicles have not been tested properly.
ANT says it is working with Ecuadorian police and the attorney general's office to locate and prosecute motorists who have been driving on ersatz licenses.
source... www.cuencahighlife.com
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14 December 2021 05:56:24
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According to an article in Discover Magazine, it's believed that over 85 percent of the world's animal and insect species are yet to be discovered and categorized.
Among the recent discoveries are the world's tiniest lizard, a new type of octopus and an ant here in South America (Ecuadorian coast) that is named for a rock musician.
discovermagazine.com
Billy Mellon
06 January 2022 15:21:01
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That is mind blowing! 85% wow Hey CC what is the name of the ant rocker?
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06 January 2022 21:20:58
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The rocker's involvement in the ant naming turns out to be more complicated than earlier indicated.
For the details, Google how a Yale scientist and a rock star named an ant for a warhol superstar.
The article appeared in the magazine Yale News. The musician involved is the former R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe.
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13 July 2022 23:41:15
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How Latin Americans view the U.S.A.
Given the thousands of Latin Americans turned away
near the Texas border .. and the dozens of times the
U.S.A. has sent troops into Latin countries, you might
think there would be resentment South of the
U.S. border.
However, a Chilean polling firm -- ChileBarómetro --
has found that 65 percent of respondents in the
region expressed a Good or Very Good
opinion of the U.S.A.
Meanwhile, the rating for China -- which has
major trading relationships with several
Latin countries in the South -- is down at 43 percent.
The Dominican Republic and Guatemala have the
highest rating for the United States. Respondents
in both countries rated the U.S.A. with positive
opinions of over 80 percent. The U.S. meddled
in the affairs of both countries decades ago.
Latinobarómetro, as reported
Dagretto
14 July 2022 00:14:46
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From what I know from others here in Ecuador, Ecuadorians love US culture, brands, & especially work opportunities, even if they are not really on board with what the US government does.
Damon.
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09 August 2022 09:24:08
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Resuming the theme of 'how is this possible?':
In Cuenca, an Expat is running for mayor of the
Expat-popular Ecuadorian city .. and is
considered a viable candidate.
Luca Pallanca, an Italian Expat and restaurant
owner, is known for his humanitarian work
with Venezuelan refugees and rural
communities near Cuenca.
With at least 11 candidates in the mayor's race,
you might think the incumbent,
Mayor Palacios, might have the edge.
Not so, says Caroline Avila, a political
strategist and former city councilwoman.
She sees the race as wide open.
She notes that the incumbent has lost
the mayor's seat five consecutive times ..
and posits that incumbency in recent
difficult times puts Mayor Palacios
at a disadvantage.
Pallanca is a "fresh face" and has a
reputation for getting things done,
says Avila. He negotiated the
release of medical supply trucks
from roadblockers outside
Cuenca during the 18-day national
strike .. after the mayor tried and
failed to do so, she says.
Source.. cuencahighlife.com
Guest7953
12 August 2022 18:36:38
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Bimbo brand bread is sold in Ecuadorian stores.
Stay away from the "Artesanal" variety (white or wheat). It is like eating potato chips or cookies. You can eat the whole bag in one sitting without any spreads. I suppose it would be like be eating Wonder bread, although I haven't had Wonder bread in decades.
Guest7953
12 August 2022 18:43:26
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I just priced a one-way flight, Quito to Medellín -- UIO-MDE -
I was under the impression there are currently no direct flights to Medellin from Quito. Only to Bogota. Am I wrong?
OsageArcher
12 August 2022 20:04:03
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Bimbo claims to be the world's largest bread maker. I've seen it in every Latin country I've visited or lived in.
I still think the name is sorta funny, since it has connotations in English that it doesn't have in Spanish...
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12 August 2022 21:26:03
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I believe you are correct, Mr. Barley (or is it Sr. Barley?).
The UIO-MDE flight I priced was not direct, and
required a change of planes in the capital.
cccmedia in Santander
Dagretto
19 August 2022 02:19:09
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Bimbo claims to be the world's largest bread maker. I've seen it in every Latin country I've visited or lived in.I still think the name is sorta funny, since it has connotations in English that it doesn't have in Spanish...- @OsageArcher
Bimbo also has or had a presence in the US. In the city I was from (Easton PA), the old bread factory there was owned by Bimbo, So I actually encountered their product line in the US before I left!
Damon
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23 August 2022 06:22:38
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The name Héctor Chiriboga now goes down
in infamy in the annals of Ecuadorian soccer.
In a game played at a stadium in Ambato
last weekend, assistant coach Chiriboga
of the Macará football team
was so incensed that a referee had awarded
a free kick to the opposing team, Aucas,
that Chiriboga attacked the official. According
to the Cuenca HighLife site, Chiriboga knocked
the ref to the ground and then hit him
with a fist.
On Sunday night, the Macará team
announced that Chiriboga has been fired.
Earlier Sunday, four Pro League games
were canceled in protest of the initial
incident as Ecuador's soccer-referees
association refused to staff the games.
The association said it would not
send refs to upcoming games until
the rules are strengthened to better
protect the officials.
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