Archive for the ‘Ecuador’ Category
Galapagos being destroyed by tourists
2:43 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Ecuador|Environment · Comments Off
3 May 2007
Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands — the natural paradise that inspired some of Charles Darwin’s most important writings on his Theory of Evolution — are being destroyed by the massive influx of tourists to the protected area.
According to Spain’s 20 Minutos, UNESCO director Koichiro Matsuura says his team conducted an inspection of the islands last April and found them in grave danger due to the “excessively high” number of visitors to the island, and the contamination of the natural flora and fauna by non-native plants and animals.
Ana Albán, Ecuador’s environmental minister, says that the country will make this problem a “national priority”, and meanwhile UNESCO is studying the possibility of putting the islands on their list of at-risk natural heritage sites.
Via / 20 Minutos
Ecuador Votes to Make Its Congress Weaker
1:31 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Ecuador|Politics · 1 Comment
15 Apr 2007
Today, Sunday, Ecuadorians are voting in a referendum put forth by President Rafael Correa on whether to create a special assembly to rewrite the nation’s constitution. Correa, a leftist president, who has maintained popular support since winning the presidential seat, put forward the proposal in order to weaken the power the nation’s congress, accused of rampant corruption, holds. But critics are calling Correa’s moves “Chavezesque” and worry about him having too much unchecked power.
Correa has not offered detailed proposals for the anti-corruption measures he envisions will result from a new constitution. But he has mentioned that a new charter should eliminate the authority of Congress — which is controlled by Ecuador’s traditional parties — to name judges and other judicial and electoral authorities.”His goal clearly is to accumulate power. There is no doubt of that,” said Benjamin Ortiz, head of a think tank in Quito, Ecuador’s capital. “His style and form of governing is intolerance. What we don’t know is the economic model he wants to lead us to.”
Socialism anyone?
Ecuador’s Defense Minister, Guadalupe Larriva, died in a helicopter crash in the port city of Manta, some 150 miles southeast of Quito. Larriva, 50, along with her 17-year-old daughter, Claudia Avila, and two pilots were killed when two helicopters collided midair.
President Rafael Correa briefly addressed the press, by saying:
“This is a major tragedy. We ask everyone to join us in prayer for the souls of Guadalupe, her daughter, the pilots and the government of Ecuador.”
Larriva was the first appointed female defense minister ever in Ecuador, and she had only been on the job for nine days. Regardless of political views and opinions, this is a truly sad event for Ecuadorians and all Latinos alike.
Ecuadorean terror victims will get Spanish citizenship
1:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Ecuador|Immigration|Spain · Comments Off
3 Jan 2007
Spain was rocked Saturday by a bombing at Terminal 4 of Madrid’s international airport, Barajas, in what looks to be the end of a truce between ETA and the Spanish government. Two of the victims in the attack were Ecuadorean immigrants, and now Spain is promising to grant the family members of the missing Spanish citizenship:
López Aguilar [Labor and Justice Minister] reminded the victims’ families that “the first time that terrorism hit foreign residents in Spain was with the March 11th attacks,” and that in this as well as that event the government “will do everything to make sure the family members receive Spanish citizenship.”“The two missing men are being searched for with insistence and in an effort that will not stop,” he said.
Colombia Almost Done Spraying
5:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Colombia|Ecuador · Comments Off
26 Dec 2006
Colombia has been spraying potentially harmful herbicides over 25,000 acres of coca fields in a border zone shared with Ecuador. This spraying, backed by the United States, has created problems to say the least between the two South American nations, including Ecuadorian president-elect, Rafael Correa cancelling a planned visit to Bogota to protest the spraying. Colombia is saying that the spraying will end soon.
Via / Fox News
Ecuadorian president-elect Rafael Correa On Victory Tour
11:47 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Ecuador|Politics · Comments Off
7 Dec 2006
Tis the season for South American president-elect victory tours. Yesterday I wrote about Hugo Chavez’s tour. Ecuadorian President-elect Rafael Correa is starting his victory run today that will take him through Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Colombia.
The Ecuadorian dignitary-elect is slated to meet with his counterparts Evo Morales, Bolivia; Hugo Chavez; Venezuela; Nestor Kirchner; Argentina and Michelle Bachelet, Chile, and Alan Garcia, Peru.
Via / La Prensa Latina
Image Via / RafaelCorrea.com
Rafael Correa Looking Like Winner in Ecuador Elections
5:27 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Ecuador|Politics · Comments Off
27 Nov 2006
This morning it looks like the second round of the presidential election in Ecuador puts lefty Rafael Correa winning against wealthy Bible toting, self-proclaimed “hero of God” Alvaro Noboa.The returns showed Correa with as many as twice the votes recorded as his rival, who claimed the polls were rigged. This marks another victory in Latin America for left of center politicians who have aligned themselves with the politics and personalities of firebrands and “enemies” of the U.S. like Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Cuba’s Fidel Castro.T
he election, which pitted Correa against billionaire banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa, was watched closely in the US. Correa had promised to disregard a free trade agreement with the US and close down a US military base in the country. Correa’s win means Ecuador joins Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on the list of countries that have also elected leftist presidents in recent years.
Via / The Christian Science Monitor
Image Via / La Jornada
Correa and Noboa advance in Ecuador elections
2:58 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Ecuador|Latin America|Politics · Comments Off
16 Oct 2006
Following this past Sunday’s election day, the presidential race in Ecuador is heating up. Voters eliminated Christian conservative Cynthia Viteri (accused last week of election fraud) and three other candidates, and now two very different men are advancing to the run-off: one billionaire businessman (Álvaro Noboa) and one leftist Hugo Chavez ally (Rafael Correa):
According to data provided by E-vote, a company working with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Noboa has 26.78% of votes, followed by Correa with 22.43%, which means that both candidates will advance to the run-off.In third place was social democrat León Roldós with 15.93% and, almost tied, populist Gilmar Gutiérrez wit h15.64%, while christian Cynthia Viteri had 10.38%. All three are eliminated from the race to the presidency.
Leftist candidate in Ecuador alleging fraud
11:55 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Ecuador|Politics · Comments Off
13 Oct 2006
Leftist candidate and favorite for the presidency in Ecuador, Rafael Correa (Movimiento Alianza País) is alleging that even before the Sunday elections and runoff set for November 26th, fraud is already in the works, according to Spain’s 20 Minutos:
“There is a right wing mafia in this country that wants to create chaos, but nobody is paying attention to them. We are certain that we will win, but there will be fraud designed to take votes from us and make sure there’s a second round,” said Correa.
Apparently Correa’s finger is pointing to ex TV reporter (and only female candidate in the race), one Cynthia Viteri (Partido Social Cristiano) and her followers, who, according to Correa have done nothing but try personally defame him and his associates in an attempt to bring down the candidate’s popularity.
For more on the Ecuador elections, visit the brilliant BloggingsbyBoz.
Via / 20 Minutos
Coke tries Latino marketing in Spain
12:57 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Ecuador|Immigration|Marketing|Spain · 1 Comment
11 Oct 2006
The Coca Cola company, one of the first corporations to dabble in U.S. Latino marketing (and international marketing emperors) are taking the idea of targeting Latin American immigrants outside of their home country to the Spanish market.
Coca-Cola, recognizing the tremendous growth of the Latino immigrant population in Spain — specifically Ecuadorians — has decided to tap into a market that is being ignored by other beverage companies. They are looking to appeal to the tastes of the Ecuadorian community, who nostalgic for anything reminding them of home, might embrace a soft drink that does just that. In addition, Coke is doing the same with for the Moroccan community.
The company has decided to bring two of their more popular soft drinks in both countries: Fioravanti, a strawberry drink which is consumed so much in Ecuador that it is only topped by Coca Cola, and Hawai, a fruit juice drink popular in Morocco.
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