Cuenca High Life

Ecuador-born ‘Lady Pink,’ also called the ‘first lady of graffiti,’ talks about her art and breaking barriers

Editor's note: The interview with Lady Pink was recorded in 2025, prior to her exhibit at the D’Stassi Art Gallery in London....

Ecuador-born 'Lady Pink,' also called the 'first lady of graffiti,' talks about her art and breaking barriers - CuencaHighLife Editor’s note: The interview with Lady Pink was recorded in 2025, prior to her exhibit at the D’Stassi Art Gallery in London. By Jacopo Nuvolari A trailblazer in the world […]

U.S. pressures Latin American members of anti-drug alliance, including Ecuador, to leave int’l court

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is calling on countries of the Coalition Against the Cartels of the Americas (A3C) to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), of which Ecuador is a member....

U.S. pressures Latin American members of anti-drug alliance, including Ecuador, to leave int'l court - CuencaHighLife United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is calling on countries of the Coalition Against the Cartels of the Americas (A3C) to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), of […]

Mystery solved: What is an expat?

There is an entire subgenre of Cuenca literature devoted to determining when a foreigner has finally arrived....

Mystery solved: What is an expat? - CuencaHighLife There is an entire subgenre of Cuenca literature devoted to determining when a foreigner has finally arrived. You have really arrived when you stop complaining about the buses. You have […]

What’s the best way to treat heartburn?

By Erica Sweeney Q: I often feel burning in my chest after meals or when I lie down, but I never know which over-the-counter heartburn medication to take....

What’s the best way to treat heartburn? - CuencaHighLife By Erica Sweeney Q: I often feel burning in my chest after meals or when I lie down, but I never know which over-the-counter heartburn medication to take. What will […]

Despite denials, the U.S. CIA appears to be behind the mysterious attacks on Ecuadorian fishing boats

By Imogen Piper, Ellen Nakashima, Samantha Schmidt, Samuel Oakford, Warren P. Strobel, Alex Horton and Aaron Schaffer…...

Despite denials, the U.S. CIA appears to be behind the mysterious attacks on Ecuadorian fishing boats - CuencaHighLife By Imogen Piper, Ellen Nakashima, Samantha Schmidt, Samuel Oakford, Warren P. Strobel, Alex Horton and Aaron Schaffer The mysterious strikes targeting multiple Ecuadorian fishing boats near the Galápagos Islands this […]

High-profile gang murders return with a vengeance following months of relative calm

Sunbathers at Cojimíes in Manabí Province watched with curiosity Sunday as a small boat approached the beach at high speed....

High-profile gang murders return with a vengeance following months of relative calm - CuencaHighLife Sunbathers at Cojimíes in Manabí Province watched with curiosity Sunday as a small boat approached the beach at high speed. “It is unusual to see motorboats going this fast near […]

Ecuador banana exports are the conduit of the world’s growing co***ne trade

By Mateo Palacios Ecuador has emerged as one of the world's most important logistics hubs for co***ne trafficking, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which published its World Drug Report 2026 in late June....

Ecuador banana exports are the conduit of the world's growing co***ne trade - CuencaHighLife By Mateo Palacios Ecuador has emerged as one of the world’s most important logistics hubs for co***ne trafficking, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which […]

Are we on the brink of ending aging? Yes and no

By D.T. Max This past April, in a nondescript examining room in Glendale, California, molecular biologist David Sinclair watched as an ophthalmologist injected a small amount of a substance Sinclair helped invent, called ER-100, into the left eye of a man with advanced glaucoma....

Are we on the brink of ending aging? Yes and no - CuencaHighLife By D.T. Max This past April, in a nondescript examining room in Glendale, California, molecular biologist David Sinclair watched as an ophthalmologist injected a small amount of a substance Sinclair […]

Rules tightened for social media campaign ads; Hogar Cristo Rey hosts benefit for elderly residents; City adds ‘smart bus stops’; Holiday boosts tourism

Bored? - (De El Mercurio del martes, 11/8) Invitan a almuerzo solidario (Invitation to a charity lunch)...

Rules tightened for social media campaign ads; Hogar Cristo Rey hosts benefit for elderly residents; City adds 'smart bus stops'; Holiday boosts tourism - CuencaHighLife Bored? – (De El Mercurio del martes, 11/8) Invitan a almuerzo solidario (Invitation to a charity lunch) – The Hogar Cristo Rey will have a benefit lunch el 23/8 starting […]

The parallel universes of the expatriate

When I arrived at JFK airport in New York on July 3rd, 1980, I had never crossed the Atlantic before....

The parallel universes of the expatriate - CuencaHighLife When I arrived at JFK airport in New York on July 3rd, 1980, I had never crossed the Atlantic before. I had left England earlier that day and was on my […]