Bend man stabbed in South America leaves hospital Nov 26, 2008
Britt Leis, 35, spent a month in a hospital after being stabbed 18 times while traveling in Esmeraldas, in northern Ecuador. He and his fiancee, Leah Koehn, 24, were walking on the beach when two men attacked them. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Bend couple attacked in Ecuador arrives at California hospital Oct 22, 2008
Britt Leis, 35, and his fiancee, Leah Koehn, 24, were walking Thursday on a beach in Esmeraldas, a city on the South American country's northern coast, when they were attacked by two men, said Ronald Leis, Britt's father. The attackers stabbed Leis multiple times and assaulted Koehn, although they did not take any of the couple's possessions. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
U.S. man stabbed more than 24 times in Ecuador Oct 22, 2008
Fianc;e also brutally attacked in Esmeraldas, hospital official says ... A Quito hospital official who could not be identified for lack of authorization said that Britt Leis entered the hospital Sunday and remains in critical condition after he and his 24-year-old fianc;e, Leah Koehn, were brutally attacked in Esmeraldas. (CNN -- World)
Ecuador leader predicts win in assembly vote Oct 3, 2007
Voting was peaceful in most of the country, but angry voters in a village in the Esmeraldas province on coast burned two ballot boxes, forcing suspension of voting there, officials said. Correa, who took office in January, has said the assembly will pave the way for socialism, but he has not detailed his reforms. (CNN -- World)
Ecuador president claims election victory Oct 1, 2007
Mostly peacefulVoting was peaceful in most of the country, but angry voters in a village in Esmeraldas province on Ecuadors coast burned two ballot boxes, forcing suspension of voting there, officials said. Correa, 44, a former economy minister, says the assembly is necessary to eliminate the power of traditional political parties he blames for the countrys problems. (MSNBC -- International)
Ecuador Flights Aug 22, 2007
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Ecuador's cloud forest May 20, 2007
In 2001, Mindo acquired significant notoriety as the epicenter of popular resistance to the planned construction of a pipeline intended to transport heavy crude from the Amazon basin, over the Andes to the Pacific port of Esmeraldas. Although Mindo's residents were unable to stop the pipeline, which now runs through part of the Mindo-Nambillo reserve, their actions cultivated a strong sense of local environmentalism. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Quito's Plaza de San Francisco May 20, 2007
" To the right of the monastery's main entrance, a door opens onto the Museo Franciscano, which houses one of the city's many collections of religious art. On a tour of the museum, one begins the visual journey into the haunting world of the Escuela Quitea (Quito School of Art), a renowned body of Catholic religious art produced by indigenous sculptors and painters during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Escuela Quitea is best known for its astounding realism, its often horrifying morbidity... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Ecuador plans to renegotiate World Bank debt Mar 24, 2007
After speaking with the Inter-American Development Bank, I hope we can speak to the World Bank, Patino told reporters on a trip to Esmeraldas province. We want to modify amortization tables so the debt service will not be so high. (FT.com -- Markets)
