IESS has problems with its IBM AS/400 server. Therefore, patients cannot make appointments and IESS cannot attend all patients with appointments.
I read about it when I was reading about gringo prices.
I want to spend some days on the Ecuadorian coast before traveling back to the states from Guayaquil beginning of July. Any recommendations where I can stay?
Esto no es una ley. Es un reglamento. Ya hay varios nómadas con su visa viajando por el país a pesar de que el lanzamiento oficial es a fines junio por los tiempos de contratación.
— Niels Olsen (@nielsolsenp) May 11, 2022
Minister of tourism Niels Olsen made a comment on Twitter in which he stated that the digital nomad visa will be officially launched at the end of June. Nevertheless, it's already possible to obtain this visa and several people have already obtained this visa.
Four people driving in this car have been killed by hitmen in Manta this afternoon. The hitmen blocked the road with a truck. A 6 year old passenger survived and another injured person has been brought to a hospital.
Earlier this week, hitmen killed six people inside a sex club in Esmeraldas. At least one prostitute is among the victims.
Heavy rainfall has caused landslides in Sayausí, a parish west of Cuenca and part of the metropolitan area.
There are people trapped between debris and more than six homes are in danger.
One person drowned in the Tomebamba river.
Last night, there was a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Esmeraldas at 23:28. The earthquake was centered 12 kilometers from the city of Esmeraldas in the ocean. 87 homes were affected, from which at least two were destroyed. A hospital and the ECU-911 building also has damage. One person died after suffering a heart attack.
On the first of April, LATAM will start flying between Quito and Bogotá. There will be 5 flights per week on the following days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
In Bogotá, there will be connections to other national and international destinations of LATAM.
It is now the rainy season and because of La Niña it rains more than usual. This has caused floods in the coastal province of Los Ríos. More 3,000 families are affected. The inundated land is used for growing rice, cacao and maize.