Explainer Garbage fee and changes Jan 07 2026
Here’s the situation, in a way that matches what you’re seeing on the ground: it wasn’t just “a billing tweak.” […]
Explainer, Infrastructure & Energy, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
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Explainer, History & Culture
Explainer: Quito’s 1765–1766 Tax Revolt — Revolución de los Estancos / “Rebellion of the Barrios”
What this is A friendly, in-depth guide to why Quito’s protest didn’t stay a one-night riot—it stretched from May 1765
Explainer, History & Culture
Explainer: Jesuits + Education in colonial Ecuador — and the 1767 expulsion
What this explainer is A friendly, detailed look at how the Jesuits became education powerhouses in the Audiencia of Quito,
Explainer, History & Culture
Explainer: The Bourbon Reforms — Spain’s 1700s “reboot” of its empire (and why Quito cared)
If you imagine the Spanish Empire as a huge, expensive machine, the Bourbon Reforms were Spain saying: “This thing is
Economy & Business, Explainer, Geography, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
The “Three Ecuadors” (Costa, Sierra, Amazonía) — one country, three daily realities
People in Ecuador often talk like there are three countries inside one: the Coast (Costa), the Highlands (Sierra), and the
Explainer, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
January admin + tax checklist
Absolutely — here’s an expat-friendly “January admin + tax checklist” expanded from that El Diario roundup, with links to the
