Part 2 Deep Dive: Francis Drake — the raid that put Ecuador’s coast on the pirate map
1) The Pacific wasn’t supposed to have pirates In the late 1500s, Spain’s enemies raided the Caribbean all the time—but […]
Explainer, History & Culture
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Explainer, History & Culture
Explainer- Piracy on Ecuador’s Coast — From Drake to Guayaquil
Today’s Explainer: Piracy on Ecuador’s Coast — From Drake to Guayaquil Night on the Guayas River is the wrong kind
Economy & Business, Explainer, Infrastructure & Energy, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
Explainer – Ecuador’s hydropower system (how it works, where it is, and why rain matters fast)
Ecuador’s Sistema Nacional Interconectado (SNI) leans heavily on hydroelectricity—at times covering around 90% of national demand (per CENACE figures cited
Explainer, Infrastructure & Energy, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
Explainer- Ecuador’s health system (Public MSP/RPIS vs IESS vs Private) for immigrants:
Ecuador’s health care is best understood as a mixed, segmented system: you have a public network led by the Ministry
Explainer, History & Culture
Explainer ( overview) Pre-Inca peoples of Ecuador: who they were, and what their world was like
Pre-Inca peoples of Ecuador: who they were, and what their world was like (friendly explainer) When people say “pre-Inca Ecuador,”
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Explainer – Ecuador Legal System Part 3- Family Law
Ecuador Family Law for Immigrants Marriage, unión de hecho, divorce, children, and inheritance (including wills) — with Canada comparisons Ecuador
