Quito has inaugurated two news bus terminals

The bus terminals of Quitumbe (south) and Carcelen (north), begin to work from this Thursday.

Some passengers mentioned that the new terminals are very comfortable and very well located, nevertheless they are already developing the new signals and the additional services in both places.

Then, when the two interprovincial bus stations were opened, the old bus terminal “Cumanda” located to the south of Quito stopped working after 23 years of operation.

Besides of the inconveniences of the first day, the users of the bus terminals did not demonstrate major disadvantages, like by example the registered the last week.

The Condor Festival in Ecuador

From July 04th to 07th, in Pintag, there will be the II Festival for the Nature and Culture in honor to the National day of the Condor.

The events are in charge of the Association “Cultura & Tierra” and the active forces of Pintag.

On Saturday July 04th it will initiate the celebration with a special program in the arena of the entry to Pintag, to 10:00.

Then, at 11:00 it will be realized the typical parade in San Isidro neighborhood.

In the bull fight ring, from 14:00, a free festival of music will be carried out in honoring to the Andean condor.

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Puerto Lopez: Eleventh festival whale watching

Representatives of the Chamber of Tourism of Puerto Lopez estimate that in this canton, located south of Manabí reach approximately 60 thousand tourists, among domestic and foreign, to enjoy the eleventh festival of whale watching.

Technical environmental organizations about 30 registered births in each breeding season but it is estimated that annual number is 100. Species remain in front of Puerto López and Puerto Cayo until October, when the mothers return with their calves to Antartica.

Humpback Whale Festival marked the beginning of a series of studies, projects and surveys to Puerto Lopez and inserted in the world tourist map of sightings of marine and coastal species.

Michael Jackson.

The proclaimed King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has died tonight at age 50 of a heart attack, according to CNN the artist has been transferred to an hospital in Los Angeles after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Apparently Jackson, of 50 years, received cardio respiratory resuscitation before being taken to the hospital of the University of California (UCLA) by paramedics of the firefighters team.

The artist did not breathe when the emergency services arrived, according to the newspaper “Los Angeles Times”, and other sources have pointed out that the artist suffered a cardiac attack.