Ecuador News News Ecuador: Ecuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation
Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers.
News Ecuador: New Ecuador law bans single LGBTQ+ adopters and threatens parents of trans children
Ecuador has passed a new anti-gay law banning single LGBTQ+ adopters and threatening the rights of parents of trans children.
News Ecuador: Ecuador: The New Synthetic Drug Frontier Raising Concerns Across The Americas – Analysis
What makes the expansion of synthetic drugs in Ecuador especially concerning is the presence of powerful narcoterrorist organizations such as Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador at High Risk of Power Shortages Amid Asymmetric El Niño
The current scenario stands in stark contrast to the 1997–1998 El Niño crisis. Historical reports from ECLAC and CAF (now the Development Bank of Latin ...
News Ecuador: Tandem bicycle club in Ecuador's capital leads blind riders to new adventures
Franklin Ochoa says losing his eyesight 16 years ago has led him to new adventures, thanks to a bicycle club. Every Sunday, the Ciegocleta group meets in Quito, Ecuador, to ride tandem ...
News Ecuador: Manabí’s rugged coastline stretching along Ecuador’s Pacific
The Manabí coastline in Ecuador stretches along the Pacific Ocean with rugged cliffs, forested hills, and a narrow shoreline shaped by the sea. This aerial view captures blue coastal waters meeting ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador sentences ex-president Moreno to five years in jail in bribery case
An Ecuadorian court has found former President Lenin Moreno guilty of bribery in a case tied to the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, the public prosecutor’s office said on ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador imposing overnight blackouts as drought saps hydroelectric power capacity
Ecuador's government was to begin imposing nationwide nighttime blackouts Monday evening in a bid to conserve energy. The move has been forced by widespread drought conditions depriving Ecuador of ...
News Ecuador: Ecuador’s Declining Oil Output Threatens to Spark an Economic Crisis
Ecuador's oil industry is experiencing a severe decline in production due to various factors, including underinvestment, corruption, and insecurity, leading to significant economic challenges for the ...
News Ecuador: Authorities in Ecuador seize 32 marine iguanas at the airport and arrest a Russian woman
Authorities in Ecuador say they have arrested a Russian woman accused of trying to smuggle at least 32 marine iguanas from the Galapagos Islands out of the South American country.