Ecuador News » Esmeraldas News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Health: Nearly 500,000 people affected by oil spill in Ecuador
Local communities in the Ecuadorean province of Esmeraldas were still protesting Tuesday after a major oil spill last week left some 500,000 residents with no access to drinking water, in addition to ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Health: Buildings damaged after 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador
Videos published on social media by residents show damaged buildings. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the videos as Esmeraldas from the trees, buildings and utility poles, which matched ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Health: Life in Esmeraldas: Ecuador’s Struggle with Drug Violence
Military convoys of heavily-armed soldiers are rumbling through the streets of the Ecuadorian port town of Esmeraldas. The trucks carry more than 100 soldiers wearing bullet-proof vests, trying to ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Health: Fire burns in slop pool at Esmeraldas oil refinery in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
On January 30, 2026, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, @xaviesme shared a video capturing a fire burning in a slop pool at the Esmeraldas oil refinery. In the video, thick black smoke is seen rising into the ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Health: Inside the 'no-go' seaside city transformed into tourist hotspot in just 26 days
The once-no-go city of Esmeraldas in Ecuador has rapidly transformed into a bustling tourist hotspot in just 26 days. The streets, once eerily quiet due to a raging drug war, are now alive with the ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Health: Esmeraldas oil spill in Ecuador devastates rivers and wildlife refuge
A massive oil spill in Ecuador, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key wildlife refuge in thick, black sludge, impacting more than half a million residents. A ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Health: Small loans for vulnerable groups in Ecuador
ESMERALDAS, Ecuador, April 11 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency is supporting a micro-credit project in Ecuador to help vulnerable refugees break out of poverty and exploitation. Over the last year, ...