Ecuador

Large cocaine bust in Ecuador: 36 arrested after 73 tonnes of drugs seized

A large-scale drug trafficking investigation, supported by Europol, led to the dismantling of an Ecuadorian criminal cell involved in supplying wholesale cocaine to the EU via major ports. The international…

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Colombia, Ecuador bust drug ring exporting five tons of cocaine a month

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia and Ecuador broke up a criminal organization responsible for sending up to five tons of cocaine per month to the U.S. and…

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Businessman Noboa wins Ecuador presidency, eclipsing father’s legacy

Business scion Daniel Noboa will fulfill a long-held family ambition when he takes office as Ecuador's president, after winning election on Sunday on promises to create jobs and bring crime…

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Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated, suspect dead

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed on Wednesday evening during a campaign event in the north of the capital Quito, authorities said.Local media…

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Ecuador’s President Lasso vows to dissolve congress if it tries to impeach him -FT

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso said he will dissolve congress and call early elections if he does not muster enough support among legislators, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday citing an…

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Ecuador declares state of emergency in provinces hit by earthquake, rains

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in 14 provinces worst affected by severe weather and a strong earthquake that shook the country over the weekend, the government…

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Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15

March 19 (Reuters) - Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday to assess the damage caused by the previous day's strong earthquake that shook the region, leaving at least 15 dead and…

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State of emergency declared in Ecuador

QUITO (Reuters) - At least five Ecuadorean police officers were killed on Tuesday in explosive attacks in response to prisoner transfers from overcrowded and violent penitentiaries, prompting President Guillermo Lasso…

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Earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 strikes Peru-Ecuador border -EMSC

Oct 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck the Peru-Ecuador border region on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was 25 km…

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Luxembourg banks told to freeze Ecuador assets amid Perenco dispute

A Luxembourg bailiff has ordered banks to freeze assets held by Ecuador in Luxembourg accounts as a result of a dispute over a $391 million settlement award that Anglo-French oil…

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Hundreds of indigenous protesters enter Ecuador capital Quito

QUITO, June 20(Reuters) - Hundreds of indigenous people entered Ecuador's capital Quito , following almost a week of protests against the economic and social policies of President Guillermo Lasso, who has not…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Banco Pichincha Monumental Stadium, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Aerial photograph showing the Banco Pichincha Monumental Stadium, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Via EPA-EFE/Franklin Jacome / POOL

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near coast of Ecuador region – EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck near the coastal region of Ecuador late on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of…

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WATCH: Landslide in Quito kills at least 14, injures 32

At least 14 people died and another 32 were injured in a landslide in the north of Ecuador's capital Quito, the country's emergency response office said on Tuesday, as firefighter…

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Ecuador and Colombia to open shared border from Dec. 1

Ecuador and Colombia agreed to the bilateral reopening of their shared border from the start of December after it was closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, and pledged to work together…

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Ecuador prison violence leaves at least 68 dead

At least 68 prisoners were killed and more than two dozen injured in overnight violence at Ecuador's Penitenciaria del Litoral prison, the government said on Saturday, in what officials characterize…

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Ecuador seeks to identify remains of 116 inmates killed in prison riot

Ecuador is seeking to identify the remains of the 116 inmates killed during a riot at one of its largest prisons earlier this week, the latest bout of violence authorities…

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Quake strikes Peru-Ecuador border region, minor damages reported

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted the Peru-Ecuador border region, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, but only minor reports of damage were registered immediately following the…

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Photo Story – The giant tortoises in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador

An undated handout photo made available by the Charles Darwin Foundation on 09 July 2021 shows giant tortoises in Santa Cruz, in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador (without date). Scientists from…

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Ecuador announces curfew, curbs as COVID again overwhelms hospitals

Ecuador implemented a nighttime curfew and other mobility restrictions as a spike in coronavirus cases again overwhelms hospitals in the Andean country, which in 2020 experienced one of the region's…

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Guillermo Lasso wins presidency in Ecuador

Ecuadorean banker Guillermo Lasso has won Sunday’s presidential runoff vote against leftist economist Andres Arauz, putting the country on track to maintain open market policies rather than return to socialism.…

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Ecuador to choose between socialism and free markets in presidential runoff

Ecuadoreans on Sunday will choose between a conservative banker and a left-wing economist in a presidential runoff that follows months of debate over whether the country’s economic malaise can be…

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Ecuador to recount votes from presidential election

Ecuador’s election authority said it will conduct a recount in most of the country to ensure the transparency of Sunday’s presidential elections, after one of the candidates made accusations of…

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Arauz wins first round of Ecuador vote, runner-up too close to call

QUITO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean economist Andres Arauz on Sunday won a first round victory in the country's presidential election, moving the Andean nation a step closer to socialism…

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Ecuadoreans vote for president as voters lean toward socialism

QUITO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ecuadoreans choose a new president on Sunday, with many voters weary of painful economic austerity measures and eager for a return to socialism, encouraging left-wing…

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Photo Story: Ecuadorian elderly couple, who total 214 years, enter the Guinness record

Ecuadorians Julio Cesar Mora Tapia (R), 110, and Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros (L), 104, pose during an interview in Quito, Ecuador. Julio Cesar and Waldramina entered the Guinness World Records book…

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Photo Story: Sangay volcano in activity in Ecuador

A picture taken with a slow shutter speed shows a column of ashes and smoke and a flow of lava erupt from Sangay volcano at the Sangay National Park in…

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Ecuador builds emergency cemeteries due to coronavirus outbreak

Ecuador’s government is preparing an emergency burial ground on land donated by a private cemetery in Guayaquil, the country’s largest city, to address a shortage of burial plots as the…

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Ecuador’s President strike deal to end protests

President Lenín Moreno and leaders of Ecuador’s indigenous peoples struck a deal late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the…

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Protests persist in Quito

Protesters face the police during protests with indigenous presence in Quito, Ecuador. Hundreds of warriors from the Ecuadorian Amazon joined the protests of indigenous people in Quito against the government's…

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Ecuador protesters take eight police officers hostage

Eight police officers have been taken hostage in Ecuador amid ongoing demonstrations that have forced the government from the capital. Indigenous demonstrators paraded the seven men and one woman on…

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Ecuador paralyzed by national strike

Indigenous protesters have clashed again with riot police in Ecuador’s captial as thousands of people joined anti-government rallies and marches calling for the repeal of austerity measures which have sparked…

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Ecuador president Moreno flees the capital amid growing unrest

As thousands of anti-government protesters poured into Ecuador's capital Quito, the nation's president, Lenin Moreno, moved to the southern port city of Guayaquil and announced he was facing an attempted…

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Shopkeepers arrested as protests continue in Ecuador

Ecuadorean authorities began arresting shopkeepers for raising food prices as indigenous groups clashed with security forces on Sunday in a fourth day of protests against President Lenin Moreno’s austerity measures.…

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Ecuador declares state of emergency, will be leaving OPEC

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno has declared a state of emergency in response to nationwide protests over fiscal reforms valued over €1.8 billion per year. Moreno announced the package of reforms…

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Decriminalization of abortion in rape cases fails to pass Ecuadoran Parliament

A demonstrator speaks to the police after the Ecuadoran Parliament's decision to not decriminalize abortion for victims of rape, cases of incest, stupor or unconsented insemination, in a street in…

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Wikileaks founder sentenced to 50 weeks in prison

Julian Assange, 47, was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions The Wikileaks founder was arrested in London last month for skipping bail in 2012…

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UPDATED: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London…US files charges

U.S. prosecutors announced that they had charged Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks website, with conspiracy in trying to access a classified U.S. government computer with former U.S. Army intelligence…

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Assange to be expelled from Ecudaorian embassy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be expelled from Ecuador’s London embassy within hours or days, according to a “high level” source quoted by WikiLeaks. In a tweet, WikiLeaks claims…

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