The six arrested for the murder of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, second in voting intention for the general elections of August 20, are...

Ecuador

Ecuador under state of emergency after presidential candidate killed

AFP - August 10, 2023

Ecuador declared a state of emergency Thursday and asked the FBI to help probe the Presidential candidate shot dead after rally in Ecuador whose...

Ecuador

Presidential candidate shot dead after rally in Ecuador

AFP - August 9, 2023

The shooting death of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate has sent shockwaves across Latin America, putting the Andean nation's democracy to the test ahead of...

Ecuador

Galapagos Islands Face Impending El Nino Threat to Marine Iguanas

AFP - July 5, 2023

Unusually warm for this time of year, the waters of the Pacific signal hard times for the reptilian inhabitants of Ecuador's iconic Galapagos Islands. The...

Ecuador

Tragic Outcome: Woman in Viral Wake Video Passes Away for Real

Tico Times - June 18, 2023

An elderly Ecuadoran woman who woke up inside a coffin at her own wake -- sparking a viral video, of course -- has now...

Ecuador

Elderly Ecuadoran Woman Wakes in Coffin at Her Own Wake

AFP - June 12, 2023

An elderly Ecuadoran woman who woke up inside a coffin at her own wake is being treated at the same state hospital that declared...

Ecuador

Powerful 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Claims 14 Lives in Ecuador and Peru

AFP - March 18, 2023

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake that shook southern Ecuador and reached neighboring Peru left at least 14 dead, several injured and damaged buildings, according to...

Ecuador

New Hammerhead Shark Nursery Discovered Near Galapagos

AFP - December 17, 2022

A third nursery used by scalloped hammerhead sharks to raise their pups has been discovered off the Galapagos Islands, a boon for a species...