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United States seeks Homeland Security offices in Ecuador

AFP - November 5, 2025

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Ecuador, U.S. Deepen Ties With Refugee Deal and Base Talks

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Shocking Murder: Ecuadorian Assemblyman and Wife Gunned Down

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Tracing Darwin’s Footsteps in a Changing Galapagos World

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Ecuador under state of emergency after presidential candidate killed

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

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Presidential candidate shot dead after rally in Ecuador

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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...

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Galapagos Islands Face Impending El Nino Threat to Marine Iguanas

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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

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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

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

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Powerful 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Claims 14 Lives in Ecuador and Peru

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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...

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New Hammerhead Shark Nursery Discovered Near Galapagos

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

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Ecuador, Colombia slam use of wild animal species after MasterChef episode

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Ecuador on Tuesday warned would-be wild animal eaters of possible prison time and Colombia launched an investigation after a competitive cooking TV show featured...

Conservation

Ecuador expands Galapagos reserve, hopes to partner with Costa Rica

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The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced Monday in Glasgow the expansion of the marine reserve of the Galapagos Islands, considered a natural treasure,...

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Experts estimate endangered Galapagos pink iguana population at 211

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Scientific experts sent to the Galapagos Islands to count a critically endangered lizard species estimate there to be just 211 pink iguanas left, local...