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Ecuador Scientists Identify 8,000 New Insect Species

Scientists in Ecuador announced Thursday that they had genetically identified 8,000 new insect species in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Chocó Andino, a...

United States seeks Homeland Security offices in Ecuador

The United States is interested in establishing offices of its Department of Homeland Security at “strategic” facilities in Ecuador, where the head of that...

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

Ecuador is negotiating a new program with the United States to receive 300 people each year with refugee status in that country, provided they...

Shocking Murder: Ecuadorian Assemblyman and Wife Gunned Down

Alternate assemblyman and social media influencer Cristhian Nieto and his wife were shot and killed on Sunday night in the city of Manta, western...

Tracing Darwin’s Footsteps in a Changing Galapagos World

Like Charles Darwin did in 1831, a group of scientists and environmentalists last year set sail from the English port of Plymouth, headed for...

Ecuador’s 2,500 Year Old “Lost City” Uncovered – But Is It Too Late?

The jungle protected them for centuries and centuries, but the construction of roads, erosion and agricultural work endanger the mounds of a colossal Amazonian...

Ecuador’s Drug Lords and their Clandestine Zoos

A caged jaguar couple on a ranch uncovered a cruel fashion among Ecuador's drug traffickers. In the style of cocaine baron Pablo Escobar, the...

Ecuador Votes to Stop Oil Drilling in Amazon Rainforest Reserve 

Ecuadorans have voted to stop an oil drilling project in an Amazon Rainforest reserve, according to the results Monday of a referendum hailed as...

Ecuador Votes Amid Narco Violence and Candidate’s Murder

Amid the shock over the shooting death of a candidate and violence linked to drug trafficking, Ecuador will vote this Sunday in early elections...

Another Politician Killed in Ecuador Ahead of Weekend Elections

A local politician in Ecuador was killed Monday, party officials said, less than a week after a presidential front-runner was gunned down at a...

6 Colombians Detained in Killing of Ecuadorian Presidential Hopeful

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 under state of emergency after presidential candidate killed

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

Presidential candidate shot dead after rally in Ecuador

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...

Galapagos Islands Face Impending El Nino Threat to Marine Iguanas

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...
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Pacific Low Has a 60% Chance of Turning Tropical as Costa Rica Braces for Rain

A low off Central America's Pacific coast now has a 60% chance of becoming a tropical depression, and heavy rain could reach parts of the region through the weekend. With soils already up to 90% saturated, here is what to expect and how to plan.

Kilos of Marijuana Seized Off Costa Rica’s Border With Panama

Costa Rica's Coast Guard intercepted a speedboat carrying 2,648 packages of marijuana in the South Pacific this week in an operation coordinated with the...

Cristiano Ronaldo Announces Portugal Retirement at 41

Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday he was retiring from international football at the age of 41. Ronaldo made his debut for...

Call Center Cuts Costa Rica Job Pledge Over Asian Competition

A Costa Rica call center cut its free zone hiring pledge from 111 to 45 jobs, blaming cheaper rivals in Asia.