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A blast from the steam whistle on a cherry-red locomotive sends a gathering of locals on a platform scuttling with delight in the town of Durán, just west of Guayaquil. It's a sound many in this town on the tropical Pacific plain haven't heard in years. Some never...
Local and international press associations are condemning Ecuador's action to fine the Guayaquil newspaper El Universo for running a political cartoon critical of the arrest of a government critic. The cartoon became an issue after President Rafael Correa criticized...
The construction industry says changes in market conditions and new government requirements for condominiums and housing projects are putting a major squeeze on the bottom line for builders. National and local builders and construction trade organizations say the...
The Azuay Province office of Risk Assessment reported Tuesday that Sunday’s ashfall from the Tungurahua volcano caused little damage in the area. Air quality returned to normal levels Wednesday in Cuenca, measuring under 10 micrograms per cubic meter of particulate...
Although Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano remains in a state of high activity, there have been no more explosions to match Saturday’s blast which sent an ash plume ten kilometers into the sky and gave Cuenca a rare dusting of ash. As of Sunday night, the plume measured...
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Ecuador's media oversight agency fined the newspaper El Universo for a cartoon it published about prosecutors' Dec. 27 search of the home of a journalist who has since left the country, authorities said Friday. The agency also said Xavier Bonilla has 72 hours to...
Severe damage has been reported in all of Ecuador’s coastal provinces due to heavy wave action and high tides. The worst damage has been reported in Manabi, Santa Elena and El Oro Provinces. The coast has experienced a series of large storms since early January. More...
Ecuador’s doctors are reacting with cautious optimism to an agreement reached Thursday between the government and the national medical association about new malpractice rules contained in the country’s new penal code. The new code was enacted Tuesday by the National...
Mia Farrow has issues with Chevron. So do Sting, Daryl Hannah, Danny Glover, Brad Pitt and Cher. Actors, musicians, and other celebrities have long campaigned against the San Ramon, California oil producer, blaming it for pollution in the rainforest in Ecuador. Now,...
Seven of the 10 defendants in the Coopera embezzlement and money laundering case appeared in court on Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing. A judge heard appeals from defense attorneys during the seven-hour session but ordered that the defendants remain in jail. Judge...
Police in the United States have arrested former Ecuadorean police commander Edgar Vaca, who is accused of human rights abuses. The interior minister in Quito issued a statement saying that the retired general was arrested in Washington and will be extradited to...
A new report on the state of the Internet shows that Ecuador leads all Latin American countries in peak connectivity rate. Other leaders in Latin America are Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil. The new report comes from a quarterly "State of the Internet"...
As more doctors join the protest over the wording of a proposed professional malpractice law, Ecuador's government says the law is essential for protecting patients' rights. Doctors want the government to amend the controversial Article 146 of the proposted penal...
By Nick Miroff More than two decades after the Cold War, during which the United States backed anti-communist military rulers and pushed free-market policies in Latin America, conservative governments have virtually disappeared from the region. The leftward shift has...
Supporting President Rafael Correa’s recent crime reduction agenda, Cuenca announced several new measures last week to fight crime in the city. At his Saturday television broadcast, Correa announced new crime statistics showing a nation-wide reduction of crime in...
The rapid decline and revaluation of the Argentinian peso has sent shock waves thorugh Latin American economies. It is troubling countries outside the region as well and is blamed in part for large declines Thursday and Friday on the world's largest stock exchanges....
Ecuadorian airline Tame has suspended flights to Caracas, Venezuela, demanding $43 million in overdue payments for tickets. About 80 passengers were left stranded on Thursday in Quito. Tame says the Venezuelan Central Bank has not transferred any money to its...
Ecuador’s Medical Association is warning that a new medical malpractice laws could force hundreds of doctors out the profession. On Wednestay, 90 doctors from Pablo Arturo Suarez Hospital in Quito resigned in mass to protest the new law that, in some cases,...
President Rafael Correa said Wednesday that Washington has too many military officers assigned to its embassy in Ecuador and he plans to order some to leave. Correa, a U.S.-educated economist who calls himself a "modern leftist," made the remarks during a meeting with...
