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By David Hill The Ecuadorian government was negotiating a secret $1billion deal with a Chinese bank to drill for oil under the Yasuni national park in the Amazon while pursuing […]

A group of 30 locals, taking heed of global interest in Bitcoin, met in Ecuador’s capital to discuss the future of digital currencies in the region. Ecuador lags far behind […]

The U.S. State Deparrment dedicated its new consulate in Guayaquil on Friday. U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Adam Namm presided over the ceremony. The new consulate is a multi-building complex situated […]

By Michael Shifter Editor’s note: Michael Shifter is president of the Inter-American Dialogue and adjunct professor of Latin American studies at Georgetown University. Since President Rafael Correa came to power […]

By Steven Dudley and Jeremy McDermott Organized crime is adaptable and profit-driven, and in 2014, that could mean moving beyond Mexico and Colombia to a more diverse set of nations. […]

The government has launched an effort to make Ecuador a more attractive destination for Chinese tourists. According to Patricio Tamariz, Deputy Minister of Tourism, the plan involves increasing advertising aimed […]

It’s barely been a month since Uruguay moved to legalize marijuana, and yet the effects of the decision are already being felt well outside of its borders. Neighboring Argentina, a […]

Ecuador has joined several other Latin American countries in seeking investments form Inida. A delegation of Ecuadorian government and business officials toured India last week in an attempt to lure […]

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed former Ecuadorian Vice President Lenín Moreno as Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility. In his new post, Moreno will help promote the rights […]

By Ezra Fieser The US Agency for International Development says it plans to leave Ecuador amid an impasse with the government, just six months after the agency was kicked out […]

Ecuador hopes to sign a trade agreement with the European Union by early 2014, President Rafael Correa said Friday, saying that it would not lead to an outright free trade […]

Ecuador Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño says that between 6,000 and 7,000 Spanish professionals have relocated to Ecuador in recent months to work in the country’s growing education and health care […]

The rhetoric is heating up in the legal battle between Chevron Corp. and Ecuador over oil pollution in the 1970s. Ecuador charges that Chevron is engaging in a “smear campaign” […]

Ecuador Vice President Jorge Glas has accused U.S. Ambassador Adam Namm of interfering in the country’s internal affairs, claiming that the ambassador violated an international convention that regulates diplomatic relations […]