A 50-year crisis -- Ecuador's next president faces a stern test
In the throes of a bloody drug war, a shrinking economy and an acute energy crisis, Ecuadorans are remarkably optimistic ...
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Ecuador Holds Election With Security Crisis on the Ballot
It has been a year since Shirley Tobar’s husband, a security guard at a mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was killed amid an ...
Ecuador’s tough on crime approach is popular, but major challenges remain
Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police ...
Migrant boat carrying Chinese, Ecuadorians stopped same day of Gables smuggling bust
The same morning that 26 people from China landed in Coral Gables in what authorities say was a migrant smuggling operation, ...
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Ecuador presidential candidates sprint to campaign finish
Ecuador's dueling presidential hopefuls made a last-ditch pitch to late-deciding voters Thursday, wrapping a bitter campaign ...
Foreign Office issues warning to UK tourists with 'all land borders set to close'
The Foreign Office, or FCDO, has issued an alert to British holidaymakers and UK tourists heading out of the European Union ...
Follow the current to The Humboldt Co for cocktails and food from South America
This new bar and restaurant in Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, is arguably one of the more significant bar openings in the ...
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In Ecuador, a mountain shrub could hold the key to restoring a precious ecosystem
The view outside from this eco-hotel in northern Ecuador reveals vast hillsides still scarred by fires. In late January 2024, ...
Luisa Gonzalez, the Ecuador presidential candidate seeking to raise social spending
Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez says her plans to spend on social welfare and impose harsher penalties for criminals will ...
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Ecuador Goes to the Polls Amidst Multiple Crises
There is a multiple crisis that demands a broad and long-term agreement between politicians, society, and business for the ...
Coast Guard conducting deportation flights out of California, Texas
The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to assist with removals of illegal border crossers. In addition to repatriating those ...
Pregnant woman's remains, showing signs of "ritual sacrifice," discovered in Ecuador, archaeologists say
The young woman is believed to have been part of the Manteño people, who lived along the Ecuadorian coast and survived by ...