WikiLeaks Founder to be Questioned by Sweden About Rape Charges
Quito, Dec 11 (EFE).– Ecuador and Sweden have signed an agreement that will enable Swedish prosecutors to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador’s embassy in London, the Andean nation...
View ArticleChevron Held Not Accountable for Massive Pollution in Ecuador
Washington, Jan 23 (EFE).- Chevron Corp. hailed a District Court of The Hague ruling in favor of the U.S. energy supermajor in its legal battle with Ecuador, which had sought to nullify arbitral...
View ArticleGalapagos Iguana Smuggler Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Quito, Feb 14 (EFE).– A Mexican man who tried to smuggle 11 iguanas out of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands has been sentenced by a judge to serve two years in prison and pay a fine of $20,000, Galapagos...
View ArticleMassive 7.8 earthquake kills at least 77 in Ecuador; rescue efforts underway
Ecuador launched rescue operations on Sunday after its biggest earthquake in decades killed at least 77 people, caused devastation in coastal populations, and left an unknown number trapped in ruins....
View ArticleDeath toll in major Ecuador earthquake triples to at least 233
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Ecuador surged to 233 on Sunday, as daylight aided rescue and recovery efforts from the overnight devastation. The post Death toll in major Ecuador...
View ArticleTwo Canadian Expats Among the Victims of Ecuador Earthquake
The death toll of the powerful earthquake that devastated Ecuador and prompted Pacific tsunami alerts all the way north to Costa Rica has surpassed the 300 mark, and it includes a mother and son from...
View ArticleNew earthquake, magnitude 6.2, strikes Ecuador
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Ecuador's coast early on Wednesday, terrifying locals and impeding rescuers after a bigger weekend quake battered the same area and killed nearly 500 people. The post...
View ArticleVolunteers Care For Lost, Abandoned and Dead Pets in Ecuador
Quito, Jul 19 (EFE).– Volunteers are working to help animals, the silent victims of natural disasters, in the aftermath of the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that killed 413 people and injured more than...
View ArticleHow One Ecuatorian Serpentarium is Saving Lives
Quito, Ecuador A quick response can save your life if you are bitten by a poisonous snake. But in some remote areas of Ecuador people are 6 – 7 hours away from medical care, and that wait for snakebite...
View ArticleEcuador Promotes Vegetable Ivory in China
Shanghai, China, Oct. 12 – Tagua, the nut from a subtropical tree, also known as vegetable ivory because of its white color and hardness, is being promoted by trade body Pro Ecuador in collaboration...
View ArticleChinese President Tours South America To Boost Economic Ties
Beijing, Nov. 10 — China hopes to take its economic relations with Latin America to a new level as its president is set to begin an official tour of Ecuador, Peru and Chile. During his tour, between...
View ArticleNew Hydro Dam Symbolizes Ecuador’s Burgeoning Ties With China
Quito, Nov. 18 — Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping joined Ecuador’s Rafael Correa on Friday for the inauguration of the Andean nation’s largest hydroelectric dam, largely financed through a loan...
View ArticleHow an Ecuadorian Peasant Became the World’s Best Chocolatier
Barcelona (Spain), Dec. 11 — Santiago Peralta went from being an Ecuadorean peasant, raising cows and selling guinea pigs as a child, to being ranked the Best Chocolatier in the World by the Fine...
View ArticleEcuador Signs Contract with Canadian Firm to Mine Gold in Amazon
Quito, Dec. 14 — The Ecuadorian government on Wednesday signed a contract with Canada’s Lundin Gold company to exploit a gold and silver deposit in the southeastern Amazon province of Zamora Chinchipe....
View ArticleSeven Trafficked Ecuadorians Rescued in Quepos, Costa Rica
Updated with more details on December 21, 206 By Wendy Anders Yesterday police rescued two women and one man from Ecuador in Quepos near Manuel Antonio National Park on Costa Rica’s central Pacific...
View ArticleCosta Rican Nonprofit Spearheads Open-Sea Conservation Treaty
By Wendy Anders Representatives from nine South American countries met this month to discuss the conservation of marine biodiversity in the open ocean, said the Costa Rican non-profit marine...
View ArticleCosta Rica-Panama March Brings Awareness to Human Trafficking
Costa Ricans and Panamanians marched Friday along their shared border to bring awareness to the problem of human trafficking, reported the Spanish news agency EFE. The event came on the heels of the...
View ArticleCosta Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador Join Efforts Towards Ocean Protection
The First Encounter of World Marine Heritage Sites of the East Pacific took place from Wednesday to Friday this week in the Guanacaste Conservation Area in Costa Rica. Representatives from the...
View ArticleCosta Rican Environmentalists Cheer Ecuador’s Charges Against Shark Fishers
A ruling Monday on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador charged 20 ship crew members with steep fines and prison time for fishing in protected waters, said a report on 88.5 WFDD, Public Radio for the...
View ArticleMan Detained With 6 Ecuadorians in Hills Along Costa Rica-Panama Border
Costa Rican border police agents detained a suspected human trafficker, in Spanish what’s known as a “coyote,” with six Ecuadorians in the mountains near the Panama border yesterday. The area of...
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