Ocean explorers have discovered two pristine, deep-sea coral reefs near the Galápagos Islands and put two uncharted seamounts off the coast of Ecuador on the map.

See the mysterious Candelabra that has vexed archaeologists for years. Jennifer Kester . The tour also pauses at the Candelabra, a mysterious 600-foot geoglyph etched into a sandy hillside in the ...

Ecuador, home to the Galapagos islands and a tourist-friendly dollar economy, was once known as an “island of peace,” nestled between two of the world’s largest narcotics producers, Peru and ...

Think of Ecuador and your mind may subconsciously drift some 600 miles offshore to a small but world-famous archipelago: The Galápagos Islands.

As part of the debt-for-nature deal, Ecuador has committed to spending more than $323 million over about 18 years on conservation in the Galápagos region, particularly to manage and monitor the ...