Explore Quito, Ecuador's capital! Discover its UNESCO historic center, Andean peaks, El Panecillo, Mitad del Mundo & vibrant culture. A South American gem.

An Ecuadorean court on Monday convicted 20 of 21 total defendants in a wide-ranging organized crime and drug trafficking case involving the Andean country's judicial system, sentencing them to ...

The two candidates battling it out to win Ecuador's presidency in this Sunday's run-off have focused their energies on the populous coastal provinces, where voters are pleading for action to ...

The study — co-authored by Mark Aldenderfer, a professor emeritus of anthropology and heritage studies at UC Merced — suggests that ritual memory of the dead played a key role in the rise of ...

Three men in Otavalo, Ecuador, with braids. Photographer Irina Werning's long-term project on long hair in Latin America took her to the Kichwa community for its final chapter.

Defying predictions and expectations, incumbent Daniel Noboa won Ecuador’s presidential election with a clear lead, securing his power at a time when the right on the South American continent ...

7 of the best places to visit in Ecuador - From bustling metropolises surrounded by dramatic mountain backdrops to islands teeming with biodiversity, these are the top places to head in Ecuador on ...

As in other parts of the region, former Ecuadoran officials consulted off-the-record for this work note the detection of PRC espionage organizations oriented toward ethnic Chinese in Ecuador ...

The crisis in Ecuador’s prisons has escaped the confines of the penitentiary system to sow violence, corruption, and chaos around the country. The political assassinations, terrorist-style attacks, ...