A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ...

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 ...

Ecuador is a remarkably biodiverse country, home to two of the world’s most captivating natural sites: the Galapagos Islands and a large portion of the Amazon. An ‘avenue’ of volcanoes ...

A judge in Ecuador on Monday ordered 30 people to stand trial in a wide-ranging organized crime and drug trafficking case involving the Andean country's judicial system.

The discovery places monumental architecture in the region 1,500 years earlier than previously thought, researchers said. “Most researchers in the Andes argue that monumental architecture is a product ...

Ecuador has deployed 1,800 soldiers to the country’s Amazon region, the army announced in a May 12 social media post. In the operations unfolding since, security forces have seized heavy machinery, ...

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 ...

Mr. Correa governed Ecuador from 2007 to 2017. His administration presided over a surge in public investment fueled by large oil revenues and Chinese loans, which both financed ambitious ...