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 ...

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 ...

Electricity was suspended for nine hours on Sunday in 12 of the Andean nation's 24 provinces and 19 areas were placed on red alert due to a drought that has reduced the water levels 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 ...

One person died in Ecuador and ports closed across Peru as massive waves up to 13 feet high pummeled the region, officials said Saturday. Many beaches along the central and northern stretches of ...

Operations by Ecuador’s military following a historic massacre will do little to slow the country's lucrative illegal mining economy.