Ecuador
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ECONOMY
Ecuador’s Boiling Point: Diesel, Dissent, and a Fight for the Nation’s Soul
Three weeks of bus strikes and farm roadblocks have pushed Ecuador to the edge. After President Daniel Noboa scrapped the…
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LIFE
The Colombian Farmer Who Taught Ecuador How to Taste Its Own Coffee
On a misty ridge near Quito, a Colombian migrant turned farmer built Finca Frajares into a living classroom for Ecuador’s…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador’s Democracy on Edge as Anger and Austerity Collide
When Ecuador’s young president, Daniel Noboa, set out for a quiet rural town this week, he expected a ribbon-cutting ceremony.…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Ecuador’s Amber Windows Rewrite the Story of Flowers, Insects, and Where Life’s Partnerships Began
For more than a century, the tale of how flowers and insects struck their great evolutionary bargain has been told…
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AMERICAS
Ecuador’s Posorja Port Becomes Europe’s Cocaine Doorway Despite Scanners
A $1.2 billion terminal was meant to shield Ecuador's coast from traffickers. Instead, cocaine seizures have tripled, homicides have soared,…
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SPORTS
Forget the usual suspects—Ecuador Football brings the real World Cup menace
South América's qualifiers delivered the usual headlines—Argentina on top, Brazil stumbling, Bolivia euphoric—but the quiet revelation is Ecuador. Docked three…
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ECONOMY
Ecuador at a Crossroads: How Migrants Could Rebuild Security and Prosperity
Ecuador faces record violence, sluggish growth, and the steady flight of its young talent. Yet within these crises lies an…
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LIFE
Ecuador’s Cloud Kingdom, Where Ancient Conifers Guard Rivers Against Greed
Mist drapes the ridgelines of southern Ecuador, then slides into ravines where orchids bead with rain. Between two Andean spines,…
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LIFE
Ecuadorian Dreams of Disney, Lands in America’s Asylum Waiting Room
A promised Disney vacation turned into an escape from Guayaquil's spiraling violence, sending a mother and her daughter into the…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Faces Parallel States as Guerrillas Govern Neglected Amazon Borderlands
On the San Miguel River, where the water itself marks the frontier with Ecuador, a guerrilla commander nicknamed Popéye pushes…
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