Ecuador
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LIFE
Ancestral Land vs. a Prison State: The Huancavilca Commune’s Battle in Coastal Ecuador
In the lowlands of Ecuador's Santa Elena province, where the air smells of salt and dry forest resin, the Huancavilca…
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LIFE
Ecuador’s Hidden Guardians Chart a Future the World Can’t See
Along the Bobonaza River in Ecuador's Pastaza province, the Kichwa families of Pakayaku move by canoe and patrol with spears,…
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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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