Ecuador
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SPORTS
Latin American Football Gets Younger, but Its Old Problems Refuse to Retire
Latin American football’s generational makeover has arrived with teenage goals, late collapses and familiar frustrations. Across eight national teams, four…
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Uncategorized
Costa Rica Sends Seized Cocaine Packing but Cannot Ship Its Violence Away
A U.S. military aircraft carried 45 metric tons of seized cocaine out of Costa Rica for destruction. The remarkable cargo…
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AMERICAS
Ecuador Resets the Curfew Clock as Homicide Figures Tell a Longer Story
Ecuador’s latest curfew restricts nighttime movement as authorities pursue criminal groups. But homicide figures and an expert’s warning pose a…
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ECONOMY
Cocoa Farmers Face a Bitter Twist as Heavy Rains Threaten Their Harvests
Cocoa needs rain, but a new study finds that intense downpours can undermine harvests. Evidence from Ecuador, Ghana, and Indonesia…
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AMERICAS
Ecuador Turns Pacific Fishing Boats Into Test of Washington’s New Security Order
Six Ecuadorian fishing vessels destroyed by U.S. forces have turned a counternarcotics campaign into a regional test of sovereignty, evidence…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia and Ecuador Court Cartels While Washington Courts the Border
Military chiefs gathered in San Lorenzo to announce a united offensive against border cartels. Cooperation is necessary, but broadcasting strategy…
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Entertainment
Ecuadorean Film Tests Family Loyalty Against Quito’s Violent Criminal Underworld
Filmed across Quito in only 23 nights, Buenos Amigos turns a stolen backpack into a collision of teenage rebellion, organized…
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LIFE
Ecuador Hunts Machismo Where Family Silence Still Keeps Predators Alive
In Quito, a psychological thriller turns a quinceañera into prey, exposing how domestic machismo survives not as an ancient relic…
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Environment
Ecuadorian Vizcacha’s Tiny Refuge Now Faces a Giant Mining Question
In southern Ecuador, a critically endangered Ecuadorean vizcacha survives on a mountain refuge threatened by fire, invasive pines, farming, and…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Ecuador Robot Climbs Chimborazo as Science Gets Altitude and Attitude
A humanoid robot named Pemba Jose has climbed above 6,000 meters on Ecuador’s Chimborazo, turning a surreal mountain test into…
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