International cooperation is one of the most successful methods in the fight against drug trafficking, with detection of ships by the US and UK proving fundamental
Roque Sevilla is the first Ecuadorian to receive the International Union for Conservation of Nature award
At least one of the attacks took place off the coast of Colombia, amid escalating tensions between Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro
The president has unsuccessfully tried to quell the social protests with heavy military deployments and economic announcements
Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, more than 950,000 square kilometers have been opened for oil and gas exploration in Latin America and the Caribbean, an area larger than Venezuela
Murders of minors have risen by 50% in a country wracked by violence and drug trafficking
Renato Ortuño has become the second person to legally claim his right to a dignified death in Ecuador
Gangs that rob gadgets are looking for new ways to extract more value from them. An expert analyzed the work of one organization as it was dismantled by the police
The US Secretary of State will also stop in Ecuador to advance his government’s ‘key priorities’ in the region
Doctors report that the health system is experiencing one of its worst crises due to budget cuts and a lack of supplies
What was once a free municipal procedure in the city of Guayaquil is now a shadow business without state control
In the Kamchatka region, the Pacific plate moves eight centimeters each year, causing major earthquakes such as a magnitude 9.0 in 1952
The earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale and with its epicenter on the Kamchatka Peninsula, has placed nations including Japan, the United States, Mexico, and Chile on alert
His extradition is being viewed as a victory by the Daniel Noboa administration, but it also evidences a lack of confidence in the local justice system
José Adolfo Macías, leader of the feared gang Los Choneros, is the first local drug kingpin to be handed over. His trial is raising expectations in Ecuador over the potential revelations that could emerge in the courtroom
EL PAÍS reconstructs the last movements of a group of 40 migrants from Cuba, Honduras and Ecuador who disappeared on December 21, 2024, in San José El Hueyate, on the coast of Chiapas. Six months later, no authorities have begun to search for them.
Indigenous teachers pass on their native language at Michigan State University as a way to resist cultural displacement
President Daniel Noboa announces the end of a 17-month manhunt that exposed the vulnerability of the country’s security and prisons system
Solanda, south of Ecuador’s capital, is experiencing a wave of murders as a result of turf wars between criminal organizations
The region’s migration policies continue to mobilize people, some of them returning to their countries of origin. The European Union, together with HIAS and Médecins du Monde, is focusing its reduced humanitarian support on those who remain unable to find their place in the world
A scientific team has created a serum that neutralizes the venom of 19 of the most lethal species, such as the black mamba or the king cobra, using the antibodies of an American man who nearly died due to his obsession with these animals
Four of the 16 detained soldiers claim they left the minors ‘alive’ after staging a mock execution
The conservative president won re-election in a run-off against the leftist Luisa González by almost 12 points, a margin that no poll had anticipated
Peruvian-Mexican Musuk Nolte won this year’s World Press Photo in the South America stories category for his coverage of the drought in Manaus, Brazil
An email reveals how drug traffickers maneuvered to avoid being linked to 13 tons seized in Algeciras, which led investigators to alleged drug lord Ignacio Torán and a police chief arrested with millions of euros stashed in his house
The U.S. President has announced his tariff plan, however, he did not mention measures against Mexico or Canada
A hard drive in which the Spanish police dumped the contents of David Morales’ phones was allegedly tampered with while in the custody of the High Court. Over 17,000 email messages have disappeared
