The testimony of a protected witness indicates that the logistics of the murder committed last August in Quito were in the hands of members of the Lobos gang while they languished in Cotopaxi prison
EL PAÍS visited one of the penitentiaries that President Daniel Noboa is trying to control — thus far unsuccessfully — by applying Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele’s approach
These are some of the lessons that can be learned from three countries with experience of a dollar-based economy if Argentina, Latin America’s third-largest economy, chooses to adopt the currency as legal tender
Moscow has partially prohibited imports from Quito under suspicion that the Soviet-origin weapons to be exchanged with Washington for ‘modern’ materiel will end up in Ukraine
Paola Roldán is pleased that now she will not have to flee her country to have a dignified death
The mushroom was named after Paul Stamets, the most famous mycologist in the world
A study published in ‘PLOS One’ that various Ecuadorian scientists participated in warns of the high levels of contamination in the penguins’ ecosystem
Two children were murdered every day in 2023 in Ecuador, which is suffering a wave of violence due to drug trafficking: ‘The state, society, and family, we have all failed them,’ says an expert
The former left-wing statesman criticizes incumbent right-wing President Daniel Noboa for failing to address the country’s security crisis and demands an immediate purge of the security forces, which have been infiltrated by organized crime
The drugs were packaged in bricks labeled with the names of airlines they were destined to be sent to: Iberia, KLM, Qatar, AB and JET2
The government is faced with the task of comprehensively addressing these problems in the face of the voices and concerns of Indigenous communities and other affected sectors
Only about 20% of the extortion cases are attributable to gangs, while the rest are gang ‘imitators,’ Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez said
Maintaining the notion that the war on drugs is the solution is borderline insulting in light of the overwhelming evidence accumulated from decades of failure
Police operations against gangs have been marred by the killing of one of the country’s most important anti-corruption investigators in broad daylight
The army entered the penitentiaries heavily armed Thursday and freed more than 150 people, including guards and administrative personnel, who were being held hostage
A night on patrol with Ecuadorian soldiers shows a glimpse of the war unleashed in the country between the authorities and the gangs
The country’s crime rate has rocketed, but the problems of drug trafficking and gang violence have been brewing since the 1980s
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared that the nation is at war after the two main criminal gangs in the country, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, took control of the prisons and took to the streets to sow chaos
About 20 hooded men with masks, weapons and dynamite took over the TC Television studio in the middle of the newscast. The journalists talk to EL PAÍS about the trauma of the assault
After the declaration of an ‘internal armed conflict’ by President Daniel Noboa, citizens are trying to carry on with their lives as best they can
Washington has strongly condemned the attacks in the Andean country, which have killed at least 10 people in just three days
Daniel Noboa, who has been in office for only 50 days, is facing an unprecedented wave of violence with murders of police and prison officers and assaults on hospitals and police stations
European colonizers came across the West African berry in the 17th century. Now, it is experiencing a revival in kitchens around the world
The violence sweeping the country has intensified after two criminals operating for the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels escaped prison
The terrorist acts perpetrated by Organized Criminal Groups rise like an ominous shadow that threatens the integrity, peace and very existence of Ecuador
Gangs are running profitable businesses inside the correctional facilities, and even have the keys to their own units. Recent rioting showed the extent of their power, posing a difficult challenge for the government of Daniel Noboa
The dire security crisis escalated over the weekend following the escape of Fito, the country’s most dangerous criminal
