The politician claimed in a video that Los Choneros, a local arm of the Mexican organization, would attack him if he continued to refer to them during his presidential campaign
The politician, who was close to President Guillermo Lasso, was shot three times in the head after a campaign rally in Quito
Leaders and ministers from eight Amazon nations signed a declaration Tuesday that laid out plans to drive economic development in their countries while preventing the Amazon’s ongoing demise ‘from reaching a point of no return’
While fewer trees are being chopped down in Brazil and Colombia, the rest of the region continues to spiral. The environmental summit will be a key event for the leaders of Peru and Venezuela, who will face each other on the international stage for the first time
Relatives of the victims of the latest massacre at the Guayaquil penitentiary have been waiting for days to identify the bodies of their loved ones
The city of Manta’s local leader Agustín Intriago was shot during a tour of a construction site, while riots have broken out in at least four prisons in the country
The owner of UC Global, which held a security contract at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, also kept intimate images of a diplomat in his safe for alleged blackmail attempt
The organization, which is involved in crimes such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation and drug trafficking, is extending its tentacles in eight countries in the region
In the country’s central mountain range, mothers and wives are challenging domestic machismo and defending vital water resources
The vice president of Luminate talks about the crisis of representation, legitimacy and information affecting democracy in the region, but expresses optimism for the future
The petroleum industry has provided little benefit for local communities, who are now driving an ecological transition by sustainably tapping the wealth of the jungle
In a crime-afflicted area of Quito, locals stood up to a violent crew operating in their midst by throwing stones and setting fire to the home of the alleged ringleader, a woman known as ‘La Pastora’
Chinese are now the fourth-largest nationality crossing the dangerous jungle route through Panama. The number of Afghans, Indians and Bangladeshis is also increasing
The candidate for the August presidential elections defines himself as an ‘outsider,’ claiming his position is neither left, right nor center
One out of every 74 people in the world have been forced to leave their homes due to violence, persecution and natural disasters, according to UNHCR
A doctor declared the patient dead last Friday, hours before she regained consciousness. The cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest, according to the death certificate
The former Ecuadorian president is not ruling out convening a Constituent Assembly to invalidate the 2018 referendum that prevents him from running for reelection
In a recent document dump delivered to the presiding judge, more than 250 extra gigabytes of files related to the surveillance of the founder of WikiLeaks were included — far more than what was initially presented by police
On May 17, the Ecuadorian leader invoked article 148 of the constitution, ‘mutual death,’ a measure by which he dissolved the National Assembly and called snap elections
The meeting has given Nicolás Maduro a diplomatic boost, but Chile and Uruguay were quick to distance themselves from Lula’s comments about the crisis in the country
The Ecuadorian president spoke to EL PAÍS a day after dissolving the country’s National Assembly and calling early elections. He feels he is a victim of political persecution over increased drug confiscations and a battle against corruption
Contrary to expectation, President Lasso’s decision to call new elections did not spark mass protests, or even backlash from opposition political parties
The National Electoral Council now has seven days to call presidential and legislative elections, which must be held within 90 days
As immigration restrictions tighten up across Latin America and Venezuelans face rising xenophobia in other countries, thousands of citizens are returning to a more unequal and expensive nation
Violence and organized crime are on the rise across the region, upending government plans and putting citizens on alert
In Colombia, restrictions on President Gustavo Petro have come from both Congress and the high courts. In the rest of the region, similar dynamics are happening
The two species found in the south of Ecuador catch flies using small hairs on their leaves
