Ecuador

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

The two species found in the south of Ecuador catch flies using small hairs on their leaves

The U.S. Department of Justice has built a case against a group of traffickers who transported drugs in small boats along the Pacific, making stops in Mexico and Central America

Associated with ideas of power and immortality, the bird occupies a prominent place in the popular imagination, but its population is at worrying figures. A sanctuary in Ecuador is fighting for the animal’s conservation

Rescuers continue to search for locals buried under the rubble after Sunday’s landslide

‘The Lancet’ has for the first time published a report on the relationship between health and climate change in the region

The 32-year-old comfortably soared to victory despite the questions about her past on the adult content platform

Lasso’s office in a statement said 12 of the victims died in the coastal state of El Oro and two in the highlands state of Azuay

The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 in the country’s coastal Guayas region

As people continue to migrate, mostly to elsewhere in Latin America, there’s an increasing divide between those who stayed and those who left. These are some of their stories