Ecuador may not be the first country that comes to mind when considering global outsourcing destinations. However, in recent years Quito, the nation’s capital with a population of 2 million people, ...

STORY: Ecuador’s military patrolled the streets of the capital Quito on Wednesday night as the government shut down the country's power network for preventive maintenance. More blackouts are set for ...

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa told radio station Canela Radio on Wednesday that Ecuador was “in a state of war” with criminal groups that have held prison officers hostage. He also said that the ...

Ecuador, where the sun shines throughout the year, is the favorite for expats, according to a survey conducted by InterNations. This is for the second time in succession that Ecuador has claimed top ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has signed Decree 299, presenting the country's new marca pais (country brand), aimed at positioning Ecuador as a must-see tourist destination and an ideal business ...

Ecuador used to be seen as one of the safest countries in Latin America. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ecuadorian political analyst Domenica Avila-Luna about way it has become so violent. A shift towards ...

Ecuador’s president declared the beginning of an “internal armed conflict” in the country as violence by drug cartels sent the country into chaos. The crisis began after a leading drug lord, Adolfo ...

Drug trafficker Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, 'Fito', is guarded as he is moved, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 25, 2025 [Mauricio Torres/EPA] The fugitive leader of Ecuador’s Los Choneros gang has ...

“We weren’t the first country to invent this, but we have really embraced it,” says Ecuador’s tourism minister Niels Olsen. The South American country is best known for its high mountains, deep ...