Gonzalo Solano
The Associated Press
Ecuador
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Ecuador approves measure regulating abortion for rape cases
Ecuadorian legislators have approved a measure setting regulations for terminating pregnancies resulting from rape → Read More
Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru sets runoff
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters on Sunday rebuffed a left-leaning movement that yielded an economic boom and then a... → Read More
Gang clashes result in Ecuador's deadliest prison riots ever
Ecuador has experienced its deadliest prison riots ever this week after seemingly coordinated fights broke out in facilities in three different cities → Read More
Divided Ecuador heads to presidential runoff ballot in April
Ecuador is headed to a runoff presidential election in April with its deep political divisions evident after the first round of voting → Read More
Ecuadorians to pick president under strict pandemic measures
Ecuador is choosing a new president while facing unprecedented health measures due to the coronavirus pandemic → Read More
Ecuador to pick new president amid deepening economic crisis
Voters in Ecuador are heading to the polls to pick a new president amid a deepening economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic → Read More
Ecuador couple certified as oldest married pair, nearly 215
Julio Mora slipped away from his parents to secretly marry Waldramina Quinteros one February day → Read More
Ecuador's blooming flower industry feels pandemic's punch
Flower growers in Ecuador are trimming back their fields, cutting plants at the root and in some cases tossing out piles of colorful blooms entirely as the pandemic delivers a devastating blow to one of the nation’s biggest export industries → Read More
260 Chinese boats fish near Galapagos; Ecuador on alert
A flotilla of 260 mostly Chinese fishing vessels near the Galapagos archipelago is stirring diplomatic tension and raising worries about the threat to sharks, manta rays and other vulnerable species in waters around the UNESCO world heritage site → Read More
Ecuador VP resigns, setting off talk of a presidential bid
Ecuador's vice president has resigned, setting off speculation that he may be preparing a presidential bid for the South American nation’s elections in February → Read More
Ecuador buckles under virus, broken oil lines and old debt
Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno has unveiled an emergency economic plan aimed at rescuing the South American nation hard hit by the new coronavirus and then dealt a second blow when two large pipelines broke, halting critical crude exports → Read More
In Ecuador, families wait with their dead as bodies pile up
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Daniel Larrea died Monday after a week of high fever, struggling to breathe and steadily turning blue. Then a new nightmare began for his family. No one in their city on... → Read More
Arrival of new virus sparks songs across Latin America
The new coronavirus raising tensions around the world has started to inspire songwriters across Latin America, the latest region to see cases popping up → Read More
Trump allies in Americas block Africans' path to US asylum
Many countries in North and South America are blocking the path for Africans who are struggling to seek asylum in the United States → Read More
Ecuador reports 1st new virus case; Mexico confirms 2 more
Officials in Ecuador have confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in the South American nation and Mexico has reported two more to raise the country's total to four → Read More
Amazon's Catholics mull church future after pope's letter
Roman Catholic priests, deacons and bishops across the Amazon voiced surprise, resignation and reluctant acceptance of Pope Francis' refusal to allow married men to be ordained priests, lamenting... → Read More
Bribery trial begins against ex-Ecuador leader Rafael Correa
Prosecutors have opened what some are calling Ecuador’s trial of a century → Read More
Ecuador president slammed for ugly words about harassment
Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno has scrambled to apologize for comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment when it comes from ugly people → Read More
Ecuador starts cleanup after deal to end indigenous protests
Thousands of indigenous demonstrators, student volunteers and local residents launch a massive cleanup of a Quito park where anti-austerity protesters fought police for days → Read More
Ecuador deal cancels austerity plan, ends indigenous protest
Ecuador is celebrating a deal President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests → Read More