A life unravelled and rebuilt: One woman’s journey from the US to Ecuador to the Algarve

Alicia, a Latina writer and executive coach originally from the United States, did not leave to escape or chase a fantasy. She left because the life she had built, successful on the surface, no longer felt aligned with who she truly was. Today,...

Following the Trail of the Albanian Mafia

Drugs from LATAM captured in the port of Vigo, Spain, 2023. X/ @jaque_marc58193 By: Mision Verdad August 25, 2025 Hour: 12:41 pm The map of drug trafficking in Latin America no longer follows the logic of the old cartels that monopolized...

Welsh cleantech venture Hydro Industries announce major expansion in Ecuador

Carmarthenshire cleantech venture Hydro Industries has confirmed three major new contracts in the Republic of Ecuador with one valued at around £55m. Collectively the contracts represent the largest in value for a UK company operating in the South...

Venezuelan Suns Under Siege as Terror Label Rewrites the Map

The U.S. decision to classify Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization has transformed a long-shadowed allegation into a hemispheric flashpoint. With Ecuador quickly echoing Washington, the move revives two decades of claims...

Program guide: Ecuador celebrates National Day with a floral exhibition in Budapest 

On the occasion of the First Cry of Independence, Ecuador’s National Day, celebrated every year on August 10, the Embassy of Ecuador in Hungary has the honor to invite the public to experience a special floral installation in the heart of...

€60m Hincapie Tops Arsenal’s Defender Wish List

Gunners Eye Left-Sided Defensive Reinforcement Arsenal are reportedly pursuing a deal for Bayer Leverkusen defender, Pierro Hincapie. The Gunners are looking to add a left-sided defender this summer, and the possibility of signing the Ecuador...

In Manta, Ecuador, journalist combines reporting and roses

At 4 a.m., while his city still sleeps, Johnny Lucas is already awake. He gets ready to arrive at the radio station where he co-hosts a morning news show from 5 to 8 a.m. By then, his day is just beginning. He spends the rest reporting and...

Frontera to sell 50% working interest in two Ecuador blocks

Canadian public company Frontera Energy has reached an agreement to sell its 50% working interest in the Perico and Espejo blocks in Ecuador for a cash consideration of $7.8m (C$10.74m). The transaction aligns with the company’s strategic focus on...

Ecuador investigates bar shooting that killed 17

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador attorney general's office said on Monday it is investigating the killing of 17 people in a bar in the country's coastal Guayas province. The killing took place on Sunday night when individuals fired shots inside of a bar,...

Ecuador’s Deportation of Colombian Prisoners: A Diplomatic Crisis Unfolds

Controversial move sparks protests from Colombia, but some prisoners express gratitude for their release. The ongoing deportation of over 1,000 Colombian prisoners from Ecuador has become a point of international contention, igniting a diplomatic...

Ecuador bloodbath as 12 civilians are gunned down in a bar and beauty queen is shot dead in her car amid escalating drug war violence

A former beauty queen was killed in a blaze of gunfire as bloody gang violence continues to grip Ecuador. Armed attackers killed at least 14 civilians, including a 12-year-old boy, in two separate attacks on Sunday in coastal areas of the South...

Latinoamerica Celebra A Ecuador: DJ Luis Salsa Con Flow

A Chinese E-Commerce Glut Is Meeting Resistance in Latin America

An avalanche of cheap Chinese stuff is landing on doorsteps across Latin America. Bargain-hungry consumers are giddy, local retailers are getting pummelled and customs agencies are swamped. Enter the taxman. Governments from Mexico to Chile are...

Brazilian fruit exports continue despite U.S. tariffs

Despite the imposition of tariffs by the United States, Brazilian fruit exports have continued largely without disruption. According to the Brazilian Association of Fruit Exporters (Abrafrutas), the U.S. market absorbed 14% of Brazil's mango...

Ecuador deports 600 Colombian inmates as Bogota cries foul

Agence France-Presse . Bogota, Colombia 27 July, 2025, 22:00 Inmates queue up before being deported to Colombia at the Rumichaca international bridge in Tulcan, Ecuador on Saturday. | AFP photo Colombian authorities said Saturday that Ecuador had...

Environmentalists in Ecuador protest against Noboa’s policies

(FILE) Ecuatorian Prsident Daniel Noboa. Photo: EFE. August 6, 2025 Hour: 1:14 am More than a hundred environmentalists gathered in Quito in front of Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition to protest against recent...

Ecuador deports more than 600 inmates as Colombia cries foul

BOGOTA: Colombian authorities said that Ecuador had deported about 600 Colombian prisoners via a land border crossing, after Bogota protested the action came without prior agreement. "In the morning, 603 people arrived, 60 women and 543 men, and...

Ecuador Deports Hundreds of Colombian Inmates

Colombians deported from Ecuador on the Rumichaca bridge. Photo: Colombian FM July 27, 2025 Hour: 9:56 am From July 24, President Daniel Noboa’s administration has deported hundreds of Colombians who were incarcerated in Ecuadorian prisons....

HORROR: Non-US Citizen From Ecuador in US on B-2 Visa Kills 1 Person, Injures 5 in Wrong Way Crash in Orange County, California (VIDEO)

A non-US citizen who entered the US on a B-2 visa killed one person and injured five more in a wrong way crash in Southern California on Monday evening. A B-2 visa is for foreign nationals entering the US for vacation, visiting family or medical...

UFC Vancouver: Canadians Charles Jourdain, Kyle Prepolec added to Fight Night card

Canadians Charles (Air) Jourdain and Kyle (Killshot) Prepolec have been added to the Oct. 18 UFC Fight Night card in Vancouver.Article content Jourdain (16-8-1) will face English bantamweight (Dangerous) Davey Grant (17-7-0) while Prepolec...