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In Ecuador, a mountain shrub could hold the key to restoring a precious ecosystem
The view outside from this eco-hotel in northern Ecuador reveals vast hillsides still scarred by fires. In late January 2024, large flames roared past the wooden cabins that make up the Polylepis ...
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Ecuador’s Next President Will Face Debt, Drought, and Gangs
April’s runoff election could decide whether Ecuador continues a descent into instability and violence, or charts a new ...
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Drug gangs in Ecuador turn to "death saint" for protection — and allegedly human sacrifices
Just last week, a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest crime syndicates, Los Lobos, was arrested at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo. The U.S. last year declared Los Lobos to be the ...
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Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts
He has also advocated for the US to re-establish a military base in Ecuador to help fight the drug trade. He even attended US President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January and later followed ...
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Ecuador’s president questions first-round election results in a claim ruled out by election observers
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa claimed, without evidence, that the first round of the country’s presidential election was rife with “irregularities” after he made it to the second round ...