One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves
Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday,…
Ecuador government suspends vice president from office ahead of 2025 elections
QUITO – Ecuador’s Labor Ministry has temporarily suspended Vice President Veronica Abad from office just three months before next year’s elections in which President Daniel Noboa will seek another term.…
Spanish police seize record cocaine in Ecuadorean banana shipment
ALGECIRAS, Spain – Spanish police have made a record cocaine seizure after finding 13 metric tons of the drug hidden in a shipment of bananas in a container from Ecuador…
Ecuador firefighters battle blazes choking capital
AFP QUITO – Firefighters and helicopters battled five blazes on the outskirts of Quito on Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rip through South American nations that have been turned into…
Ecuador police say tonnes of cocaine found in banana shipment destined for Germany
BBC QUITO, Ecuador – Sniffer dogs in Ecuador have found 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment, police say. The dogs alerted their handlers, who seized 5,630 parcels…