"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...

Ecuadorian voters are preparing to cast their ballots for a new president for the second time in 18 months amid an ...

Concerns about the sputtering economy and cartel territorial battles have dominated the campaigns, transforming Ecuador from ...

With about 90 percent of the ballots counted, Noboa had garnered 44.4 percent of the vote and rival Luisa Gonzalez was on ...

An outsider elected in 2023, the incumbent president Daniel Noboa is seeking re-election after implementing a security policy ...

For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

Polls opened Sunday across Ecuador in a presidential election amid a rise in cartel turf wars and soaring murder rates. The ...

The proposed Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement threatens Indigenous rights in Ecuador and must be rejected by Canadian ...

Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization is vowing to fight a proposed free trade agreement with Canada. Critics say the ...