Tag: Ecuador
Ecuador, Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells
LIMA: Venezuelans entering Ecuador and Peru will soon be required to show their passports, rather than national identity cards, the Ecuadorean government and Peruvian...
Bus crash in Ecuador kills 23 people, injures 14
BOGOTA: Ecuadorean officials say at least 23 people died and another 14 were injured when a long-distance bus overturned on a highway near Ecuador's...
Ecuador restricts tourism in Galapagos to protect ecosystems
PUERTO AYORA: With its iconic giant tortoises, crested black iguanas, huge ocean manta rays and a veritable menagerie of other cool creatures, the Galapagos...
Ecuador votes on re-election limits, likely blocking leftist Correa comeback
QUITO: Ecuadoreans on Sunday vote in a referendum on whether to prevent unlimited presidential re-election, with polls indicating the motion will likely pass and...
The idyllic hammerhead shark hideout in the Galapagos
SANTA CRUZ, ECUADOR: For millions of years, new-born hammerhead sharks have grown up in nurseries sheltered by the mangrove swamps and reefs of the...
One dead, 10 injured in blast at Ecuador restaurant
QUITO: A child died and 10 people were injured on Christmas Eve following an explosion at a restaurant in Ecuador's capital Quito, authorities said...
USA down Ecuador 2-1 to reach semis
Clint Dempsey struck again as the United States powered through to the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario on Thursday in a stormy 2-0...
Death toll in Ecuador earthquake continues to rise
The death toll from Ecuador’s major earthquake continues to rise. Ecuador’s attorney general said on Wednesday that 553 people were killed during the quake....
Ecuador quake: 480 confirmed dead, but 1,700 more missing
Some 1,700 people are still missing three days after a big earthquake struck Ecuador, an official said Tuesday, raising fears that a death toll...
Earthquake kills 272 in Ecuador, devastates coast zone
The death toll from Ecuador's biggest earthquake in decades soared to at least 272 on Monday as rescuers using tractors and bare hands hunted...
Ecuador army plane crash kills all 22 onboard
An Ecuadoran army plane crashed in the Amazon rainforest Tuesday, killing all 22 people on board, President Rafael Correa said.
“There are no survivors,” Correa...
