The riot in northern Ecuador left at least 40 inmates dead and more than a dozen injured. It’s the latest blood bath inside the country’s troubled and overcrowded prison system.
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This Galápagos Volcano Produced a ‘Mesmerizing’ River of Fire
When Wolf Volcano erupted last month in a remote corner of Ecuador, its lava trail extended for miles in an orange line so bright that it was visible from space.
This Galápagos Volcano Produced a ‘Mesmerizing’ River of Fire
When Wolf Volcano erupted last month in a remote corner of Ecuador, its lava trail extended for miles in an orange line so bright that it was visible from space.
Años Viejos: Torching the Old Year to Toast the New One
In parts of Latin America, the traditional burning of rag dolls was used to symbolically banish the woes of the year gone by. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see TV hosts and ex-presidents going up in flames.
Ecuador Vows at COP26 to Create Marine Reserve for Galápagos Islands
President Guillermo Lasso said his government had agreed with Ecuador’s fishery, tourism and conservation sectors to establish a marine reserve of more than 23,000 square miles.
Blinken Cites ‘Democratic Reckoning’ in South America
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of an eroding trust in democracy in the Western Hemisphere and described challenges posed to open government by authoritarian leaders.
Ecuador’s President Declares State of Emergency to Battle Crime
Guillermo Lasso said the military and the police would patrol the streets to provide security to confront drug trafficking and other crimes.
1+1=4? Latin America Confronts a Pandemic Education Crisis.
With economies reeling and millions cut off from the classroom, Latin America’s students are leaving school in alarming numbers, experts say.
Ecuador Elections: Guillermo Lasso Set to Win Presidential Vote
Guillermo Lasso was ahead of Andrés Arauz late Sunday night in an election that saw the emergence of the country’s long marginalized Indigenous movement as a key driver of the political conversation.
Nearly 200 Baby Tortoises Are Seized at Galápagos Airport
The tortoises were found on Sunday wrapped in plastic inside a red suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador. A police officer has been taken into custody, the authorities said.