“What’s at stake is the ability to continue operating” – Ecuador’s shrimp sector faces rising electricity costs, ...

Ecuador’s shrimp industry is facing increasing cost pressures following an uptick in electricity tariffs for large industrial consumers. Combined with the impact of rising fuel costs and more expensive fishmeal, fish oil, and other agricultural inputs used …

Italian firm Dedalus wins contract to digitize Ecuador’s healthcare system

The Italian Ambassador to Ecuador, Giovanni Davoli, attended the launch event for the comprehensive digitization project of the Ecuadorian healthcare system, which was awarded to the Italian company Dedalus.     In September, the contract (worth $117 …

Ecuador Revives Plans for Amazon Oil Expansion

In 2013, in a drab downtown Houston hotel conference room, the Ecuadorian government held a briefing for energy investors on the “incredible opportunity” that oil blocks in the country’s southern Amazon represented. But the scene outside said something …

Ecuador to impose new curfew in coastal provinces Nov. 1-10 to combat crime

Maryam Ashalem de Andres 15 October 2026•Update: 15 October 2026 Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday that a new curfew would be imposed in coastal provinces from Nov. 1 to 10 as part of special security operations aimed at combating …

Ecuador’s jubilado visa in 2026: What the rules actually say now and how they change

By Christoph Wackher The pension bar moves every January, and last October’s reform of the migration law matters to people already living here, not only to newcomers. Much of what circulates about the jubilado visa is passed along by word of mouth, and …

Joe Manganiello Considered Trip to Ecuador After Shaman Claimed Sofía Vergara's Ex Cursed Him

Joe Manganiello revealed he considered flying to Ecuador after a Cuban shaman told him that a man from Sofía Vergara's past had allegedly placed a voodoo curse on him. The actor recounts the extraordinary encounter in his memoir, Bloodlines, describing …

Ecuador Shifts Pressure On Los Choneros From Leadership To Logistics Networks – Analysis

By Guillermo Saavedra Key Takeaways: Ecuadorian forces captured Los Choneros leader Francisco Manuel Bermúdez Cagua (“Churrón”) in Guayaquil on 2 July, following the earlier extradition of “Fito,” reducing the group’s known command layer but underscoring …

Joe Manganiello Considered Trip to Ecuador After Shaman Claimed Sofía Vergara's Ex Cursed Him

The Jambato Harlequin Toad: Environmental Conflict Over Road in Ecuador Challenges Road Construction

The jambato harlequin toad, once considered extinct, challenges road development in Ecuador by opposing environmental preservation. In the Ecuadorian Andes, the construction of a road that crosses the amphibian’s habitat has been judicially halted to …

Dominican Republic to cooperate with Ecuador to advance “Zero Hunger” goal

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Minister of the Presidency José Ignacio Paliza met with Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto on the sidelines of the 2026 World Food Forum in Rome to discuss cooperation on food security and efforts to advance toward zero …