Cuenca’s Symphony Turns Salsa Classics Into an Orchestral Night
Cuenca's Symphony Orchestra reworked salsa classics by Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe and Celia Cruz into an orchestral night for a...
July 17, 2026Section
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US Work Visas Open to Skilled Latin Americans
Second-step migration is pushing skilled Latin Americans toward the US. Which visa fits — TN, EB-2 NIW, EB-1A or O-1A...
July 17, 2026
Ecuador’s Fuel Prices Fall for the First Time Under a New Formula
Ecuador fuel prices fell about five cents a gallon from July 12, the first cut under a new formula meant...
July 13, 2026
Cocoa Prices Are Rising Again. Ecuador Has Less Left to Sell
Ecuador cocoa exports earned $668m from January to April, down 59% on a year earlier, as prices hit an eight-month...
July 10, 2026
Ecuador Caps Fuel Price Cuts at 1.5% a Month. Rises Can Hit 5%.
Ecuador fuel prices now move in bands: pumps can rise up to 5% a month but fall no more than...
July 9, 2026
Ecuador Seeks Six Years for Lenín Moreno in $76m Bribe Case
Prosecutors want six and a half years for Lenín Moreno over a $76.1m bribery scheme tied to Ecuador's Coca Codo...
July 9, 2026
Ecuador’s Trade Deal With Washington Is a Quiet Turning Point
Ecuador's new reciprocal trade deal with the United States removes a surcharge on billions in exports, a milestone for Noboa's...
July 8, 2026
Ecuador’s Korea Trade Deal Nears the Finish Line After a Decade
Ecuador's trade deal with South Korea is close to taking effect, scrapping tariffs on shrimp and bananas and opening an...
July 7, 2026
Latin America Owns the World’s Best Birdwatching Map
Latin America birdwatching dominates globally—Peru's Manú scores 83.1, holds 1,900 species, and Colombia's birding tourism grew 40x in 12 years.
July 6, 2026