Ecuador Imposes New Curfew in Four Coastal Provinces
Ecuador ordered a nighttime curfew from 17 September in Guayas, Manabi, Los Rios and El Oro, midnight to 5am, and...
September 16, 2026Section
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Cost of Living Cuenca, Ecuador — Rent, Bills and Doctors, Priced in Dollars
Rent, water, buses and doctors in Ecuador's Andean third city, counted in the currency a foreign pension already arrives in....
September 16, 2026
El Niño Brings Record Heat to Peru, Rain Warnings to Ecuador
PERU & ECUADOR · WEATHER Key Facts — What happened. Peru’s northern coast hit a historic 36.5°C in Tumbes, its...
September 15, 2026
Quito Fire Forces 23 Families From Homes in La Bota
A fire in La Bota, northern Quito, burned from 3pm Monday until midnight. Twenty-three families were evacuated as a precaution.
September 15, 2026
Ecuador Soldiers Kill a Minor in a Pedernales Operation
The armed forces announced an operation against a suspected gang member in Pedernales. The person they shot was a minor,...
September 14, 2026
Ecuador Removes Its Air Force Chief After a Memo on US Flights
He wrote to ask how American aircraft could lawfully use a second Ecuadorian base. Two days later a presidential decree...
September 14, 2026
A Letter, Then a Decree: Ecuador Military Loses Its Air Force Chief in Two Days
Two days after asking for legal rules on United States flights at Taura, Ecuador's air force chief was removed by...
September 14, 2026
MúsicaOcupa Quito: Classical Music in Ecuador’s Markets, Hospitals and Metro This September
A booth in a Quito metro station, a walk through Cuenca, a concert in a home for older people. Ecuador's...
September 13, 2026
Ecuador Gave Marco Rubio a Medal as US Boat Strikes Keep Hitting Its Fishermen
A rights committee says 143 Ecuadorian fishermen have been affected and at least nine vessels destroyed. Rubio confirmed the strikes...
September 12, 2026