Ecuador intends to regularize one million immigrants
On Thursday, September 1, Ecuador started the regularization process for some 600,000 Venezuelans and 400,000 citizens of other nationalities.
September 1, 2022Section
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100% of Ecuadorian students return to face-to-face classes
After more than two years of the pandemic, this September 1, 1.8 million Ecuadorian students from the Sierra and the...
September 1, 2022
South America’s first beer: Four hundred-year-old yeast revived
The first beer in South America was brewed in 1566 by the monks of the San Francisco de Quito monastery...
August 31, 2022
Ecuador’s agriculture affected by weather variations
Prolonged droughts, low temperatures, and heavy rains affected Ecuadorian agriculture between January and August 2022.
August 30, 2022
Ecuador investigates the killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises
On Monday, August 29, Ecuador's Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it is investigating the alleged hunting and killing of four...
August 30, 2022
Ecuador refuses to receive Russian diesel from Dutch company Trafigura
Ecuador's state oil company, Petroecuador, informed this Sunday that it had asked the Dutch company Trafigura to refrain from importing
August 29, 2022
Ecuador: Unemployment improved falling 1.3 points in one year
Unemployment fell 1.3 percentage points in one year in Ecuador, going from 5.2% in July 2021 to 3.9% in July...
August 24, 2022
Ecuador’s new big bet: Monetizing environmental conservation
Ecuador is increasingly convinced that the new currencies are not cryptocurrencies but conservation mechanisms, which is what it is betting...
August 23, 2022
Ecuador requires registration of all foreigners residing in the country
Foreigners residing in Ecuador must register in the Permanent Migration Registry, a document issued by the Ecuadorian government to count...
August 22, 2022