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Daniel Noboa is Ecuador's president, a Miami-born banana heir re-elected in 2025 with 55.63%. His war on gangs, US alliance and the allegations.
Ecuador explained: 9,216 homicides in 2025, a dollar economy, a US$5 billion IMF deal, power-cut risk...
Residency in Ecuador 2026: pensioner, rentista and nomad visas need US$1,446 a month, investors US$48,200. Fees,...
Ecuador vs Peru for expats in 2026: Quito undercuts Lima on rent, yet Ecuador asks a...
Ecuador's risk agency counts 17,056 people affected by rains since 29 August, 12,484 in Esmeraldas, under a national...
Ecuador cut Extra and Ecopaís gasoline to US$3.17 a gallon and diesel to US$3.11 from 12 October, its...
Ecuador's army seized 54 firearms and more than 30,000 rounds from an unlicensed warehouse in north Quito on...
A Quito judge jailed 16 of 20 people charged in the Ecuador Los Lobos case, including an alleged...
The Expreso print edition ended on 9 October after 53 years in Ecuador. Its publisher blames state pressure;...
Cuenca, Quito, Loja and the coast ranked for US expats: 8,847 homicides in 2025, residency from US$1,446 a...
Ecuador power cuts reached factories over the 9 October holiday weekend, as the key Mazar reservoir fell to...
Iron Maiden plays Quito on 14 October, with tickets from US$72.74. Free Sucre Viajero shows and The Rasmus...