Ecuador

An inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has won Ecuador’s presidential runoff election.

Scientists with the Schmidt Ocean Institute discovered a new hydrothermal vent field in the Galapagos Islands, larger than a professional soccer field.

Lionel Messi and Argentina will take on Ecuador Thursday to kickstart 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying games. Here’s how to watch.

Ecuador’s location is increasingly putting it at the confluence of two global trades: bananas and cocaine.

Ecuador is holding a special election to pick a new president amid unprecedented violence, including the assassination of a candidate earlier this month.

Ecuador’s government has moved the leader of one of the country’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison.

An Ecuadorian police report says the six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption presidential candidate are Colombian nationals.

The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory in June 2023 recommending tourists to visit the country with increased caution.

Fernando Villavicencio was one of eight candidates in the country’s presidential election.

The killing comes amid a startling wave of violence in the South American nation, with drug trafficking and violent killings on the rise.

A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care.

A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead revived at her wake and started banging on the casket, prompting an investigation.

Senegal needed a win over Ecuador to reach the World Cup knockout stage and got it behind goals from Ismaïla Sarr and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Kalidou Koulibaly’s first international goal with Senegal was a big one, as he gave his country a 2-1 lead over Ecuador in Tuesday’s Group A match.

Ismaïla Sarr scored on a penalty kick to give Senegal a 1-0 lead in its crucial Group A match against Ecuador.

Ecuador and Senegal are both seeking a spot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16. Here is how to watch their upcoming Group A contest.

Ecuador’s all-time leading scorer Enner Valencia had to be carried off the pitch on a stretcher Friday after suffering an apparent knee injury.

Enner Valencia tallied his third goal of the 2022 World Cup by scoring in the second half of Ecuador’s Group A match against the Netherlands.

Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo followed up his late go-ahead goal against Senegal on Monday with an early go-ahead goal against Ecuador on Friday.

Ecuador and the Netherlands will face off in the 2022 FIFA World Cup for their second game of the group stage. Here’s how to watch the contest.