Ecuador

A drop in tourism and weather patterns associated with La Nina are thought to have helped the unique species.

Lawsuit filed against President Moreno for alleged crimes against humanity committed during deadly protests last year.

A United States asphalt company has agreed to pay $16.6m in fines for paying bribes to officials.

A shocking 85 percent of Ecuadorans are now either unemployed or in precarious jobs.

Ecuador says dozens of Chinese vessels have turned off tracking systems to prevent monitoring of their activities.

The president said the plan would allow Ecuador to free up resources for social programmes and restarting the economy.

Hospitals in Quito are filling up and the crematoria at funeral parlors are pushed to keep up with demand.

The Take looks at the devastating and continuing consequences of one of the most ill-advised deals in Ecuador’s recent history.

Indigenous groups in Ecuador have rushed back to their territories in an attempt to escape COVID-19.

A preventable oil spill in Ecuador’s Amazon region in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic puts Indigenous lives at risk.

In the past month, the city has allowed some businesses to reopen after a lockdown, which is partly why new coronavirus cases increased.

Sixteen giant tortoises who helped save their species from the brink of extinction are released back into the wild.

As economies struggle and job losses increase, government debts are headed towards World War II levels.

Guayaquil, one of South America’s first and hardest-hit cities, continues to feel the pandemic’s lasting effects.