The coastal nation has seen murder rates soar in recent years as drug lords and criminal masterminds dug their hooks into ...

Daniel Noboa stunned voters in 2023 when he won a snap election for a 16-month presidency after only a brief stint as a ...

The two candidates battling it out to win Ecuador's presidency in this Sunday's run-off have focused their energies on the ...

For a scenic trip to the Andes, head to this charming tourist-friendly and white-walled city with a vibrant culture that is ...

A flood of cocaine from Colombia and Peru through Ecuadoran ports has created a plethora of mafias with striking names and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The fugitive leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang that relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do ...

Construction of a new naval facility in the coastal city of Manta is designed to support sustained operations and US military ...

Federal officers have arrested an Ecuadoran national charged with more than 20 sex crimes against a Massachusetts child, more ...

Ecuador's incumbent president and his leftist challenger have made their final pitch to voters ahead of Sunday's razor-tight ...

A conservative young millionaire who is Ecuador ‘s incumbent president and a leftist lawyer are again the choices as Ecuadorians head to the polls on Sunday in the ...

Earlier this year, a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest crime syndicates, Los Lobos, was arrested at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo. The U.S. last year declared Los Lobos to be the ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa won re-election, based on preliminary results in the country's presidential election held ...