The Latest Breaking News from Ecuador

Horrified by the effects of toxic waste in the Amazon, the Harvard-educated lawyer has spent decades fighting the companies he holds responsible. But amid accusation and counter-accusation, he tells Kevin E G Perry about the personal price he has had to pay

A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence

The 36-year-old president, who took over the office in November last year, said in a televised message that the court now had 20 days to respond to his letter.

Movement is growing to give legal rights and political representation to nonhuman animals, species and places

Glas, who was convicted for corruption twice, requested Mexico for political asylum last week.

The vast creche belongs to the Discalced Carmelites, a religious order that has been present in Ecuador since 1653.

A hunchback with goiter, a child decapitated by a soldier, and a woman with a bloodied face are among the unusual figures in an Ecuador nativity scene that aims to provide a realistic depiction of historical life.

The 78-year-old agricultural businessman was kidnapped over the weekend, but police rescued him on Tuesday.

Police say Colin Armstrong safe and well after being kidnapped with his partner on Saturday