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Plastic waste is a toxic legacy – and an important archaeological record

Imagine a remote Galapagos beach, where iguanas stomp around between fishing nets, flip flops, baseball caps and plastic bottles. Stuck in the sand is the empty packet for food sold only in Ecuador, the nearest mainland hundreds of miles away. To most people, these things are rubbish. But to archaeologists,…

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Colombian President Petro Calls For South American Countries To Become One Larger Nation Amid Escalating Tensions With U.S.

On Nov. 9, Colombian President Gustavo Petro floated the idea of uniting several South American nations to revive Gran Colombia, the 19th-century republic that once encompassed modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama.

Latin Times

At least 31 dead and 30 injured after riot breaks out in Ecuador prison

The rioting came when inmates were set to be transferred to a new maximum-security facility

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Woman declared dead starts knocking on her coffin during wake. 7 days later, she’s back at the same funeral home

She died twice!

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Ecuador's Noboa Hosts Kristi Noem to Assess Potential U.S. Bases In The Pacific

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in the coastal city of Manta to examine the capacity of a former U.S. military installation that could support future joint operations.

Latin Times

Galápagos Could Become Strategic U.S. Outpost in Anti-Drug Push as Ecuador Weighs Constitutional Change

Scientists and conservationists have raised concerns about environmental consequences as the islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Latin Times

Monster Who Strangled Over 100 Young Girls Is Free And Nobody Knows Where He Is

Pedro Alonso López targeted girls from poor or Indigenous backgrounds, often vendors at local markets or children walking alone.

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Guayaquil Mayor Blames Ecuador's President As Drug Violence Spirals

Car bombings, massacres, extortion, and a security force outgunned by drug gangs: the mayor of Ecuador's most violent city says residents are living through a "collective psychosis" -- and suggests the president's hardline policies bear some of the blame.

International Business Times

LDU Quito vs. Palmeiras: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

Palmeiras visit the Ecuadorian capital for the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semifinal.

Sports Illustrated

Establishing Breakthrough with Bacteria: How BacTech Environmental is Bringing Biotechnology to Mining

Rather than penalizing miners for arsenic content, BacTech's model aims to pay them fairly while processing the material safely within Ecuador.

International Business Times

Ecuador's Indigenous alliance ends highway-blocking protests after military threat

An Indigenous alliance in Ecuador says it will stop blocking highways in protest over the end of a diesel subsidy after the country's president threatened to bring in the military

The Independent UK

"It’s about an ex-girlfriend who'd moved to Ecuador. I tried to be level-headed about her leaving...I was completely ****ed off." How one cosy but spiteful ballad helped fast-track the rise of the world's biggest punk band

Many thought this song was written with warmth and goodwill towards its subject. They were wrong

Louder

USMNT’s Weston McKennie Reveals Drastic Fitness Changes Ahead of 2026 World Cup

McKennie divulged Juventus manager Igor Tudor pushed him to get healthier this past summer.

Sports Illustrated

US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel to Ecuador and Colombia, source says

The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries

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Mikel Arteta reveals key Xabi Alonso conversation that led to Arsenal signing Piero Hincapie

Ecuadorian has struggled with injury since loan arrival from Germany

The Guardian - UK

Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing state intimidation

Critics say referendum on rewriting country’s eco-friendly constitution is president’s latest pro-extractivist move

The Independent UK

Two explosions rock Ecuador. Authorities blame local criminal gang and Colombian ex-FARC dissidents

Two explosions have rocked different parts of Ecuador, just hours after a vehicle exploded in a port city, killing one person

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Investigation after pickup truck explodes on busy street in Ecuador

One person was killed and two others injured

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How to Watch Mexico vs. Ecuador on TV, Live Stream: International Friendly

Mexico take on another South American opponent in a friendly on Tuesday night.

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Mauricio Pochettino Delivers Verdict on Christian Pulisic’s USMNT Availability vs. Australia

Pulisic is enjoying the form of his career, but started on the bench against Ecuador.

Sports Illustrated

Mexico vs. Ecuador: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

Mexico are hoping to bounce back from a heavy defeat to Colombia.

The Guardian - AU

Socceroos riding wave of momentum towards more favourable World Cup draw

Australia in race with South Korea, Ecuador and Austria for spot in pot 2 as they aim to stretch a seven-match winning streak in United States friendly

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Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild

They look like tiny monkeys peering out from the mist. Known to scientists as Dracula, the so-called “monkey-face orchids” have become online celebrities.

The Independent UK

Protesters clash with police in Ecuador amid nationwide strike over fuel prices

Crowds were protesting a spike in fuel prices in Ecuador’s capital of Quito, burning tires, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who reacted with volleys of tear gas

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I Asked ChatGPT Where To Retire on $3,000 a Month — Here Are the 5 Safest, Most Beautiful Places

ChatGPT revealed five safe, beautiful places to retire on $3,000/month including Ecuador, Mexico, Spain, Portugal and Malaysia with budget breakdowns.

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