Local contacts help CNN Senior National Correspondent David Culver and team navigate through rival gang territory in Tres ...

In July 2025, a criminal court in Loja handed down Ecuador’s first conviction for "asociación ilícita", or "illicit association," in an intellectual property case.

This is the story of alias “Fito,” one of Ecuador’s top crime bosses and the leader of the powerful criminal group, the Choneros.

State-run Petroperu is working on a framework agreement with its counterpart Petroecuador to connect oil wells in Ecuador ...

When Ecuadorians voted two years ago to block oil drilling in Yasuni National Park, it was a triumph for environmentalists ...

The South American nation has reeled under a substantial increase in violent crime over the last several years.

When the sheep were removed, the páramo — high-altitude ecosystems in the Andes — started to heal. Without their waste, water ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has introduced a bill in the National Assembly to regulate the funding and activities of ...

Ecuador deported hundreds of Colombian prisoners to their home country on Saturday as part of a measure aimed at easing ...

Ecuador surpassed a rate of 40 violent deaths per 100,000 inhabitants at the end of 2023, one of the highest in the region, according to police. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Local media reports said the attackers were armed with automatic rifles, and bullet holes were visible on the pool tables.

Colombia's Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized Ecuador for deporting large numbers of Colombian citizens without a formal ...