Ecuador has remained in a state of emergency over the past two years as a military crackdown tries to get control of ongoing cartel violence.

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is "Fito," escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured June.

Desperation is mounting in Ecuador’s capital as thousands of people remain without drinking water a week into Quito’s worst shortage in 25 years.

Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito", was extradited to the US late Sunday weeks after the head of the Los Choneros gang was recaptured following his escape from an Ecuadoran prison. He is the first ...

Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin has been extradited to the United States, a month after he was recaptured following a prison escape that sparked a wave of violence across the country.

The Ecuadorian government on Sunday extradited notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias “Fito”, to the United States, a month after he was recaptured following a 2024 escape from a ...

Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin has been extradited to the United States, a month after he was recaptured following a prison escape that sparked a wave of violence across the country.

Ann Miles, Health Care Imaginaries and Retirement Migration to Cuenca, Ecuador, Journal of Latin American Geography, Vol. 14, No. 1, Special Issue: Amenity Migration (March 2015), pp. 39-55 ...

BOGOTA - Colombia's Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized Ecuador for deporting large numbers of Colombian citizens without a formal protocol, describing it as a \\"unfriendly gesture,\\" while ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business. José Adolfo ...

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. has announced a $15.55 million acquisition of strategic oil assets in Ecuador's Oriente Basin, including the Perico and Espejo Blocks, to expand its regional presence and ...