Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a series of referendum measures, including plans for U.S. military bases and constitutional changes, handing President Daniel Noboa a major political setback amid rising gang violence.
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Ecuador: The Andean reinvention of cumbia
Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.
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The U.S. is designating Ecuador’s largest gangs as terrorists
The U.S. is designating Ecuador’s two largest gangs — Los Choneros and Los Lobos — as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Greetings from the Galápagos Islands, where the blue-footed booby shows its colors
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa wins reelection
Ecuador’s conservative millionaire incumbent handily won Sunday’s presidential run off against a leftist challenger.
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Ecuador’s next president faces rampant drug violence and few resources to combat it
Ecuador’s runoff vote pits Trump ally and incumbent Daniel Noboa against leftist challenger Luisa González, in an election dominated by the issue of security in a highly polarized political landscape.
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Ecuador’s conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff
Ecuador will choose its next president in a April runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 other candidates.
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Mexico’s president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador
The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there.
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Armed men are arrested after storming an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast
The men armed with pistols and what looked like sticks of dynamite entered the set of the TC Television network. Prosecutors say the 13 arrested will be charged with terrorism.
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Armed men are arrested after storming an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast
The men armed with pistols and what looked like sticks of dynamite entered the set of the TC Television network in the port city of Guayaquil and shouted that they had bombs.
