Al menos nueve personas, entre ellas un miembro activo de la armada ecuatoriana, fueron detenidas el jueves durante un operativo que desactivó a una

The deaths occurred Sunday at a prison in the coastal city of Machala, Ecuador, after "the detonation of an explosive device" outside, officials said.

Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, those victims’ tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001.

The oil giant was awarded hundreds of millions in compensation thanks in part to an international arbitration system.

In the Ecuadorian Andes, young Otavalo Indigenous people are using anime to inspire pride in their culture and language.

Ecuador has several dormant volcanoes not only challenging in themselves, but great practice for bigger peaks. Here is a first-person account of such a climb.