Oil giant Chevron said Monday that it had obtained video recordings of meetings in Ecuador this year that appear to reveal a bribery scheme connected to a $27 billion lawsuit the company faces over environmental damage at oil fields it operated in remote areas of the Amazon forest in Ecuador.... [More]

“Is it as cheap to live in Ecuador as they say?” The question came from an English friend but it’s one I’m asked fairly often. What he's referring to are the claims made by a number of publishers and web services, particularly International Living, Gary Scott and ... [More]

President Rafael Correa starts a second term on Monday promising "21st century socialism" for Ecuador, but his clashes with investors may jeopardize trade and deter financing he needs to reverse an oil output slump. He also faces a drop in popular support, according to two recent p... [More]

The Galapagos Islands, colonial cities, the Amazon jungle, and beach resorts are not the only reason that foreigners visit Ecuador. Tourism officials say the fastest growing attraction may be the country’s dental care. Although it is hard to nail down accurate statistics, tour operator... [More]

Ecuador today will begin imposing stiff tariffs on hundreds of Colombian imports, the latest round in a festering dispute between the neighbors. The tariffs could affect at least one-third of the $1.6 billon in annual Colombian exports to Ecuador. The Ecuadorean government said the measure w... [More]

Since I moved to Ecuador a dozen years ago, I’ve made a point of visiting my friends in Vilcabamba at least once a year. I was enchanted with this peaceful, isolated valley the first time I saw it in 1998 and even considered settling there until business considerations – I need to be c... [More]

The Ecuadorian government needs to decide how it will treat the debts, which accounted for two-thirds of the $10 billion the country owed last December ahead of its second default in a decade, Correa said yesterday in Quito. As with the defaulted bonds, criminal acts were committed by previous gov... [More]

Concerns about data storage and privacy were among the issues that held up the transfer of name-matching duties from the airlines to the government, which was mandated by Congress in 2004. While many of those objections have been addressed by narrowing the scope of the information collected,... [More]

World Trade Organization members agreed on Thursday to allow Ecuador to impose temporary import restrictions because of balance of payments problems. The move was hailed by rich and developing countries as proof that the rules-based trading system umpired by the WTO was working well despite ... [More]

How do Cuenca and Quito compare? It's a question in the minds of many foreigners considering relocating to Ecuador.  The short –and probably the best-- response is, ‘come down and see for yourself.’ There are, however, similarities and differences that the prospective ex... [More]

Plaques and portraits of Ecuador's 105 presidents line the yellow walls of the antechamber to the restrooms in El Pobre Diablo (The Poor Devil), a bohemian hangout in Quito, the capital. Spoofing the presidential palace's silk screen Yellow Salon, each is marked with the number of days the... [More]

In a country as geographically diverse as Ecuador, it is not surprising that its capital, Quito, finds itself spurned by most international retirees and second home buyers. They would rather be at the country's many beaches or majestic mountains. Foreigners who move to the city are usually the... [More]

Ecuadoreans will head to the polls on Sunday without a drink in their system, at least if they are abiding by the country’s temporary dry law, which went into effect at noon Friday and is to last until Monday. The 72-hour ban on alcohol is intended to ensure that citizens cast their bal... [More]

One local candidate is comparing his crime-fighting abilities to Batman's. A would-be president has promised to raise the minimum wage to $77, because seven is a good number. And the government's "revolutionary" version of the Beatle's song "Hey Jude" has incurred t... [More]

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's political movement is expected to win control of the country's new legislature, new polls show. A nationwide Cedatos-Gallup International poll of 2,824 people showed 54% of Ecuadorians voting for Correa's Alianza Pais party in the April 26 ele... [More]