1st LD: China, Ecuador sign cooperation plan on promoting Belt and Road Initiative

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China and Ecuador signed a cooperation plan on promoting the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Ecuadorian counterpart Daniel Noboa witnessed the signing of the...

Special Series: Ecuador’s War on Gangs

Latest Article Recent cases have once again highlighted the criminal infiltration of Ecuador’s police and military personnel, adding to what is a long history of close ties between criminal… Ecuador’s war on gangs has been in the making for years....

Beer-belly drug lord snapped shirtless in cuffs is Ecuador's most wanted criminal

An infamous drug lord Adolfo Macias has been snapped kneeling on the floor surrounded by cops while shirtless. Macias, also known as Fito, was recaptured by Ecuadorian security forces yesterday (June 25), after his daring escape from authorities...

Estevao, with the number 20, playing for Brazil in a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador earlier this month

Spokane, WA (99201) Today Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Low 59F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.. Tonight Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Low 59F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Updated: June 26, 2025 @ 3:44 pm

'Fito', most wanted man in Ecuador, recaptured

Over 70 tons of inedible bananas from Ecuador destroyed in Ukraine

Between June 10 and 13, 2025, a shipment of fresh bananas from Ecuador weighing over 71 tons was destroyed in the control zone of the "Kyiv" Border Inspection Post. The reason: The fruit was deemed unfit for consumption according to Ukrainian food...

En una lujosa casa que ocultaba un búnker capturaron a alias “Fito”. ¿Cómo localizaron al hombre más buscado de Ecuador?

Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español La Policía Nacional y las Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador llevaban casi 18 meses intentando localizar a Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, quien se fugó de la Cárcel Regional de Guayaquil en enero de 2024 y se...

Ecuador ends visa-free transit for Nigeria, Ghana, 43 others in new border policy 

Ecuador has officially ended visa-free airport transits for travelers from Nigeria, Ghana and 43 other countries, requiring them to now obtain a Transit Visa, known locally as Visa de Transeúnte. According to TravelBiz, the new policy confirmed by...

In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state

Over the last 30 years, the three companies that have operated Block 10, an oil concession in the central Ecuadorian Amazon, have sought to divide local communities. They’ve also promoted practices intended to undermine residents’ autonomy,...

Trapdoor to Justice: Ecuador’s Top Drug Lord Caught in Luxury Lair.

- Advertisement - Ecuador’s most wanted criminal, Adolfo Macías Villamar, has been caught and is now in Guayaquil’s top security prison, La Roca, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense has confirmed. He is better known by his nickname “Fito” leader of...

“Most wanted” Ecuadorean gangster alias Fito captured

Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:34 UTC Fito will be extradited to the United States, Noboa said Ecuadorean authorities confirmed Wednesday that José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias “Fito,” leader of the “Los Choneros” drug trafficking gang, who...

Ecuador Must Deny Soldiers’ Impunity for Killing Guayaquil Children

When 11-year-old Steven Medina and three teenage friends vanished after a December military roundup in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s army claimed it was “just doing its duty.” Their burned bodies said otherwise—and the nation now stares down the horror it...

These old men sharing snacks represent Ecuador's culture and tradition

The Ecuadorian capital was the world's first city to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in 1978, thanks to it containing the best-preserved historic centre in Latin America, including 13 squares, Plaza Grande being premier among them.

Most wanted Ecuadorian drug lord captured one year after escape

China, Ecuador sign cooperation plan on promoting Belt and Road Initiative

Xi meets Ecuadorian president

Most wanted Ecuadorian drug lord captured

World AFP Ecuador's most-wanted gang leader 'Fito' captured

Ecuador's president announced Wednesday that the country's most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader "Fito," had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence. "We have done our part to proceed with...

Gang leader wanted in the US is recaptured in Ecuador after prison escape

A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured over a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuador's president announced Wednesday. José Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito,” who led a...

World News | Ecuador Recaptures Gang Leader Wanted in United States More Than Year After His Prison Escape

Quito(Ecuador), Jun 26 (AP) A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he escaped from prison in the Andean nation, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced Wednesday....