Sangay volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 2 April-8 April 2025 (Continuing ...

Wed, 9 Apr 2025, 14:00 | BY: VN The Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that moderate levels of eruptive activity continued at Sangay during 1-8 April. The seismic network recorded 36-185 daily explosions. Weather clouds …

Reventador volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 2 April-8 April 2025 (Continuing ...

Wed, 9 Apr 2025, 14:00 | BY: VN The Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that eruptive activity continued at Reventador during 1-8 April. Seismicity included 52-127 daily explosions, long-period earthquakes, harmonic tremor, …

The Take: Can Ecuador’s next president stop the cartels?

PodcastPodcast, The Take Voters face decision in one of the world’s most dangerous countries. Ecuador heads to the polls gripped by spiraling violence and political uncertainty. Once one of South America’s safest nations, it now has the highest homicide …

PHOTO COLLECTION: Ecuador Election

Citizen of Ecuador arrested, charged with illegal re-entry

A citizen of Ecuador faces two years in prison and a $250,000 fine after being arrested and charged with re-entry after prior removal. BUFFALO, N.Y. — A citizen of Ecuador faces two years in prison after being arrested and charged with re-entry after prior …

“If you don’t accept, you’re dead” – BBC on the Albanian mafia: Drug lords in Ecuador

“The Albanian mafia calls me and says: we want 500 kilograms of drugs. If you don’t accept, you’re dead.” These are the words of a member of the Latin Kings gang, with which the BBC opens an article on drug trafficking and the reportedly increasing role of …

Congresistas de EEUU alertan sobre amenazas a la democracia desde el gobierno de Noboa en Ecuador

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — A cuatro días de que el presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, se someta al examen de las urnas en busca de su reelección, desde el Congreso de Estados Unidos levantaron la voz de alarma por los abusos a los derechos humanos y las …

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 07, 2025, shows Ecuador's leftist presidential candidate Luisa ...

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 07, 2025, shows Ecuador's leftist presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez speaking during a campaign event with women in Guayaquil, Ecuador on April 7, 2025, and Ecuador's President and …

Bananas and Blow: Europe’s Coke Habit Fuels Ecuador’s Drug War.

- Advertisement - The Albanian mafia has grown in Ecuador in recent years. They are attracted to the country because it’s a key route for cocaine trafficking. Although Ecuador itself does not cultivate cocaine, about 70% of the world’s cocaine passes …

From Freddy Kruegers To Peaky Blinders: A Look At Ecuador's Drug Gangs

Ecuadorans go to the polls on Sunday under the shadow of surging drug violence and a troubling explosion in the number of local gangs and mafias. A flood of cocaine from Colombia and Peru through Ecuadoran ports has drawn a who's who of mafias from …