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A Spanish judge released José Walther Manrique, a suspect in Ecuador’s Progen blackout-contracts case, a day after his Interpol arrest. Ecuador now has 40 days to file a formal extradition request, and his pending asylum claim blocks any handover. The post Ecuador Has 40 Days to Seek Extradition of Blackout Suspect Freed in Spain appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuador El Niño floods hit Esmeraldas, where seven rivers burst their banks on 30 September. Officials list 83 open emergencies; scientists debate the cause. The post Ecuador Floods Burst Seven Rivers in Esmeraldas appeared first on The Rio Times.
Colombia expelled the wife and daughter of Ecuador gang boss Fito. They are now in La Roca prison as a US$25.8 million laundering trial resumes. The post Fito’s Wife and Daughter Jailed in Ecuador’s La Roca appeared first on The Rio Times.
Anuel AA plays his only announced Ecuador concert at Estadio Alberto Spencer in Guayaquil on Saturday 14 November 2026, after fans voted for the city over Quito. Presale tickets run from US$25 to US$195. The post Anuel AA Guayaquil 2026: Puerto Rican Artist Plays Estadio Alberto Spencer, Ecuador, on 14 November appeared first on The Rio Times.
Grupo Frontera play the Coliseo General Rumiñahui in Quito, Ecuador, on Friday 9 October 2026 at 8.30 p.m. TicketShow lists four of five zones as sold out; only Frontera Box remains, at US$160 face value, about US$218 with fees and 15% IVA. The post Grupo Frontera Quito 2026: Texan Band Plays Coliseo Rumiñahui, Ecuador, on 9 October appeared first on The Rio Times.
Quito security chief Carolina Andrade quits after three years, citing personal reasons, to work on Amazon environmental crime. Successor unconfirmed. The post Quito Security Chief Carolina Andrade Resigns After Three Years in Ecuador appeared first on The Rio Times.
Camilo has moved his Ecuador concerts from December 2026 to 9 April 2027 in Quito and 10 April 2027 in Cuenca, at new venues. No policy on existing tickets or refunds has been published. The post Camilo Ecuador 2027: Quito and Cuenca Shows Move to 9 and 10 April appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuador is asking the US "every day" for more help fighting a cocaine trade President Daniel Noboa estimates is worth $30 billion a year. In an interview with Bloomberg Television's Francine Lacqua in New York on Sept. 21, Noboa said Ecuador is "going after the big fish" and needs help from the US and Europe. He says about 1,200 tons of cocaine move through Ecuador each year, with roughly 80% destined for the US and Europe. But Noboa says Ecuador will remain in charge of all operations, saying the country would "never give a blank check to any country." (Source: Bloomberg)
Venezuela comes off the US failed-drug list as a Trump–Rodríguez meeting is set for UNGA week. Colombia refuses an ELN hostage exchange and moves its navy command to Cartagena. Ecuador’s courts free 56 detained fishermen. The post Latin America Defense Monitor — September 12–19, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
ECUADOR · SAFETY & DAILY LIFE Key Facts —The decree President Daniel Noboa signed Executive Decree 498 on 15 September, declaring a 60-day state of exception in eight provinces and three cantons. —The curfew Midnight to 05:00, from 17 to 30 September, in Guayas, Manabí, Los Ríos and El Oro only. There are no transit […] The post Ecuador’s New State of Emergency: Where Decree 498 Applies and What Expats Need to Know appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuador's MúsicaOcupa festival puts classical music in markets, hospitals and metro stations across Quito, Cuenca and Loja. Almost every event is free, but the full programme is published in pieces. The post MúsicaOcupa Quito, Cuenca and Loja: Free Classical Music in Ecuador’s Streets appeared first on The Rio Times.
For one grandmother, it was when bullets began hitting the rooftops of her neighbourhood that she decided she would have to leave the housing development where she had lived for nearly 20 years. A sharp rise in fighting between gang factions in Ecuador has prompted thousands of families to flee and abandon their homes to the gangs, who strip the houses for drug money or use them to hide kidnapping victims, according to residents and police. One of the areas that has been the site of the...
Families of eight Ecuadorian fishermen who vanished after reporting US surveillance at sea are demanding answers.
Firefighters brought a blaze in Ecuador's Los Ilinizas Ecological Reserve under control on 3 September after two days. About 200 hectares of páramo burned, a preliminary figure. The post Los Ilinizas Fire Burns About 200 Hectares in Ecuador appeared first on The Rio Times.