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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.
Ecuador · Security Key Facts —The designation. The United States designated the Ecuadorian gang Los Tiguerones as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist on September 9, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Quito. —The money. Rubio said he will seek US$45 million in security funding for Ecuador, as the designation […] The post Los Tiguerones Designated Terrorists as Ecuador Escalates Security Buildup appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuador · Energy Key Facts —What happened. A blown fuse at a processing plant triggered the emergency shutdown system at Ecuador’s Block 43-ITT, automatically switching off 161 oil wells between September 5 and 7, 2026. —The cost. Petroecuador puts the lost volume at about 25,000 barrels. National output fell from roughly 375,000 barrels per day […] The post Fuse Failure Shuts 161 Ecuador Oil Wells at Referendum-Hit ITT Block appeared first on The Rio Times.
The US military says it intercepted and sank a floating refueling station in the eastern Pacific.
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...
The Ecuador security crisis is strangling tourism, trade, and port revenue as the military struggles to contain gang violence ahead of the 2027 vote. The post Noboa Extends Ecuador Security Crackdown as 2026 Homicides Strain Investment appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuador referendum 2026 ended with voters rejecting foreign military bases and a constitutional assembly. What the result means for Noboa and investors. The post Noboa Faces Ecuador Referendum 2026 Reset After Voters Reject Foreign Bases appeared first on The Rio Times.
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.
Former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador to Quito asked the country’s highest court on Thursday to spare them the five-year sentences handed down last week over a US$76 million bribery scheme. Moreno was convicted of bribery by a three-judge panel of the National Court of Justice over contracts for Ecuador’s largest hydroelectric project secured by a Chinese state contractor. The judges found unanimously that he had used his position as vice-president, held from...