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Galapagos Fabled Giant Tortoise “Lonesome George” to Go On Display
June 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The body of the giant tortoise known as "Lonesome George," which died a year ago, is being embalmed in the United States, a process after which it will be returned to Ecuador to be exhibited in the Galapagos archipelago. continue reading »
Rafael Correa Sworn In For Another Term as President of Ecuador
May 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Left-leaning economist Rafael Correa took the oath of office Friday for what he says will be his final term as president of Ecuador. The 50-year-old Correa, who became head of state in 2007, convened an early election in 2009 under the new constitution he promoted. continue reading »
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Travels to Ecuador, Colombia
May 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Anne C. Richard will travel to Ecuador, May 17-18, and Colombia, May 19-23. continue reading »
Amazon Nations Organize Observation Center to Protect Rainforest
May 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Countries that share the Amazon basin resolved in the Ecuadorian city of Coca to create an observation center charged with promoting studies and coordinating actions to protect the rain forest, considered the lung of the planet. continue reading »
Pope Francis Receives Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa
April 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis received Friday Ecuador's President Rafael Correa and the two men discussed the situation in Latin America, respect for indigenous populations and the importance of a permanent dialogue between church and state. continue reading »
Ecuador to Launch First Domestically Made Satellite in April
April 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador will send its first domestically produced satellite into orbit in late April from a launch center in China, the Andean nation's president, Rafael Correa, said Saturday. continue reading »
Highly Regarded Journalist Murdered in Ecuador
April 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuadorian broadcast journalist Fausto Valdiviezo was fatally shot in his car, authorities said Friday. "We are dismayed by the murder of Fausto Valdiviezo. An embrace of solidarity for his family and the commitment that the murder will not go unpunished," the country's president, Rafael Correa, said on Twitter. continue reading »
Robbery Attempt in Ecuador of Visiting Argentine Vice President Thwarted
March 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuadorian authorities have announced that a robbery attempt was thwarted against visiting Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou this last Friday. continue reading »
Galapagos Islands’ Residents Encouraged to Discover Wildlife
February 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The recent discovery of a rare fish species by residents of the Galapagos Islands marks the latest in a series of finds by inhabitants of the famed Ecuadorian archipelago, who are to be further encouraged in their efforts by a government-sponsored "Citizen Science" program. continue reading »
Spanish Singer Miguel Bose Performs for 11,000 in Quito
February 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish singer-songwriter Miguel Bose promoted peace and solidarity at a concert in the Ecuadorian capital, during which he treated the crowd of 11,000 to a broad sampling of his musical output. continue reading »
New Quito, Ecuador Airport Boosts Latin America’s Longest Runway
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The new $630 million airport in the Ecuadorian capital has the longest runway in Latin America, officials said. continue reading »
Latin America News: As Excepted Rafael Correa Re-elected President in Ecuador by Landslide Vote
February 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Incumbent Rafael Correa romped to victory in Ecuador's presidential election, taking nearly 57 percent of the vote in a field of seven candidates, the CNE electoral council said Monday. continue reading »
Elections Underway in Ecuador, President Correa Seeks Reelection
February 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador is holding general elections on Sunday, with the focus of the vote on President Rafael Correa, who is facing off against seven challengers in his bid for re-election. continue reading »
18 Prisoners Escape Maximum-Security Prison in Ecuador
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 18 inmates escaped from a maximum-security prison in the coastal city of Guayaquil, Ecuadorian authorities said. continue reading »
Ecuador Looking for Major International Support for Environmental Project
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador's government hopes to raise about $240 million this year for the Yasuni-ITT environmental project, which would place large oil reserves in a section of the Amazon off limits to development, acting President Lenin Moreno said. continue reading »
Ecuador Presidential Campaign Suspended After 2 Die, 4 Wounded at Political Rally
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's MAP party announced Tuesday that it is suspending the campaign for the Feb. 17 election after two people were killed and four others wounded in an attack on a rally where the head of state was due to speak. continue reading »
German National Sentenced to 4 Years in Ecuador For Stealing Galapagos Iguanas
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A court handed down a four-year prison term to a German citizen caught trying to smuggle four iguanas out of the Galapagos islands, the directors of Ecuador's Galapagos National Park said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Ecuador Seizes Peru Fishing Vessels for Border Violations
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Ecuadorian navy last week intercepted four Peruvian boats with 10 citizens of that nation aboard that were fishing in its territorial waters, the National Directorate of Aquatic Areas, or Dirnea, announced Monday. continue reading »
Latin America News: Ecuador Oil Production Increases by Nearly 3 Percent
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador increased its oil production by 2.9 percent in the third quarter of 2012, compared to the same period a year earlier, to an average of 508,800 barrels per day (bpd), the Central Bank said. continue reading »
Ecuadorian Soccer Star Jefferson Montero Looking to Return to Spain
December 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Jefferson Montero, an Ecuadorian midfielder with Mexico's Morelia, said he wanted to return to play in Spain, where he was a member of Real Betis from 2009 to 2012. continue reading »
