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Top 5 Most Beautiful World Heritage Sites in Latin America
May 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognizes locations with special cultural or physical significance as World Heritage Sites. Currently, there are 962 sites listed worldwide and 130 can be found in Latin America. continue reading »
Amazon Nations Organize Observation Center to Protect Rainforest
May 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
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
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 »
Missing UK Tourist Found Dead in Galapagos
April 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A missing UK tourist, Thomas Berman, has been found dead on the Santa Cruz island, one of the Galapagos Islands, which is a part of the Galapagos National Park. continue reading »
Ecuador to Launch First Domestically Made Satellite in April
April 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff
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
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 »
Cubans Top Choices for Emigrating: Boliva, Chile and Ecuador
April 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile over the past 20 years have become new Latin American destinations for Cubans who decide to emigrate, the official weekly Trabajadores reported Monday. continue reading »
Galapagos Islands Open World’s First Eco-Friendly Airport Terminal
March 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The world's first eco-friendly air terminal began operating fully this week on Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, the airport management company Ecogal said. The passenger terminal began partial operations in December before it was completely finished because it was still waiting for material from the old building. continue reading »
Robbery Attempt in Ecuador of Visiting Argentine Vice President Thwarted
March 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Ecuadorian authorities have announced that a robbery attempt was thwarted against visiting Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou this last Friday. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Homeland Security Looking for Child Predator in New Jersey
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) urgently needs the public's help to locate a suspected child predator. continue reading »
Spain’s Repsol to Reduce Its Environmental Efforts in Ecuadorian Amazon
March 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish oil major Repsol said Wednesday it plans to invest around $9 million this year in environmental prevention and remediation at the two blocks in operates in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a 10 percent drop relative to 2012. continue reading »
Latin America Vows to Protect Sharks and Fight Asian Interests
March 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Latin America adopted a nearly unanimous position Wednesday at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, meeting in Bangkok to protect sharks, putting its weight behind a proposal that the Asian bloc considers unacceptable. continue reading »
Chevron Open to Mediation Over $19 Billion Environmental Damage Fine
March 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. supermajor Chevron Corp. is open to having the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, or ALBA, or the Union of South American Nations, or Unasur, mediate with Ecuador, a high-level company executive said. continue reading »
El Chapo’s Top Enforcer in Ecuador Being in Sought After Escaping from Prison
March 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Cesar Demar Vernaza Quiñonez, better known as Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s head of enforcement in Ecuador, is being sought after escaping prison last month in that country. continue reading »
Galapagos Islands’ Residents Encouraged to Discover Wildlife
February 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
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 »
