Quito, Ecuador News

Intelligence obtained by U.S. forces based in Ecuador helped Colombia's military locate the senior rebel commander killed in a cross-border raid by Colombian troops last year, a government commission said Thursday.

A shaman blows a bull's horn on festival day and pivots to clouds of burning incense in a purification ceremony, all shot on video.

It's not often that you can say you've slept in a president's house. Yet, Hacienda Zuleta, set in the dizzy heights of the Andes, has been in the family of the late Galo Plaza Lasso, a former president of Ecuador, for more than 100 years.

At the entrance to Quito, Ecuador's Old Town, I met four female travelers who had been victims of knife-wielding thieves: One quick slash through the shoulder strap, and their purses were gone.

Photo courtesy of iStock Photo [enlarge] La Basilica del Voto Nacional towers above the Centro Historico district in Quito, Ecuador.

"Become a missionary, putting on a smile for Christmas" is the slogan of the first Festival of Christmas Carols.

Canadian construction and infrastructure firm Aecon and other relevant players, have renegotiated the concession contract for Ecuadorean capital Quito's international airport with local authorities, the company reported in a release.

QUITO: A regional Latin American meeting focused on defusing tensions between Colombia and Venezuela, despite Bogota's absence which was characterised by Caracas as a "huge mistake". Defence and foreign ministers from UNASUR's member nations were welcomed as the meeting opened on Friday by Ecuador's Foreign Minister Fander Falconi.

Venezuela's government on Friday blasted Colombia's defense minister as a "crazy sniper" at a summit in Quito, where South American ministers agreed to sign a partial accord over security in the region.

Since November 19, World Vision and thousands of people around the world have been traveling the globe in search of the Christmas spirit as part of the Christian humanitarian agency's "Spirit of Christmas" tour.

The colonial city of Quito is the perfect starting point for or an exploration of the charming South American country of Ecuador.

QUITO: A total of 213 children and five teachers of a school in the southeast Ecuadorian province of Morona Santiago were sickened after dining in the school canteen, the health authorities said on Wednesday.

Quito, Nov 25 The Book Fair of Quito begin on Wednesday its second day in the Eugenio Espejo Convention Centre, in which participant publishing companies have a literary and artistic tight program.

Ecuador and China will form a joint venture to develop an oil bloc in the South American country that has proven reserves of 120 million barrels of crude, an Ecuadoran official said Wednesday.

The U.S. Embassy in Quito urged Americans visiting or resident in Ecuador to be vigilant about their personal security following the kidnapping for ransom of an American traveling in the northern province of Carchi near the Colombian border.

Ecuador and Colombia formally established on Monday ties at trade representation level, official sources said.

China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin, on Monday arrived in Quito, kicking off his official good-will visit to Ecuador.

Quito, Nov 20 A fire has destroyed 106 houses in a suburban sector of Guayaquil city, Ecuador''s most populated.

The Ecuadorian government expects to end power rationing before the coming holiday season, a member of the team dealing with acute electricity shortages said Tuesday.

Quito, Nov 16 Ecuadorian Vice president Lenin Moreno reiterated on Monday his government commitment to Amazonia''s development, when presiding over the solemn session on the 449th anniversary of the Tena city foundation.