The detonation of explosive devices on two bridges in Ecuador early on Wednesday was retaliation for a major military operation against illegal miners, the country's interior minister said.
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit near Ecuador’s coast on Friday, injuring 20, damaging Esmeraldas city buildings, and halting some oil operations, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador fights to protect fragile high-altitude wetlands that regulate the area's water cycles, as sharp water and energy rationing hit both nations.
A raging wildfire filled Quito, Ecuador with smoke and threatened homes on Tuesday as authorities rushed to control the blaze at a time when a historic drought has stretched resources and patience.
Ecuador extends power cuts from 8 hours daily to 12 hours, the government said on Monday, citing the country's urgent energy crisis caused by the worst drought in the Andean country's recent history.
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa will seek changes to the constitution to allow foreign military bases to be established in the Andean country, he said on Monday via a post on X.
