On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron fist" security policies are just words. In a darkened military command ...

“The Galápagos rail, a secretive bird thought to be extinct on Floreana, has been found on the island for the first time ...

Ecuador - From bustling metropolises surrounded by dramatic mountain backdrops to islands teeming with biodiversity, these ...

Last month, the military said a leader of one of Ecuador's biggest crime syndicates, Los Lobos, was arrested at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo. The U.S. last year declared Los Lobos to ...

A pregnant woman's dismembered remains from over 1,000 years ago, along with unusual burial artifacts spanning multiple cultures, point to a possible ritual sacrifice in coastal Ecuador Drawing of ...