Ecuador /tags/ecuador Ecuador en-US WLRN Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:33:08 GMT Indigenous women in Ecuador invent a new sport: handball in traditional skirts /americas/2024-06-20/indigenous-women-in-ecuador-invent-a-new-sport-handball-in-traditional-skirts In the Indigenous community of Turucu, near the active Cotacachi volcano in northern Ecuador, soccer had always been a man’s thing. The only gleaming green field belongs to them, especially on weekends Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:33:08 GMT /americas/2024-06-20/indigenous-women-in-ecuador-invent-a-new-sport-handball-in-traditional-skirts Gonzalo Solano | The Associated Press Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-30/mexico-is-taking-ecuador-to-the-top-u-n-court-over-storming-of-the-mexican-embassy Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court Tuesday, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:03:03 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-30/mexico-is-taking-ecuador-to-the-top-u-n-court-over-storming-of-the-mexican-embassy The Associated Press Ecuadorians vote in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-22/ecuadorians-vote-in-referendum-to-approve-toughening-fight-against-gangs Ecuador's president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:06:01 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-22/ecuadorians-vote-in-referendum-to-approve-toughening-fight-against-gangs The Associated Press Mexico's president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-06/mexicos-president-says-country-will-break-diplomatic-ties-with-ecuador The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 05:55:33 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-06/mexicos-president-says-country-will-break-diplomatic-ties-with-ecuador The Associated Press Gunmen in Ecuador kill 9, injure 10 others in attack as violence surges /americas/2024-04-01/gunmen-in-ecuador-kill-9-injure-10-others-in-attack-as-violence-surges Police in Ecuador say gunmen have attacked a group of people in the coastal city of Guayaquil, killing nine and injuring 10 others. It was the latest in a string of violent incidents in the South American country. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:34:08 GMT /americas/2024-04-01/gunmen-in-ecuador-kill-9-injure-10-others-in-attack-as-violence-surges The Associated Press A prosecutor investigating a TV studio attack in Ecuador has been shot dead in Guayaquil /americas/2024-01-18/ecuador-tv-studio-attack-investigation-guayaquil A prosecutor in Ecuador who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel by a group of armed men last week has been slain. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:45:25 GMT /americas/2024-01-18/ecuador-tv-studio-attack-investigation-guayaquil The Associated Press How Ecuador went from being Latin America’s model of stability to a nation in crisis /americas/2024-01-18/how-ecuador-went-from-being-latin-americas-model-of-stability-to-a-nation-in-crisis To understand why Ecuador has become the epicenter of gang violence, you need to understand both the geography and history of Latin America’s drug trade, writes Florida International University's Eduardo Gamarra, an expert on Latin American politics. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:39:58 GMT /americas/2024-01-18/how-ecuador-went-from-being-latin-americas-model-of-stability-to-a-nation-in-crisis Eduardo Gamarra | The Conversation 'People are scared': The new outburst of narco-cartel violence plaguing Ecuador /americas/2024-01-15/narco-cartel-violence-ecuador Miami-Dade Councilman Christian Cevallos tells The South Florida Roundup the gang violence in Ecuador that suddenly grabbed headlines had been building up for several years. A lack of democratic institutions and the demand in the U.S. and Europe for cocaine are key factors. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:21:55 GMT /americas/2024-01-15/narco-cartel-violence-ecuador Helen Acevedo We shouldn't let Ecuador's real pain inflate Bukele's false promise /commentary/2024-01-11/we-shouldnt-let-ecuadors-real-pain-inflate-bukeles-false-promise COMMENTARY The gang poison plaguing Ecuador and Latin America is largely a result of what many say is its antidote: the trashing of democratic institutions by la mano dura. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-01-11/we-shouldnt-let-ecuadors-real-pain-inflate-bukeles-false-promise Tim Padgett Ecuador's escalating gang violence is broadcast live to the nation as masked gunmen storm TV studio /americas/2024-01-10/ecuadors-escalating-gang-violence-is-broadcast-live-to-the-nation-as-masked-gunmen-storm-tv-studio The unprecedented assault on the TV station followed the apparent escapes from prison of two of the leaders of Ecuador's most powerful gangs. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:55:31 GMT /americas/2024-01-10/ecuadors-escalating-gang-violence-is-broadcast-live-to-the-nation-as-masked-gunmen-storm-tv-studio Associated Press