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Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama: The three countries jointly expressed their support and solidarity with the Government of Ecuador. [90] Panamanian Laurentino Cortizo also expressed regret at the crisis in Ecuador and expressed solidarity with President Noboa. [91] France: The country warned its nationals against traveling to Ecuador. [92]
A series of protests against the economic policies of Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso, triggered by increasing fuel and food prices, began on 13 June 2022.Initiated by and primarily attended by Indigenous activists, in particular the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the protests have since been joined by students and workers who have also been affected by the ...
Since around 2018, [1] Ecuador has suffered a security crisis resulting from conflicts between criminal organizations with connections to drug trafficking. [2] In recent years, coca leaf production has risen in neighboring Colombia [1] and Peru, [3] with both cocaine and coca base entering Ecuador by land and leaving by sea.
General elections are scheduled to be held in Ecuador on 9 February 2025. [1] If necessary, a second round will be held on 13 April 2025. [1] Incumbent President Daniel Noboa is running for re-election, having been elected in the 2023 general election. [2] The election will also elect members of the National Assembly to a full four year term. [1]
The 2020 demonstrations in Ecuador were a series of national mobilizations carried out beginning on May 1, 2020, after the announcement of economic measures by the government of Lenín Moreno and the approval in the second debate of the Organic Law of Humanitarian Support by the National Assembly, adopted due to the serious health and economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Paquisha War, Fake Paquisha War or Paquisha incident (Spanish: Guerra de Paquisha, Conflicto del Falso Paquisha o Incidente de Paquisha) was a military clash that took place between January and February 1981 between Ecuador and Peru over the control of three watchposts.
Tulcán (Spanish pronunciation:) is the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador and the seat of Tulcán Canton. The population of the city of Tulcán was 56,719 in the 2022 census. [ 1 ] Tulcán is known for its hot springs , deep wells, 3-acre topiary garden cemetery, the most elaborate topiary in the New World, [ 2 ] created with ...
TC Televisión is a state-run television channel in Ecuador.The network was founded in 1969 and was commercially-funded for many years until 2011 when Grupo Iasaías went into a lawsuit and was sold to a state government unit, Since then the channel has been owned by SERTVSA (Sistema Ecuatoriano de Radio y Televisión) despite a local court ruling that the Isaías brothers return all of their ...