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This is a list of newspapers in Ecuador.. Ambato. El Heraldo; Babahoyo. Clarín; Bahía de Caráquez. El Globo; Cuenca. El Mercurio; La Tarde; El Tiempo; Galápagos Islands. El Colono; Guayaquil ...
¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo! (AVC) (Alfaro Lives, Dammit! [1]), another name for the Fuerzas Armadas Populares Eloy Alfaro (Eloy Alfaro Popular Armed Forces), was a clandestine left-wing group in Ecuador, founded in 1982 and named after popular government leader and general Eloy Alfaro. [2]
El Mercurio is a newspaper published in Cuenca, Ecuador. It is the city's main newspaper. [1] References
Hoy, a daily publication in Ecuador, was published physically from June 7, 1982, until August 26, 2014, and from then onwards digitally. [1] Its editorial office is located in Quito, and it is currently published simultaneously in Guayaquil in electronic format. It was created by Jaime Mantilla Anderson, according to whom it was the first ...
The 2010 Ecuadorian crisis took place on 30 September 2010, when National Police operatives blockaded highways, occupied the National Assembly, blocked Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito [1] and José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, [2] and took control of the premises of Ecuador TV, in what they claimed was a strike to oppose a government-sponsored law that ...
Since 2018, Ecuador has faced a historic wave of violence as the country has become a critical cocaine transit point, and organized crime groups compete for control of drug routes and prisons. Hundreds of prison inmates have been killed in prison fights. [20] In 2019 massive riots broke out in response to austerity measures. [21]
August 12, 1973 – an explosion in or near the grounds of the US Consulate General in Guayaquil was reported. No further information is available. [4]September 1, 1978 – eight people were wounded and heavy material damage was sustained from a bomb left at a public phone in the offices of El Universo newspaper in the coastal city of Guayaquil. [5]
Corruption in Ecuador is a serious problem. In 2014, the U.S. Department of State cited Ecuador's corruption as a key human-rights problem. [1] According to Freedom House, "Ecuador has long been racked by corruption", and the weak judicial oversight and investigative resources perpetuate a culture of impunity.