by Rebeca Mendoza | Jun 22, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 33
Preliminary results give the conservative outsider a fragile mandate while his opponent challenges thousands of polling stations. Colombia’s presidential election remained politically unsettled Monday after conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella claimed victory...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Jun 22, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 33
Advancing river damage has exposed years of delayed decisions and increasingly expensive temporary fixes. The relentless erosion of the Coca River has developed into a growing threat to two pillars of Ecuador’s economy: its largest hydroelectric plant and the...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Jun 22, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 33
Movement delays alliance announcement while racing to secure candidates and political partners before looming electoral deadlines. The Citizen Revolution movement is concealing key elements of its strategy for Ecuador’s November local elections, delaying the...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Jun 22, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 33
Most investigations have ended without charges, while several prominent mayors remain jailed, indicted or under scrutiny. More than half of Ecuador’s mayors and provincial prefects have appeared in criminal proceedings, creating a sprawling legal record that reaches...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Jun 22, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 33
Scientists find abnormal heat extending far below the surface as fisheries and rainfall patterns begin changing. Unusually warm water reaching depths of 100 meters off Ecuador’s coast is providing some of the clearest evidence yet that El Niño conditions are...
