by Rebeca Mendoza | Apr 6, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 22
Rising legal handgun purchases now overlap with mounting fears that weapons are reaching gangs. Ecuador’s legal imports of handguns have climbed to unprecedented levels, with purchases of semi-automatic pistols alone topping $4 million in 2025, even as officials warn...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 30, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 21
An accelerated local voting calendar is forcing alliances, primaries and survival strategies into overdrive. Ecuador’s political organizations are being forced into a rapid reorganization after the National Electoral Council moved the country’s 2027 local elections up...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 30, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 21
Lawmakers back regulation in principle while pressing for changes to safeguards, oversight and access. Ecuador’s National Assembly has taken its first formal step toward regulating euthanasia, opening debate on a bill designed to set the legal, medical and...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 30, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 21
This week’s seven stories read less like a neat package of daily news and more like a national personality test. Ecuador, once again, appears to be trying to run a modern country with one eye on the weather, one eye on politics, one eye on the power grid, and no eyes...
by Rebeca Mendoza | Mar 30, 2026 | Volume 10, Issue 21
The revived route is expected to strengthen tourism, business travel, and family ties between the two countries. Aeromexico has returned to Quito, restoring a direct air link to Mexico City that airport officials and travelers say had been sorely missed for nearly two...
