Over 2,000 farms have lost their entire season of crops due to the deluge of rain. Heavy rains and flooding in Ecuador have damaged the crops of more than 4,300 farmers, resulting in the loss of over 8,000 hectares of agricultural land, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The damage caused by the […]

I’ve got to get something off my chest that I’m dealing with right now, and I know I’m going to sound like a whiner, or a jerk, or maybe even an ass, but here goes. Family aren’t the only ones who get to grieve. Now let me explain that. As I’ve written about before, my […]

The Minister of Transportation and Public Works, Darío Herrera, gave an interview this week and spoke about the situation and progress in the rehabilitation of the roads in the Azuay province, as well as future projects and investment for the development of the province. Amidst the current road repairs, which were necessitated by structural damage or landslides and have resulted […]

Guillermo Lasso, the President of Ecuador, is facing accusations of embezzlement for a contract signed between the public company Flota Petrolera Ecuatoriana (Flopec) and the international freight liner consortium, Amazonas Tanker. The legislators who have brought the impeachment charge against Lasso allege that his government failed to terminate the contract with Amazonas Tanker despite it […]