Community members are ending half a millennium of waiting by building a highway that will link the Central Sierra with the Coast and the Amazon. Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, and Bolívar have united in a $2 million project to realize this dream, with hopes to inaugurate it within a year. To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

I’m traveling right now for a few weeks—in the US—and it has put me in a pensive mood. I find myself somewhat disconnected from my surroundings. Denver is still familiar to me but does not seem like home anymore. Nor does Florida, my mother’s adopted home state. I feel like I’m a passenger on a […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Ecuador’s economy is facing a challenging year in 2024, with significant hurdles such as power outages and political uncertainty due to upcoming elections. To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Rapid erosion threatens Ecuador’s largest hydroelectric plant, Coca Codo Sinclair, prompting concerns about its stability and operational future. To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Despite no judicial experience, Martínez says she aims to modernize and bring transparency to the Council. To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!