The oil company’s lawsuit against Ecuador lasted more than 13 years and has not yet officially ended. After more than 10 years of dispute in an arbitration court, the Perenco case had a final decision in 2021: Ecuador was sentenced to pay more than $374 million to the European oil company Perenco. That was the resolution of an international […]

Activists and residence don’t understand how the project moves forward when all the laws are in place to stop it. In Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal, someone has started construction work in front of Punta Carola, one of the most emblematic beaches of the Galapagos Islands. Since the beginning of 2022 they have brought in tractors, cut […]

The high rate of violence in the country is worrying citizens. According to data from the National Police, between January 1st and August 10, 2022, intentional homicides —homicides, murders, femicides, and contract killings— in Ecuador have doubled compared to the same period in 2021. Although the causes of violence are diverse, the Police attribute 81% of homicides to criminal violence. Above all, […]

You know, I’ve been here since 2014 and I’ve never been to Buenos Aries or anywhere in Colombia? I’ve never seen Santiago. Or Medellin or Cali. And I’ve never made it to Patagonia. Those were all places on my list of things to do before I die. And when I moved to South America, I […]

On August 14, 2022, an explosion killed 5 people and injured 17 others in Cristo de Consuelo, a neighborhood in the southwest of Guayaquil that has been classified as a conflict area due to the consumption and sale of drugs. In this area, one of the most important Catholic processions in the country is also held every year, which […]