As voters head to the polls on Sunday, violence, unemployment and the country’s ongoing energy crisis will be top of mind.

Stephen and Joanna Vargha retired early and moved from North Carolina to Cuenca, Ecuador, in 2020 for the lower cost of ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For the 1.55-mile trek to Tortuga Bay's Playa Mansa, wear comfy shoes and bring snacks and water. Once at the beach, you can snorkel, watch marine iguanas or rent a kayak ...

The view outside from this eco-hotel in northern Ecuador reveals vast hillsides still scarred by fires. In late January 2024, ...

Stephen: I heard about Cuenca, Ecuador, as a place to retire way back ... There are so many things to do here, including art events and going to restaurants. There are lots of musical events.

Noboa's blend of populist bravado, aggressive security policies and alignment with Trumpian politics has positioned him, at 37, as a formidable figure in a changing Latin America.

Half-day tours that combine bird-watching with snorkeling are also available from Santa Cruz and Isabela via companies like Grupo Galápagos, Nature Galapagos & Ecuador and Andando Tours.

Ecuador’s conservative president says that ... Trump has demanded that Mexico do more to crack down on illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling across the border. Noboa, who took time away ...

Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte — a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their ...

but Ecuador remains safer than Mexico. “If that type of situation happens, it is good to return to our country, because we have gone through a lot of things here in Mexico,” Bonilla said.