The Latest Breaking News from Ecuador

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorian gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and slayings, was discovered missing from his prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking.

'I hope everyone can get back to their normal lives but I don't think that's going to happen,' a British tourist said

At the age of 36, Ecuador's fresh-faced new President Daniel Noboa has been thrust into a full-scale confrontation with narco gangs terrorizing the South American nation in a bloody battle for supremacy.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in "a state of war" against drug cartels who have carried out a wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in response to government crackdown.

Ecuador is gripped with fear as powerful gangs unleash violence and chaos. President orders military action, but can they stop the unstoppable?

On 30 March 2011, a truly unprecedented event took place at a provincial court in Loja, Equator, located some 270 miles from the capital of Quito. The Vilcabamba River, a plaintiff in a trial there, convinced the tribunal that its own rights were being undermined by a road development project. The…

Editorial: The Latin American nation, once relatively safe, is now in the grip of organised crime. There are no swift or easy solutions

Daniel Noboa designates nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups after wave of violence across country

The South American country is a breeding ground for confrontation between local gangs linked to regional cartels, analysts say