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Ecuadornews: On Monday, September 17, the Ministry of Tourism presented the National Gastronomic Plan “Ecuador a la Carte”, a selection of 24 typical dishes, one by province, in order to transform Ecuadorian cuisine into a tourist product, as explained by Carlos...

Ecuadornews: The Ecuadorian capital once again ratified its leadership as South America’s leading destination in the 2018 World Travel Awards, held on Saturday in Guayaquil. Quito won for the sixth year the prize as the leading destination in South America and, for the...

Ecuadornews: The Ombudsman’s Office added to the rejection of the statement made by the OAS Secretary, who does not rule out a “military intervention” against Nicolás Maduro. The People’s Defender of Ecuador, Gina Benavides, spoke in favor of the...

Ecuadornews: Three days after the announcement that Wálther Arízala, aka Guacho, was shot and wounded in a confrontation with snipers, Colombian military forces have failed to locate him in the rural area of Roberto Payán, in the north of Tumaco (southwest of department o...

Ecuadornews: The problem now is not just internal. Non-oil exports seem to have been infected by the situation of illiquidity and deflation that has left the economy numb. The growth rate of private sector sales to the world is more than three times lower than the first seven...

Ecuadornews: The European Union will exhibit its commercial offer at a fair that will attract more than 20,000 attendees in Quito. From October 10 to 13, the Europa 360 Expo will be held in Quito, a trade fair organized by the Eurochambers, the European Union (EU) and its member...

Ecuadornews: China is the country’s main creditor. According to the Ministry of Finance, Ecuador’s commitments with banks and the Chinese Government amounted to USD 7 159 million up to July, which represents 20.7% of public external debt. The Government recognizes...

Ecuadornews: The National Assembly seeks to shake off the scandal over the reported charge of ‘tithes’ to servers that would involve several assembly members. It will be considered in the Plenary to go to an internal depuration. If this were to happen, it would be the...

Ecuadornews: Colombia and Ecuador did not confirm until yesterday afternoon data on the possible whereabouts of Walter Arizala, aka Guacho, who was wounded early Saturday in an operation in Colombian territory. Colombia’s defense minister, Guillermo Botero, said Saturday...

Ecuadornews: The former secretary of the inter-institutional committee that investigated the death of the FAE general, from 2012 to 2013, delivered the 38 minutes of the meetings yesterday. Geovanna Palacios, former secretary of the inter-institutional committee that analyzed the...