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The sweat was intense. Carlos was breathing heavily. He was handcuffed and his head was lowered on the hood of a green pickup. Two United States Border Patrol agents searched them while asking if he had weapons or drugs. They screamed. He understood everything, because they spoke...

A group of Ecuadorian and foreign scientists has embarked on deciphering the genetic catalog of the Galapagos Islands by comparing the archipelago’s “barcodes of life (barcodes)” with the world gene bank and the hope of discovering new species. About 70 natives help...

The Minister of Government , Alexandra Vela, revealed to EL COMERCIO that around 5,000 Afghan citizens are expected to be passing through Ecuador, in a humanitarian action , coordinated with the United States until they settle in that country. Around 5000 Afghan citizens will be...