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Countries to which Ecuadorians can travel without a visa

Ecuadorian citizens can travel without a visa to 46 countries around the world, therefore it would be important to know the list of nations that do not request a visa to travel for tourism, studies or work. Most countries require requirements and a visa to enter, other nations do...
Posted On 31 May 2023
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New air routes will arrive in Ecuador in June

Throughout the month of June, new air routes will arrive in Ecuador to improve the connectivity of citizens with other countries in the world. This was reported on May 30 by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. The first to be implemented will be Quito – New York and...
Posted On 31 May 2023
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Smithsonian Museum returns heritage assets to Ecuador

The patrimonial assets, of bone origin, were delivered to three indigenous communities of Manabí, Esmeraldas and Pichincha. The heritage assets, which were in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), were repatriated to the country, the US Embassy...
Posted On 30 May 2023
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Colors of the flag of Ecuador shine in Spain and Australia

Regarding the 201 years of the Battle of Pichincha, celebrated on May 24, the colors of the Ecuadorian flag were displayed in cities in Spain and Australia. The colors of the Ecuadorian flag shone on Tuesday night at the Cibeles fountain in Madrid (Spain) for nearly four hours....
Posted On 24 May 2023
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Bivalent vaccines against covid-19 will arrive in Ecuador in June

The first batch of bivalent vaccines against covid-19 will arrive in Ecuador in June. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) imported 300,000 doses of the formula that protects against Omicron, the predominant variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the world. The purchase was made through the...
Posted On 23 May 2023
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Did you know that deaths from hypertension in Ecuador rose 51% in four years?

Cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, are the first cause of death in Ecuador. This disease, in particular, registers an increase in deaths of 51% in four years; 1,933 hypertensive people died with this diagnosis in 2021, according to data from the Institute of...
Posted On 23 May 2023
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Two out of every 10 Ecuadorians who request asylum in the United States receive it

El trámite para acceder al asilo en Estados Unidos toma en promedio cuatro años, según un estudio. A finales de 2022, había 30.455 casos de ecuatorianos pendientes. The United States seeks to reduce the time it takes to process asylum applications submitted by migrants seeking to...
Posted On 18 May 2023
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Ecuador integrates a hydrological reserve to its protected areas

La reserva hidrológica Ponce Paluguillo, ubicada al este de Quito, será el área protegida número 75 de Ecuador, con 4.295 hectáreas. The Government announced that it will integrate the Ponce Paluguillo hydrological reserve, located in the Papallacta páramos, east of Quito, into...
Posted On 18 May 2023
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UV radiation level in Quito will remain high

The National Meteorological Institute (Inamhi) warns of the level of radiation at the national level that will remain between high and very high in all the provinces of Ecuador this Monday, May 15. The provinces that will maintain high UV radiation levels are: Cotopaxi,...
Posted On 16 May 2023
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Ecuadorian Carlos Abad wins a regional innovation contest

El ecuatoriano es el mentalizador de un proyecto para perfeccionar una silla de ruedas movida con la mente. Viajará a Alemania para medirse con los ganadores de otras regiones. Ecuadorian Carlos Abad won the Falling Walls Lab 2023 innovation contest, organized by the German...
Posted On 13 May 2023
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