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Galapagos: The archipelago where conservation and tourism converge

Galapagos, where more than 90% of its population depends on tourism, is experiencing signs of recovery with a firm commitment to conservation, backed by the recent initiative announced at COP26 to extend its marine reserve. “Expanding the reserve from 138,000 to 200,000...
Posted On 30 Nov 2021
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COE suspends return to face-to-face classes for students who had to enter in December and January due to the threat of the omicron variant

Faced with the threat of the variant of the coronavirus, omicron, the Government modified the dates for the return to face-to-face classes on a mandatory basis in fiscal, fiscal, municipal, and private educational institutions. On November 22, they returned to the technical and...
Posted On 30 Nov 2021
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The mega event Expominas and Ecuador Oil & Power kicks off showing the face of social responsibility

Magdalena Tsuink, an indigenous Shuar from the Warints community, displays a series of artisan products, such as colorful necklaces and clay thermoses made by the women of her community. Magdalena held her exhibition at one of the stands of the XIII Expominas Energy Mega Event...
Posted On 26 Nov 2021
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Booster vaccination to the general population begins in January in Ecuador

The Minister of Health stressed that the vaccination applied since last May, when the government led by Guillermo Lasso began, “has been extremely effective in preventing deaths and complicated conditions.” “Following that same strategic plan, from January we...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021
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Three women led the first heart transplant performed by the Guayaquil clinic

Doctors Mónica Gilbert, Luciana Boloña and Paola Morejón led the first heart transplant that was performed at the Guayaquil clinic, in the center. The intervention was carried out with a team made up of 60% specialized women. The beneficiary of this heart transplant is from Quito...
Posted On 24 Nov 2021
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Comic Con Ecuador back to presence

Accompanied by the famous Ecto-1, the vehicle of the ghost hunters, Gloria Gallardo, president of the Municipal Public Tourism Company, together with various cosplayers presented a small preview of what the sixth edition of Comic Con Ecuador will introduce on their return to the...
Posted On 22 Nov 2021
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Yasuní, among destinations selected by National Geographic for 2022

The Yasuní National Park, in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, never ceases to amaze. Its unique biodiversity on the planet and its ancestral cultural component makes this reserve a desirable destination, although only a small part of the park is open to tourism. Thus, National...
Posted On 19 Nov 2021
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“Cajita de Zapatos” Campaign seeks to help 10,000 Ecuadorians

The proposal from 50 social organizations seeks donations of clothes, toys, toiletries and more.  Cajita de Zapatos (shoe box) is the name of the campaign that seeks to help 10,000 people nationwide. The Citizen Coalition of Social Organizations of Ecuador (Ccose), with more than...
Posted On 16 Nov 2021
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Prison crisis: The president presents the diagnosis in an appointment with other authorities

At this time, in the city of Guayaquil, the Crisis Cabinet meets, which deals with the prison situation and the problems of citizen security in the country, a meeting that is chaired by President Guillermo Lasso. In a brief speech, the head of state indicated that at the meeting...
Posted On 15 Nov 2021
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Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, Citibank and Goldman Sachs would be interested in the debt-for-conservation swap proposed by creating a new protected area in Galapagos

The Minister of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition, Gustavo Manrique, describes Ecuador’s participation in COP26, which takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, as an “extraordinary” success. He claims that the country has made headlines in the international press by...
Posted On 10 Nov 2021
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