Conservationists have found a nest of endangered leatherback sea turtles in Ecuador. The said kind is a whopper of a species that can weigh up to a tonne and be three meters (10 feet) long.

Nest of a huge, endangered sea turtle found in Ecuador

Biologists in Ecuador are doing all that they can to save endangered toads from extinction. The amphibians are being raised in labs are finding a new home. WION tells you how exactly are the biologists trying to keep these species from vanishing.

Endangered amphibians are being raised in labs in Quito

In the age of Tinders and WhatsApps, it is a matter of awe for many if a relationship lasts long enough. But for folks belonging to generation that believed in repairing a broken thing rather than steadfastly going for a new one, this is not something jawdropping.

Ecuadorian couple becomes world's oldest married couple

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday extended his support to Ecuador which accused China of violating the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states.

Pompeo slams China for violating 'sovereign rights and jurisdiction of coastal states'

Ecuador said on Monday (July 28) that it will take diplomatic steps to protect the Galapagos Islands from the threat of a fleet of fishing vessels, mostly Chinese flagged, there were spotted near the archipelago.

Ecuador seeks to protect Galapagos after fishing boats spotted nearby

South American country Ecuador was alarmed after its navy discovered a fishing fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged vessels. These vessels were 200 miles away from the Galápagos Islands.

Ecuador alarmed by large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels around Galapagos Islands

An Ecuadorean teenager has set up an improvised school under a tree in a poor neighborhood of northern Guayaquil for some 40 students who haven't been able to study during the COVID-19 lockdown for lack of internet access.

Ecuador teen teaches class under a tree for kids without internet

Ready for the new era of Big Brother? Cameras using artificial intelligence have been installed on the streets of Quito, Ecuador to check if people are social distancing.

Violating social distancing in Ecuador? Big brother is watching

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ecuador to protest against the government's economic response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Ecuador protests against cuts amid pandemic

Ecuador has begun storing the bodies of coronavirus fatalities in giant refrigerated containers as morgues and hospitals are filled up. The Andean nation's COVID-19 outbreak has overwhelmed the health system, in some cases leaving the authorities unable to collect the bodies of the deceased.

Coronavirus: Ecuador forced to store dead bodies in giant refrigerators

Ecuador's government has begun storing the bodies of victims of the coronavirus in giant refrigerated containers as hundreds of deaths in the city of Guayaquil, the centre of the country's outbreak, have already filled morgues and hospitals.

Ecuador stores bodies in giant fridges as morgues fill up | Coronavirus Outbreak

The rapid spread of COVID-19 in Guayaquil, the capital of Ecuador's Guayas province, has collapsed the region's health system. To deal with the increased number of deaths, temporary morgues were installed outside a hospital in Guayaquil, as the government distributes cardboard coffins.

Ecuador faces shortage of coffins, locals resort to cardboard boxes

Ecuador is 3rd worst affected nation of COVID-19 in Latin America. Ecuador is a country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast. It has reported 3,465 positive cases so far.

Ecuador is 3rd worst affected nation of COVID-19 in Latin America, 3465 cases reported so far

Soaring numbers of COVID-19 deaths in Ecuador's second city Guayaquil have led to a shortage of coffins, forcing locals to resort to using cardboard boxes, city authorities said Sunday.

COVID-19: Shortage of coffins forces locals to resort to using cardboard boxes in Ecuador

The Peruvian government displayed on Thursday 21 cultural artifacts returned to embassies in Argentina, Canada, Ecuador and Brazil.

Peru officials hail return of cultural artifacts

Lenin Moreno, the President of Ecuador recently apologised for his earlier comments about victims of sexual assault. He had said that women complain about harassment only when the perpetrators are ''ugly''.

Ecuador president suggests women report abuse only from 'ugly' men; apologises after backlash

Thirty-six year-old Vallejo has worked with volcanoes at the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School for the last 13 years, where she is also a teacher. Her observations serve for the development and updating of risk maps.

Ecuadorean vulcanologist studies Reventador's explosive eruptions

Residents in Quito have opened their businesses, headed to work and continued their daily lives, a day after President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck a deal to cancel a disputed austerity package.

WION Wallet: Normalcy returns in Ecuador

Ecuador has said that it has denied self-styled godman Nithyananda's request for refuge and that currently, he has left the country "presumably" for Haiti. The Ecuadorian embassy in Delhi, in a statement, said, "Ecuador denied the request for international personal protection (refuge) made by Mr Nithyananda".

Ecuador denies Nithyananda's request for refuge; says he may be heading to Haiti 

Season of discontent: A look at protests across the world

Ecuador on Sunday said it had resumed crude oil exports curbed by violent protests that forced several wells in the Amazon to halt operations. The country was hit by 12 days of demonstrations, led by indigenous groups, against fuel price hikes until President Lenin Moreno reached a deal with protest leaders on October 13.

Ecuador resumes oil exports curbed by protests

The UN said Friday that it would send a team of investigators to Ecuador, following an invitation from the government, to investigate alleged violations committed during recent deadly protests.

UN to probe rights abuses in Ecuador after deadly protests

Ecuador's president and indigenous leaders reached an agreement Sunday to end nearly two weeks of violent protests against austerity measures adopted to obtain a multi-billion-dollar loan from the IMF.

Ecuador government, protesters agree deal to end deadly violence that left seven people dead

Indigenous leaders and Ecuador's president prepared Sunday for face-to-face talks after nearly two weeks of violent street protests over austerity measures instituted to obtain a multibillion-dollar loan from the IMF.

Ecuador's president, protest leaders in talks to end deadly violence

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