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Tue30Sep2008

Ecuador Passes New Constitution

Ecuador's voters approved a new constitution by about 70%. In the new constitution, there are certain provisions that are more progressive and protect more rights than the U.S. Constitution.The new constitution guarantees civil rights for gays and lesbians, including civil... Read more »

Tuesday, September 30 2008 | 16:06 H

Mon22Sep2008

Ecuadorians Number 4 Latino Group in NYC (Especially in Queens)

As a born and bred Queens, NYC Latina, I sure don't need statistics to tell me that the Ecuadorian population is steadily growing. It's the reason there are more Ecuadorian food trucks and carts from Jackson Heights to Flushing. It's... Read more »

Monday, September 22 2008 | 14:24 H

Thu28Aug2008

Ecuador to Take in 50,000 Colombian Refugees

We hear a lot of talk about big countries like the U.S. offering aid to neighbors and other countries of interest, but I always raise an eyebrow when I hear these reports. We are supposedly "helping" Irag, remember? But when... Read more »

Thursday, August 28 2008 | 14:37 H

Fri15Aug2008

Need a Hug? Ecuador is Giving Them Away!

Maybe it's the New Yorker in me, but I generally don't like hugging strangers, especially strange gringo tourists but the Free Hug movement went to Ecuador and seem to be well received even if their background hugging it out theme... Read more »

Friday, August 15 2008 | 08:00 H

Thu15May2008

Venezuela to Colombia : A U.S. Base on the Border Means War

With the lease of the U.S. military base in Manta, Ecuador expiring next year and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa vowing not to renew, the United States Ambassador to Colombia, William Brownfield, suggested that the Ecuador base could be moved to... Read more »

Thursday, May 15 2008 | 17:17 H

Fri18Apr2008

When Latino Corporate Fighters Win Awards, The Corporates Get Mad

What does a multi-national company do when two Ecuadorians fighting against them win an award? They launch a PR battle attack. Pablo Fajardo and Luis Yanza were named the 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients for their 14 year grassroots struggle... Read more »

Friday, April 18 2008 | 10:07 H

Thu27Mar2008

Ecuadorian Modelo/Assemblymember Wants to Save the Environment but Not Rape Victims or GLBT People

Trying to show she's more than just a pretty face, Rosanna Queirolo, won a seat on the Ecuadorian National Assembly on a platform promising to protect the environment and to provide a bridge to the Ecuadorian immigrant community in the... Read more »

Thursday, March 27 2008 | 11:52 H

Mon10Mar2008

Colombia and Venezuela Make Nice

After a week of rising tensions between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Yesterday Venezuela announced that it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Colombia. This followed a Friday meeting between the parties in the Dominican Republic where the presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela,... Read more »

Monday, March 10 2008 | 18:03 H

Tue04Mar2008

Are Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela Ready to Get Their War On?

The media is all over the story that Ecuador and Venezuela are ready to declare war on Colombia. Ecuador and Venezuela have cut diplomatic ties with Colombia and sent troops to their respective borders with the nation run by Alvaro... Read more »

Tuesday, March 04 2008 | 12:42 H

Tue29Jan2008

Sea Lion Massacre in the Galapagos

Few people actually care when Latin American people get massacred but Latin American animals still get our sympathy. 53 sea lions, 13 pups, 25 youngsters, nine males and six females, were found with their heads smashed in on Pinta island,... Read more »

Tuesday, January 29 2008 | 08:50 H

Mon01Oct2007

Ecuador's Prez Correa Declares Victory on New Constitution

The trend in Latin America is to push to rewrite constitutions with socialist flair. Jumping on this trend is Ecuador's President Rafael Correa. Unofficially, a quick count by a local citizens' group at thousands of polls indicated strong support for... Read more »

Monday, October 01 2007 | 09:13 H

Mon30Jul2007

Belgian judge halts deportation of Ecuadorean family

A mother and daughter from Ecuador who had been living in Belgium without papers for 4 years were about to get on a plane bound for Quito, but after a grassroots campaign which brought to light charges of abuse, a... Read more »

Monday, July 30 2007 | 17:55 H

Wed27Jun2007

Ecuadorian air travelers get an eyefull

Flights can be tedious, and some of us are thankful for in-flight movies and the solace of our iPods to while away the hours. But passengers on Ecuador's Ícaro Airlines get a bit more than that, as the company has... Read more »

Wednesday, June 27 2007 | 11:35 H

Wed06Jun2007

Daryl Hannah down for indigenous in Ecuador

Last year, Daryl Hannah was up in a tree with Joan Baez, trying to save an L.A. farm from being taken over by developers. This year, she's got her feet on the ground in Ecuador, for yet another environmental struggle:...Daryl... Read more »

Wednesday, June 06 2007 | 11:57 H

Thu03May2007

Galapagos being destroyed by tourists

Ecuador's Galapagos Islands -- the natural paradise that inspired some of Charles Darwin's most important writings on his Theory of Evolution -- are being destroyed by the massive influx of tourists to the protected area. According to Spain's 20 Minutos,... Read more »

Thursday, May 03 2007 | 14:43 H

Sun15Apr2007

Ecuador Votes to Make Its Congress Weaker

Today, Sunday, Ecuadorians are voting in a referendum put forth by President Rafael Correa on whether to create a special assembly to rewrite the nation's constitution. Correa, a leftist president, who has maintained popular support since winning the presidential seat,... Read more »

Sunday, April 15 2007 | 13:31 H

Wed03Jan2007

Ecuadorean terror victims will get Spanish citizenship

Spain was rocked Saturday by a bombing at Terminal 4 of Madrid's international airport, Barajas, in what looks to be the end of a truce between ETA and the Spanish government. Two of the victims in the attack were Ecuadorean... Read more »

Wednesday, January 03 2007 | 13:08 H

Tue26Dec2006

Colombia Almost Done Spraying

Colombia has been spraying potentially harmful herbicides over 25,000 acres of coca fields in a border zone shared with Ecuador. This spraying, backed by the United States, has created problems to say the least between the two South American nations,... Read more »

Tuesday, December 26 2006 | 17:00 H

Thu07Dec2006

Ecuadorian president-elect Rafael Correa On Victory Tour

Tis the season for South American president-elect victory tours. Yesterday I wrote about Hugo Chavez's tour. Ecuadorian President-elect Rafael Correa is starting his victory run today that will take him through Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Colombia.The Ecuadorian dignitary-elect is slated... Read more »

Thursday, December 07 2006 | 11:47 H

Mon27Nov2006

Rafael Correa Looking Like Winner in Ecuador Elections

This morning it looks like the second round of the presidential election in Ecuador puts lefty Rafael Correa winning against wealthy Bible toting, self-proclaimed "hero of God" Alvaro Noboa.The returns showed Correa with as many as twice the votes recorded... Read more »

Monday, November 27 2006 | 05:27 H

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