Now playing Next no comment Oil spill in Ecuador's Amazon region a result of 'sabotage' The spill was captured in a video by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon, 10km from Lago Agrio, the capital of Sucumbios in northeast Ecuador. 11/05/2023
Now playing Next Nature Ecuador seals landmark deal to protect Galápagos Islands and cut debt Ecuador’s ‘debt for nature’ swap hopes to protect the archipelago’s unique flora and fauna including many species that can be found nowhere else on Earth. 10/05/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Aerial images of site of deadly landslide in Ecuador Rescuers and local residents have been searching for more than 60 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rainfall killed at least seven in Ecuador's south. 28/03/2023
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Fears grow for missing people in Ecuador's massive mudslides Emergency services are still searching for survivors of Sunday's massive landslide in central Ecuador. Mud engulfed at least 163 homes in the small Andean community of Alausi affecting around 500 people. 28/03/2023
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Strong earthquake hits Ecuador and Peru, killing at least 14 people The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast. 19/03/2023
Now playing Next no comment Protests in Quito after lawyer found murdered Protests outside Quito police headquarters after lawyer found murdered. 22/09/2022
Now playing Next no comment Ecuadorian Indigenous people celebrate deal to cut fuel prices Ecuadorian Indigenous people celebrate after their leaders and the government signed a deal that would cut fuel prices and end cost-of-living protests that largely paralysed the country for 18 straight days. 01/07/2022
Now playing Next no comment Ecuador demonstrators take to streets Ecuador demonstrators take to streets on day 11 of anti-govt protests. Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters. 24/06/2022
Now playing Next no comment Indigenous protesters gather at university in Quito over night after protest Ecuador's Indigenous demonstrators gather at Central University in Quito to spend the night, where many are using it as a place of accommodation during the protest period. 22/06/2022
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Another Ecuador prison clash leaves 43 inmates dead A clash between rival Ecuadorian gangs has left 43 inmates dead, officials said Monday, little more than a month after another prison riot resulted in 20 deaths. 09/05/2022
Now playing Next Nature Ecuador grants wild animals legal rights in landmark court case It is thought to be the first time the country’s constitutional protection of nature has been applied in court. 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Police: Ecuadorian prison clash leaves dozens dead Clashes inside Ecuador’s largest prison early on Saturday left at least 58 inmates dead. 13/11/2021
Now playing Next no comment Ecuador: Road blockade on second day of strikes Main roads in at least ten provinces of Ecuador remained blocked on Wednesday on the second day of a national strike against fuel price hikes and President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies. 28/10/2021
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador State of emergency declared in Ecuador’s prisons after 116 die in riot Officials said at least five of the dead in the riot at Litoral penitentiary in Guayaquil were beheaded. 30/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment Galapagos' pink iguanas now critically endangered The rare Galapagos' pink iguanas earlier this week were declared as a critically endangered species by environmental organizations, after an expedition in early August estimated only 211 specimens still populate their native Wolf Volcano. 01/09/2021
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador picks conservative Guillermo Lasso for president Ex-banker Guillermo Lasso defeated left-wing economist Andrés Arauz in Ecuador's presidential runoff. 12/04/2021
Now playing Next Living Why Nemonte Nenquimo has become the voice of the Indigenous population Nenquimo has been named one of Time Magazine's Most Influential People of 2020. 01/11/2020
Now playing Next no comment Scientists find tortoise genetically linked to extinct species She is thought to be linked to Lonesome George, who died in 2012 and was the last known tortoise of the Pinta Island (Chelonoidis abingdonii) species. 01/02/2020
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Ecuador's president sends soldiers onto the streets as protests worsen Ecuadorean indigenous group Conaie said late on Saturday that it would continue anti-austerity protests after President Lenin Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito 13/10/2019
Now playing Next no comment Rocks and tear gas as protesters clash with riot police in Ecuador Protesters hurled rocks at riot police using tear gas in the Ecuadoran capital of Quito on Friday (October 11), amidst rising public anger over the austerity measures of President Lenin Moreno. 12/10/2019
Now playing Next Green News Giant tortoise thought to be extinct discovered in Galapagos The Galápagos National Park will start a breeding program for the species. 21/02/2019
Now playing Next no comment Thousands protest in Ecuador against sexual violence Ecuador women demonstrating against sexual violence 22/01/2019
Now playing Next Green News Darwin's iguanas help Galapagos restoration As part of an ambitious restoration project, an ancient species of land iguana returned to Santiago Island after 200 years. 10/01/2019
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Assange has to pay for his own internet and feed his cat A court in Ecuador has rejected Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's lawsuit and ruled that he must abide by the London embassy's new rules. 30/10/2018
Now playing Next Republic of Ecuador Hundreds of birds die in 'collective suicide' in Ecuador. Here's why. A remote Andean village in Ecuador celebrates the peculiar "collective suicide" ritual of migratory birds into their sacred lake. 25/09/2018
Now playing Next no comment Ecuador: Festival of Lights transforms Quito's old city The colonial centre of the Ecuadorean capital Quito is being transformed by the annual Fiesta de la Luz (Festival of Lights). 09/08/2018
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