A large fleet of some 260 Chinese fishing vessels has been spotted in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, the country’s navy officials said last week. The Ecuadorian ...

Ecuador has launched a debt-for-nature deal that will wipe out some $1 billion in interest payments in exchange for boosting its protection of the waters around the Galápagos Islands. Much of the ...

Two Ecuadorean government ministers confirmed the plan, saying U.S. military aircraft used in anti-drug trafficking efforts could occasionally use the airport on San Cristóbal Island for refueling ...

ECUADOR - I started my journey on mainland Ecuador visiting the Equator and spending time in the Andes Mountains. Train journeys in the mountains offer spectacular views. I also stayed with an ...

Reporting from Quito, Ecuador — Ecuador’s defense minister on Monday defended his country’s decision to allow U.S. anti-drug overflights to land in the environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands, ...

We had left our flank unguarded, and I felt a damp 'splat', followed by a whoop of triumph. another pair of damp trousers. Fortunately, Ecuador's children do not normally run riot, and nor are they ...

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency on the Galápagos Islands after a freighter carrying chemicals and dangerous products ran aground last week, according to a statement from the Environment ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — Just south of the Galapagos’ Marchena Island, there’s a dive spot known by locals as the “fish arena.” There, within the choppy, cool waters of the Pacific, thousands of ...