http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/EcuadorFind stories, videos, and photos about Ecuador from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:43:09 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ecuador14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ecuador from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/17/colombia.ecuador.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/17/colombia.ecuador.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter nearly going to war last year over a Colombian military raid inside Ecuador, the two nations seemed to be patching relations when their foreign ministers met a few weeks ago.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:43:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/10/06/sa.qualifiers/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/10/06/sa.qualifiers/index.htmlBrazil and Paraguay already booked their tickets for the 2010 World Cup, but six other teams are still in the running. There are only two automatic tickets left for South America, and one playoff berth against the fourth-place team from CONCACAF.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/02/ecuador.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/02/ecuador.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the edge of Ecuador's Amazon Basin, the Upano River gives life to a vibrant agricultural sector that keeps the economy of the southeastern city of Macas beating. Bananas, papayas and coffee are some of the foods farmed by the largely indigenous population.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/30/ecuador.farc.ties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/30/ecuador.farc.ties/index.html#cnnSTCTextA diary reported to have come from a top Colombian guerrilla leader killed last year says key officials in Ecuador accepted money from the rebels and had connections with Mexican drug gangs.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/19/ecuador.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/19/ecuador.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTextA small military plane on a training flight in heavy fog crashed Thursday into a populated area of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, killing the five people aboard and two on the ground, authorities said.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:45:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/17/sa.qualifying/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/17/sa.qualifying/index.htmlAll over South America, international squads are being called up as the continent's World Cup qualification campaign resumes after a 5½-month break. The 11th and 12th games for each nation are coming up in late March, followed by two more in June, two in September and the final two in October.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/11/ecuador.guerrilla/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/11/ecuador.guerrilla/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities in Ecuador said they have captured a top guerrilla leader belonging to the Marxist FARC group from neighboring Colombia, news outlets reported Wednesday.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/18/us.ecuador.diplomats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/18/us.ecuador.diplomats/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department called the expulsion of the second U.S. diplomat from Ecuador in just over a week "unjustified," rejecting charges the diplomats meddled in Ecuador's internal affairs.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/14/drug.subs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/14/drug.subs/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Navy helicopter whipped the waves as the U.S. Coast Guard closed in on the suspected drug traffickers abandoning their homemade submarine off the coast of Ecuador.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/12/ecuador.default/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/12/ecuador.default/index.html#cnnSTCTextEcuadorian President Rafael Correa said Friday he will not pay interest on the nation's foreign debt and that he was prepared to accept any consequences.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/21/americans.ecuador/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/21/americans.ecuador/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn extended trip to Ecuador by two Americans changed from a dream to a nightmare after a brutal attack last week, according the couple's blog and U.S. officials.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:37:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/09/16/ecuador.wcq/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/09/16/ecuador.wcq/index.htmlSlowly and quietly, Ecuador has played its way back into contention for a third consecutive World Cup appearance.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/30/us.equador.base/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/30/us.equador.base/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is losing access to one of its three counternarcotics bases in Latin America, U.S. military officials said Wednesday.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826107,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826107,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA proposed new constitution grants Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa broad powers including the ability to dissolve Congress and set monetary policy, and would let him stay in office through 2017Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHundreds of jailed convicts are celebrating Ecuador's decision to pardon low-level drug couriers known as "mules"Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/13/ecuador.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/13/ecuador.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextEcuadoran President Rafael Correa downplayed news that authorities arrested four people in an alleged plot to attack him.Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1779434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1779434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Rafael Correa alleges that Washington infringed on his country's sovereignty and will move to end a U.S. lease on a coastal military base Wed, 14 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/19/ecuador.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/19/ecuador.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextFireworks gone awry during a concert killed 14 concertgoers and injured 16 others at a Quito, Ecuador, nightclub, the Red Cross confirmed.Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732271,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732271,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn the border between Ecuador and Colombia, FARC rebels -- and the government forces chasing them -- have created the continent's most serious security crisisFri, 18 Apr 2008 17:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/24/colombia.ecuador/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/24/colombia.ecuador/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Colombian defense minister said Sunday that a military raid that killed about two dozen Colombian rebels in Ecuadoran territory also killed a citizen of Ecuador.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/24/colombia.ecuador.dad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/24/colombia.ecuador.dad/index.html#cnnSTCTextA day after a Colombian official identified one of the people killed by a Colombian military strike on a rebel camp in this country as Ecuadoran, the dead man's father denied his son was a member of the rebel group.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/colombia.farc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/colombia.farc/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs South American officials tried to ease tensions sparked by Colombia's killing of a rebel leader inside Ecuador, the Colombian army announced the death of another top militant Friday.Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/06/nic.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/06/nic.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextNicaragua President Daniel Ortega said Thursday that the nation is breaking relations with Colombia "in solidarity with the Ecuadoran people." Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/05/oas.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/05/oas.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Organization of American States passed a resolution Wednesday in hopes of easing tensions stemming from an attack into Ecuadoran territory by Colombia.Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/04/colombia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/04/colombia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday that he will seek Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's denunciation in court for financing a terrorist group. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/03/ecuador.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/03/ecuador.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextEcuador's president said Monday that a deal to release political prisoners -- including former Colombian Sen. Ingrid Betancourt -- was nearly complete before a Colombian raid into his country Saturday.Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:40:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719061,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1719061,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEcuador on Monday broke off diplomatic ties with Colombia and Venezuela says it will expel Colombia's ambassador after that country conducted a strike against leftist rebels inside EcuadorMon, 03 Mar 2008 23:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/02/chavez.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/02/chavez.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextEcuador's President Rafael Correa withdrew his government's ambassador in Bogota, Colombia, and ordered troops to the country's border following a Colombian raid against leftist rebels inside Ecuador.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/21/ecuador.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/21/ecuador.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 10 people have died and thousands have been left homeless after torrential rains inundated large parts of Ecuador, officials said Thursday.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:13:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/11/27/coach.quit/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/11/27/coach.quit/index.htmlTwo coaches fell on their swords as a consequence of the action last week in the third and fourth rounds of South America's World Cup qualification campaign.Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:08:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/10/16/brazil.qualifier/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/10/16/brazil.qualifier/index.html"I think Brazilians are very demanding with their idols," writes Pelé in his autobiography. "Sometimes it is as if they are more concerned with pulling you down than building you up."Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1667386,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1667386,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: A constitutional referendum and plans to dissolve Congress are the latest reminder that Latin America's legislatures have often discredited the region's democraciesTue, 02 Oct 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/07/23/ecuador.oil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/07/23/ecuador.oil/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnder pressure to preserve the environment while at the same time ease the poverty of his people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has come up with an unusual solution.Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/07/06/copa.america/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/07/06/copa.america/index.htmlWhile eight teams march on to the quarterfinals of the Copa Am�rica, the other four go home to recriminations and postmortems. Not qualifying for the second round in a tournament that only eliminates one-third of the teams is clearly a failure. Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396784/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396784/index.htmWhen Rafael Correa (above, with his wife on election night) began campaigning for President, he seemed unlikely to win. Close links with a fellow leftist, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, were cos... Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/27/tbr.ecuador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/11/27/tbr.ecuador/index.htmlRafael Correa, a leftist nationalist who is friendly with Venezuela's anti-U.S. president, defeated banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa in Ecuador's presidential runoff on Sunday, partial results indicated. Here is our guide to the country and the vote.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/08/17/ecuadoran.boat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/08/17/ecuadoran.boat/index.htmlFishing vessels and cargo ships off Colombia were being alerted Wednesday to search for more than 100 people missing after their fishing boat sank, said the captain of Ecuador's port of Manta.Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/24/ecuador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/24/ecuador/index.htmlEcuador's ousted president arrived in Brazil on Sunday after fleeing his homeland just four days after losing power.Sun, 24 Apr 2005 12:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/23/ecuador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/23/ecuador/index.htmlProtesters chanting "Killer, killer, killer!" besieged the Brazilian ambassador's home in Quito Friday in an effort to prevent Ecuador's ousted president Lucio Gutierrez from fleeing the country.Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/21/ecuador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/21/ecuador/index.htmlBrazil's ambassador said Thursday his country has granted asylum to Lucio Gutierrez, the ousted president of Ecuador, and was negotiating with Ecuador to arrange for his safe passage out of the country.Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/20/ecuador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/20/ecuador/index.htmlBrazil's ambassador said Thursday his country has granted asylum to Lucio Gutierrez, the ousted president of Ecuador, and was negotiating with Ecuador to arrange for his safe passage out of the country.Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/05/24/260301/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/05/24/260301/index.htmThis has been a tough time for holders of "risk-free" government paper. The total return for the benchmark 30-year Treasury bond in the first quarter was a dismal -7.17%. Even the less leveraged te...Mon, 24 May 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/10/28/66556/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/10/28/66556/index.htmEcuador threatened to become the first member of OPEC to quit the cartel in a disagreement over oil quotas. The dispute centers on a request by Ecuador and five other OPEC members to raise their ca...Mon, 28 Oct 1985 05:01:00 EST