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Quito, Feb 13 Ecuadorean Oil and Mines Minister Galo Chiriboga and Petroecuador President Fernando Zurita traveled to Venezuela to visit the oil-rich Orinoco zone.

QUITO, Ecuador : Fifteen Huaorani Indians living in voluntary isolation in Ecuador's largest nature reserve have been shot to death, an indigenous organization said Wednesday.

Quito, Feb 12 The Monetary Reserve of Available Currency of Ecuador achieved a new yearly record with 3.745 billion dollars, informed the Central Bank .

Ecuador reported a $50.2 million trade deficit in December after imports surged 21 percent.

Quito, Feb 10 .- An investigation has been launched to find the hacker who entered the Office of the President's Web site while it was undergoing maintenance, Ecuadorian officials said.

QUITO, ECUADOR -- Ecuador's attorney general Saturday urged the government to negotiate with oil firms to stop drilling for crude in a protected area deep in the Amazon jungle where Indian tribes live in ...

Ecuador's erupting Tungurahua volcano has dumped an inch of ash on nearby villages, causing major crop damage in an agriculturally important area, officials said Saturday.

Officials in western Ecuador Wednesday took measures to protect the area's water systems after the eruptions of the Tungurahua volcano.

An antitrust law in the works will reduce retailer speculation that has contributed to an increase in Ecuador's inflation rate, President Rafael Correa said.

Quito, Feb 8 Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, threatened suspension of contracts with foreign oil companies if they refuse to invest in crude oil fields in the territory.

Quito, Feb 7 Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa denied any escalation of weapons in the country, but explained the need to replace obsolete military equipment in the local Armed Forces.

Quito, Feb 7 : At least five people died when the Tungurahua volcano erupted in Ecuador, according to local media reports.

Authorities in Ecuador have ordered the evacuation of another 4,000 people whose homes are in danger from an erupting volcano.

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spewed molten rock, gas and ash on Wednesday, increasing its activity and prompting authorities to evacuate hundreds of villagers living on the shadow of the mountain.

Ecuadorian government stepped up Tuesday's procedures to give attention to thousands of victims of the heavy rain that has provoked flooding and damage in six provinces.

Quito, Feb 6 A commission comprised of the Ecuadorian government and prefectures analyze Wednesday a proposal for decentralization and territorial restructuring of the country.

Quito, Feb 5 Ecuadorian government stepped up Tuesday's procedures to give attention to thousands of victims of the heavy rain that has provoked flooding and damage in six provinces.

Quito, Feb 4 The Ecuadorian government is prioritizing Monday assistance to victims and evaluating damages caused by intensive rainfall that flooded about 19,768 acres of the Costa territories.

Torrential rains have caused widespread flooding in southern Ecuador, eastern Bolivia and northern Argentina, with nearly 50 people killed and thousands made homeless, triggering international humantarian aid ...