One of the most notorious mass extinction events in modern times occurred on a hilltop in coastal Ecuador in the 1980s. Ninety species of plants known from nowhere else on Earth—many of them new ...
A worsening drought since mid-September has affected the reservoirs of hydroelectric power plants, in addition to the suspension of electricity supply from Colombia. Around 72% of Ecuador's energy ...
Ecuador since the end of last year has been struggling with power cuts that the goverment attributes to mismanagement of power plants and a dry spell caused by the El Niño weather pattern.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Christmas tree vendor Maria Constante waits for customers, in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, amid ...