Ecuador's Blackouts Stretch On: What Travellers Need to Know Before Visiting
Ecuador extends industrial blackouts as hydro reservoirs drop and Colombian power imports falter. Here's what...
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Everything we have found about travelling in Ecuador, gathered from 7 publications and rewritten as short briefs with the original reporting credited. Last story added 5 hours ago.
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Driving Miss Daisy comes to Cuenca: veteran cast takes on a Pulitzer-winning classic
Azuay Community Theater stages Driving Miss Daisy in Cuenca, Oct 23-Nov 1, with a veteran cast. Showtimes, tic...
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Ecuador's blackouts: why former officials say the crisis was avoidable — and what it means for travellers
Former Ecuador energy officials say 800MW of ready renewable projects were shelved before the blackouts — what...
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Cuenca's colada morada season, bear sculptures and a cemetery where the dead talk back
Cuenca colada morada fundraisers, Andean bear sculptures, a sinkhole closing the Turi road, and an AI-powered...
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Ecuador Plans a New Amazon Oil Auction — and Indigenous Nations Are Pushing Back Again
Ecuador's 2026 Amazon oil auction would open 14 blocks across seven Indigenous nations' territories — resistan...
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Ecuador's coastal provinces under new overnight curfew from 1–10 November
Ecuador's coastal provinces face an 11pm–5am curfew from 1–10 November as the government targets organised cri...
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Ecuador's power crisis deepens: cancelled blackouts, angry engineers and a grid on the brink
Ecuador cancels a chaotic week-long business blackout order as drought slashes hydropower and experts demand n...
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Cuenca's Día de los Difuntos season brings inventive colada morada and guaguas de pan to the table
Cuenca's Día de los Difuntos season brings creative colada morada beers, guaguas de pan pastries and a puppet...
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Ecuador's retiree visa gets pricier and stricter: the 2026 numbers explained
Ecuador's jubilado visa for 2026: the new $1,446 income bar, fees, the October 2025 migration reform and what...
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It's Raining in Cuenca — So Why Is Ecuador Still Rationing Electricity?
Rain returned to Cuenca, but Ecuador is still cutting power to factories. What Mazar reservoir, fuel shortages...
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Ecuador extends power cuts to three days a week as businesses push back
Ecuador's blackout schedule for businesses extends to three days a week as the Mazar reservoir nears critical...
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Ecuador orders large businesses off the grid as reservoirs plunge toward critical levels
Ecuador orders its largest businesses off the grid as hydro reservoirs plummet and fuel barges stall — what th...
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Cuenca gets new flights, a surprise holiday and a new airport link to Peru
New Avianca and Aeroregional flights from Cuenca, a 20 November holiday with 8% VAT, and a rare museum collect...
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