The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged its member states to guarantee full respect for the human rights of indigenous peoples of the Americas on the occasion of their international day, August 9. The IACHR called for "full respect for the human rights of indigenous peoples […]
Nearly 500 archaeological artifacts, currently being studied at the National Institute of Cultural Heritage to determine if they are original, were confiscated on August 7 by the National Police's Specialized Unit for the Investigation of Crimes Against Cultural Heritage. The 469 artifacts were found in an apartment in the citadel […]
The UN (United Nations, of which Ecuador is a member) commemorates this August 9th the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples with a strong call to states to comply with existing agreements and commitments with these communities. In fact, the 2013 theme is "Indigenous Peoples Building Alliances: […]
By: Peter Smith Machalilla National Park is part of Ecuador's National Parks network. Located in the province of Manabí, in the northern part of the Spondylus Route, it is the only coastal national park and one of its objectives is to help protect one of the most endangered tropical forests in […]
A couple traveling by car, lost in Ballenita, asks, "Which way to Esmeraldas?"; bewildered travelers who had passed through Santa Elena minutes earlier arrive in La Libertad wondering, "How long until we get to the Sumpa Lovers Museum?"; an entire family arrives in Sacachún and […]
When paleontological fossils were found in Tanque Loma near Quebrada Seca in La Libertad on November 2, 2003, one of the most talked-about myths of decades, that of the Sumpa Giants, began to be clarified. What had been presumed for some years, that is, the existence of […]
A short list of "inconvenient truths" about SUSTAINABILITY, which, although known by many, are expressed by very few. Knowing and accepting them can lead us toward better behavior as a human collective. Only those inhabitants of the planet who lead unsustainable lifestyles care about becoming more sustainable. In many cases, those who have […]
Almost two decades after the first introduction of genetically modified organisms in Latin America, this area has become a maquila for transnational corporations that produce grain for other transnational animals, polluting the environment and biodiversity. But it remains a biodiversity hotspot, where life flourishes, and rural communities. Seventeen years later, […]
On a long walk, earlier than the neighbor's rooster, a cool breeze hit my face with a rather salty air, and trotting aimlessly, I arrived at the beautiful Salado River Arm, with its high tide bathing the banks of its basin and feeding the mangroves with its waters. While all the sleeping animals […]
Drawing made by a child of the Ecuadorian Amazon Towards the end of last year, the former Minister of Non-Renewable Resources, Wilson Pastor, announced in a press conference that among the companies interested in participating in the current bidding round for the blocks in the southern Ecuadorian Amazon were Petrominerales, Pacific Rubiales, and […]
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