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Quito International Airport expansion progress after four-year hiatus
International Airport Review
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June 19, 2025
Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito’s CEO, outlines to International Airport Review, its expansion progress after halting the project in 2020 due to the pandemic, set to open by the end of 2025. Aeropuerto Internacional de Quito is Ecuador’s busiest...
Ecuador's best-kept secrets: Must-see rainforests"
NewsBytes
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Ecuador, famous for its diverse ecosystems, is home to some of the most unexplored rainforests in the world. These lush landscapes are teeming with unique flora and fauna, offering a glimpse into nature's wonders. The country's rainforests are not...
Mike Yardley: Classic encounters in Quito’s Old Town, Ecuador
Newstalk ZB
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June 28, 2025
Second only to La Paz as the highest capital on earth, Ecuador’s high-altitude capital is a breath-taker. I’ve just enjoyed my first foray to captivating Quito with Viva Expeditions, and I cannot recommend it high enough. It is a tantaliser,...
The Rich Ecuadorian Gastronomy: A Journey Through Flavors and Traditions
teleSUR
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June 27, 2025 Hour: 1:09 pm Ecuador, a country located on the equator, is not only known for its biodiversity and stunning landscapes but also for its rich and varied gastronomy. Ecuadorian cuisine reflects the cultural and geographical diversity...
Xi meets Ecuadorian president, Senegalese PM in Beijing
Global Times
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Top news Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. The two foreign leaders had just concluded their participation in the 2025 Summer Davos forum in...
The Dominican Republic and the New Caribbean Geopolitical Order
Global Americans
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July 16, 2025
“As the Summit of the Americas nears, geopolitical rivalry is reshaping the Caribbean—and the Dominican Republic is emerging at the heart of this evolving order.” For the ancient Romans, the Mediterranean was known as Mare Nostrum – “our sea” –...
Will Mexico be the new powerhouse for Holcim?
Global Cement
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Holcim Mexico has been promoting itself as the lynchpin of the group’s growth in Latin America this week. The move makes sense following the spin-off of Holcim’s North America business in late June 2025. The company says that Mexico has a housing...
Perus Amazon communities accuse the state of failing to stop mercury pollution from illegal mining
Mint
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June 27, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous and rural communities along the Nanay River in Peru’s northern Amazon filed a complaint on Friday accusing the government of failing to stop illegal gold mining that is contaminating their water and food with...
Dreaming with Water
Orion Magazine
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IN WHICH TWO OF OUR HEROES celebrate Robert Macfarlane’s buoyant new book, Is a River Alive? by discussing reciprocity, action, grace, and how we might dream a different world into being. Terry Tempest Williams: Rob—it is so wonderful to finally...
Peru's Amazon communities accuse the state of failing to stop mercury pollution from illegal mining
AOL
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous and rural communities along the Nanay River in Peru’s northern Amazon filed a complaint on Friday accusing the government of failing to stop illegal gold mining that is contaminating their water and food with...
Poetry Of Nizami Ganjavi Highlights Environmental Harmony At London Gala
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Akbar Novruz Read more A gala event held as part of London Climate Action Week 2025 featured a powerful reading of a poem by the legendary Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi, celebrating the harmony between humanity and nature,...
In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state
Mongabay
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June 26, 2025
Over the last 30 years, the three companies that have operated Block 10, an oil concession in the central Ecuadorian Amazon, have sought to divide local communities. They’ve also promoted practices intended to undermine residents’ autonomy,...
Can the cruise industry navigate a sustainable future?
Geographical
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June 25, 2025
Small ship cruise lines such as Swan Hellenic are taking the lead on sustainability. Image: Swan Hellenic Over the years, there has been a notable trend in the cruise industry towards building ever-bigger boats. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
New Index Ranks Vulnerabilities of 188 Nations to Climate Shocks
The Rockefeller Foundation
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June 25, 2025
Columbia Climate School identifies 65 ‘Red Zone’ nations across four separate climate scenarios. 43 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, eight in Latin America and the Caribbean, six in Asia-Pacific, six in the Middle East, and two in Europe are most...
Illegal mining and gold supply chains in Ecuador
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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June 24, 2025
In recent years, Ecuador’s gold sector has transformed dramatically. Once a largely informal livelihood, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has evolved into a criminally exploited industry. This report investigates this transformation...
Deepening LatAm Footprint, India To Open Embassy In Ecuador
StratNews Global
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June 25, 2025
Home Central America Deepening LatAm Footprint, India To Open Embassy In Ecuador The move comes as Ecuador records a strong economic rebound, growing 3% in the first quarter of 2025 India will soon open a full-fledged embassy in Ecuador, marking a...
Symrise upgrades Ecuador site to boost tropical ingredient production
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 24, 2025
ECUADOR – Symrise has completed a major upgrade of its Pasaje site in southern Ecuador, enhancing production of banana and tropical dry ingredients through a new customer innovation workshop and the reconstruction of factory areas damaged by the...
Jamaica registers boost in airlift
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica is being transformed into a more accessible destination due to the significant boost in airlift and connectivity between the island and various international markets, particularly in Latin America, Western and...
Spot prices for Ecuadorian bananas have reached unusually high levels
Fresh Plaza
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June 24, 2025
Ecuador's banana sector makes use of sea freight that needs up to 55 days to arrive due to the detour taken around the Cape of Good Hope, with record spot prices that have reached 16 dollars per 43-pound box and exhaustive controls due to the...