Many navies maintain large sailing vessels in orde...  ...impressive three-masted barque for this purpose. Ecuador ’s Guayas is a similarly built and equipped...  ...e law enforcement.*Nonetheless, the cadets of the Ecuadorian Navy answered the call intrepidly when it fell to...  ...ith their utility boat....

A tree named Socratea exorrhiza is better known as...  ...e named Socratea exorrhiza is better known as the Ecuadorian walking palm tree. It can “walk” up t...  ...gs. However, the walking trees live in an area of Ecuador that is being sold off to locals who cut down tre...  ...about the walking palm...

It’s a New Year’s Eve tradition in Ecuador (and other Central and South American countries)...

Daily food intakes vary dramatically around the wo...  ...sMaria Ermelinda Ayme Sichigalo, Mother of Eight, Ecuador – 3,800 CaloriesNoolkisaruni Tarakuai, Thir...

Fanesca is a traditional soup recipe for Easter in...  ...anesca is a traditional soup recipe for Easter in Ecuador . It is only made for Easter because the preparati...  ...of queso fresco, slices of hot peppers or a good Ecuadorian hot sauce, white onions marinated in lime juice,...  ...and fried. Fanesca is u...

These images aren't of pop culture statues bei...  ...being erected to spruce up city street corners in Ecuador , they're giant effigies known as "años viejos",...

No, it's not really made of glass, but you can s...  ...ew species of creatures found in the highlands of Ecuador . See more of the discoveries in a photo gallery a...

Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum (glass frog) Photo: L...  ...Coloma An expedition on the Nangaritza River of Ecuador , near the border with Peru, has uncovered nearly...