Ecuador

The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón, other Spanish name: Las Islas Galápagos, Spanish pronunciation: [las ˈislas ɣaˈlapaɣos], local pronunciation: [laz ˈihlah ɣaˈlapaɣoh]), part of the Republic of Ecuador, are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, 906 km (563 mi) west of continental Ecuador. The islands are known for their large number of endemic species and were studied by Charles Darwin during the second voyage of HMS Beagle. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection. The Galápagos Islands and their surrounding waters form the Galápagos Province of Ecuador, the Galápagos National Park, and the Galápagos Marine Reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of slightly over 25,000. The first recorded visit to the islands happened by chance in 1535, when Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the Bishop of Panamá, was surprised with this undiscovered land during a voyage to Peru to arbitrate in a dispute between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro.^[2] De Berlanga eventually returned to the Spanish Empire and described the conditions of the islands and the animals that inhabited them. The group of islands was shown and named in Abraham Ortelius's atlas published in 1570. The first crude map of the islands was made in 1684 by the buccaneer Ambrose Cowley, who named the individual islands after some of his fellow pirates or after British royalty and noblemen. These names were used in the authoritative navigation charts of the islands prepared during the Beagle survey under captain Robert FitzRoy, and in Darwin's popular book The Voyage of the Beagle. The new Republic of Ecuador took the islands from Spanish ownership in 1832, and subsequently gave them official Spanish names.^[3] The older names remained in use in English-language publications, including Herman Melville's The Encantadasof 1854.科隆群岛，又称加拉帕戈斯群岛（西班牙語：Islas Galápagos，官方名稱Archipiélago de Colón）

- https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ecuador-galapagos-us-military-scli-intl/index.html A plan by Ecuador to allow the US military to use an airstrip on the Galapagosisland of San Cristobal has drawn an outcry from politicians and activists in the South American country. Critics say the move could threaten the fragile environment of the Pacific archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and compromise Ecuador's sovereignty. In a press conference earlier in June, Ecuadorean Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin said the Galapagos Islands, lying around 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) off the mainland, functioned the country's "natural aircraft carrier." The US military would use San Cristobal primarily for refueling aircraft involved in anti-narcotics operations, and would pay for upgrades to the island's small airport, he said. Following fierce criticism, Jarrin stressed Monday that the Galapagos would not become home to a US military base nor any kind of permanent post. Foreign military bases are outlawed in Ecuador, according to a 2008 revision of the country's constitution by former left-wing prime minister Rafael Correa.

Guayas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡwa.ʝas]) is a coastal province in Ecuador.
The largest city of Ecuador, Guayaquil, is located within the province.The native culture living in Guayas is the Huancavilca culture. Exactly before the European discovery of America, the Huancavilca Culture was living in the province. Their decedents make up a large part of the population of the province.
- 重災區瓜亞斯省因死者眾多，傳統棺木不敷供應，當局要運送大批紙棺材到當地備用。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20200408/00180_011.html

基多  Quito (/ˈkiːtoʊ/; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkito]; Quechua: Kitu; formally San Francisco de Quito) is the capital and the largest city of Ecuador, and at an elevation of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft) above sea level, it is the second highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the one which is closest to the equator.Quito and Kraków, Poland, were among the first World Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO, in 1978.^[5] The central square of Quito is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the equator; the city itself extends to within about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) of zero latitude. A monument and museum marking the general location of the equator is known locally as la mitad del mundo (the middle of the world), to avoid confusion, as the word ecuador is Spanish for equator.
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association
- South american union

• http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21660569-south-american-union-faces-test-venezuela-edifice-search-function

- The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Spanish: Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador) or, more commonly, CONAIE, is Ecuador's largest indigenous organization. Formed in 1986, CONAIE has pursued social change on behalf of the region's significant native population using a wide range of tactics, including direct action. CONAIE is most well known for its organization of popular uprisings("levantamientos populares") that often include blockading of commercial arteries, kidnappings^[1], and the takeover of government buildings.CONAIE's political agenda includes the strengthening of a positive indigenous identity, recuperation of land rights, environmental sustainability, opposition to neoliberalism and rejection of U.S. military involvement in South America (for example Plan Colombia).CONAIE represents the following indigenous peoples: Shuar, Achuar, Siona, Secoya, Cofán, Huaorani, Záparo, Chachi, Tsáchila, Awá, Epera, Manta, Wancavilca and Quichua. CONAIE is composed of three regional federations: the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana; CONFENIAE) in the eastern Amazon region or Oriente; The Confederation of Peoples of Quichua Nationality in the central mountain region (Confederación de Pueblos de la Nacionalidad Kichuas del Ecuador; ECUARUNARI); and the Coordination of Indigenous and Black Organizations of the Ecuadorian Coast (Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indígenas y Negras de la Costa Ecuatoriana; CONAICE).

company

- El Banco Guayaquil es una institución financiera de banca universal con base en la ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador. Esta institución inició actividades el 20 de diciembre de 1923, bajo la denominación de Sociedad Anónima Banco Italiano, y el 24 de septiembre de 1941, mediante una nueva escritura pública, se lo denominó Banco de Guayaquil para luego el 12 de junio de 2014, mediante un cambio de imagen, se lo denomina con su nombre actual Banco Guayaquil.El origen del Banco de Guayaquil es en 1923, cuando el 20 de diciembre de ese año se inicia las actividades de la Sociedad Anónima Banco Italiano en Guayaquil, el cual era un banco extranjero con capital inicial de 2.000.000 de sucres. Se constituyó por casi veinte años como un banco sólido en Ecuador, hasta el año de 1941, cuando estalló la Segunda Guerra Mundial, e Italia se convirtió en parte del Eje Roma-Berlín. Italia intentó nacionalizar el banco, el cual operaba con capital y administradores italianos. Ante estos sucesos, el 14 de agosto de este año, mediante una reforma se logra cambiar los estatutos y el nombre de la institución, pasando a llamarse como Banco Nacional del Ecuador.

school
- The Liberal Revolution of 1895 marked the beginning of period of numerous reforms and important modernisation efforts in Ecuador^[3]. One of the most influential and famous leading figures of the Revolution was Eloy Alfaro, who would then serve as President of Ecuador for two, non-consecutive, terms until his assassination in 1912^[3]. Under his rule, the Ecuadorian government started a series of important works such as the completion of the Trans-Andean Railway connecting Quito and Guayaquil^[3]. Furthermore, the new Liberal government unfolds a process of secularisation of the state^[3]. This is instanciated at the educational level in the construction of several of the first secular educational institutions of the country^[3][4], the clearest example of this being the foundation of the Instituto Nacional Mejía^[4]on June 1, 1897 by Mr Alfaro's orders^[5]. Other important institutions for the country founded by Mr Alfaro include a School of Beaux Arts^[4], the second foundation of the National Conservatory of Music of Ecuador^[6], and the Manuela Cañizares High School^[7].
- Instituto Nacional Mejía is a public secondary educational institution in Quito, capital city of Ecuador. It was founded on June 1, 1897^[1] by the then president of Ecuador Eloy Alfaro^[2].

politics
- 厄瓜多爾周四取消補貼燃油價格，引發交通運輸業界大罷工，大批民眾上街示威，其後演變成警民衝突，至少廿一名警員受傷，二百二十七人因惡意破壞被捕。總統莫雷諾宣布國家進入為期六十日的緊急狀態，可延長三十日，允許當局限制個人自由、以軍隊維持秩序和審查新聞。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20191005/00180_011.html
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50030720 Mr Moreno also thanked indigenous leaders for agreeing to hold direct talks. Members of the the indigenous umbrella group CONAIE had previously rejected calls for the talks but agreed on the condition that be broadcast and not held behind closed doors.

people
- Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado (Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel βiˈsente koˈre.a ðelˈɣaðo]; born 6 April 1963) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who served as President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017. The leader of the PAIS Alliance political movement, Correa is a democratic socialist and his administration focused on the implementation of left-wing policies. Internationally, he served as president pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations. Born to a lower middle-class mestizo family in Guayaquil, Correa studied economics at the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, the Université catholique de Louvain, and the University of Illinois, where he received his PhD. Returning to Ecuador, in 2005 he became the Minister for the Economy in President Alfredo Palacio's government, successfully lobbying Congress for increased spending on health and education projects. Correa won the presidency in the 2006 general election on a platform criticizing the established political elites. Taking office in January 2007, he sought to move away from Ecuador's neoliberal economic model by reducing the influence of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. He declared Ecuador's national debt illegitimate and announced that the country would default on over $3 billion worth of bonds; he pledged to fight creditors in international courts and succeeded in reducing the price of outstanding bonds by more than 60%.^[1] He oversaw the introduction of a new constitution, and was re-elected in 2009. Correa was re-elected in the 2013 general election. During Correa's presidency, he was part of the wider Latin American pink tide, a turn toward leftist governments in the region, allying himself with Hugo Chávez's Venezuela and brought Ecuador into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas in June 2009.Correa's father was Rafael Correa Icaza, born in the Province of Los Ríos, Ecuador, (23 March 1934 – 10 June 1995) while his mother is Norma Delgado Rendón (b.1 September 1939).^[7] He had three siblings: Fabricio Correa, Pierina Correa and Bernardita Correa.^{[citation needed]} Having grown up in the coastal city of Guayaquil,^[8] he has described his family background as being that of the "lower middle class". When Correa was five, his father was arrested and imprisoned for three years after attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics into the United States.^[9][10] Publicly acknowledging this incident while president, Correa stated that "I do not condone what he did (but) drug smugglers are not criminals. They are single mothers or unemployed people who are desperate to feed their families".^[9] Correa was 18 years of age before he was told about his father's actions. Correa's family faced financial hardship when he was 17, but a family friend paid for him to be educated at an elite local school, where he excelled.^[10] During his secondary studies he was president of the Lasallian Student Cultural Association ("ACEL" in Spanish).^{[citation needed]}Correa then obtained a scholarship to study at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG), a private higher education institution in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where he obtained an undergraduate degree in economics in 1987.
- Lenín Boltaire Moreno Garcés (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈnim bolˈtai̯ɾe moˈɾeno ɣaɾˈses]; born 19 March 1953) is an Ecuadorianpolitician who is the President of Ecuador, in office since 2017. He was Vice President from 2007 to 2013, serving under President Rafael Correa. He was nominated as the candidate for Correa's PAIS Alliance, a center-left, democratic socialist^[1] political party, in the 2017 presidential election and won a narrow victory in Ecuador's second round of voting on 2 April 2017.^[2] However, after his election Moreno radically shifted his political stance, breaking with Correa's legacy and making radical changes to both internal and foreign policy. Moreno was shot in 1998 in a robbery attempt and thereafter has used a wheelchair. For his advocacy for people with disabilities, he was nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.^[3] When he assumed office on 24 May 2017, Moreno became the world’s only currently serving head of state to use a wheelchair.

• Lenin Moreno was born into a middle-class family in Nuevo Rocafuerte, a small town in the Ecuadorian Amazon, near the Peruvianborder. His father, Servio Tulio Moreno, was a teacher who promoted bilingual education and integrated schools for Indigenous children and mestizo children. His parents named him after their favorite authors; his father idolized Vladimir Lenin and his mother liked Voltaire, although an error in the civil registration turned his middle name into Boltaire.^[5][6] He moved to Quito with his family when he was 3 years old.Moreno studied in Quito at the Instituto Nacional Mejía (Mejia National Institute), the Colegio Nacional Sebastián Benalcázar (Sebastian Benalcazar National School), and the Universidad Central del Ecuador (Central University of Ecuador), where he earned a degree in Public Administration and was honored as the best graduate. He studied psychology.
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- Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza (born 16 November 1955) is an Ecuadorian businessman and politician who is the president-elect of Ecuador.^[1][2] He was a candidate in the 2021 general election, defeating Andrés Arauz.^[3] He previously ran for president in the 2013 and 2017 elections. In the 2017 election, he advanced to the run-off running against Vice President Lenin Moreno but narrowly lost the election.Lasso served as Superminister of Economy during the Jamil Mahuad presidency briefly in 1999. He previously served as Governor of Guayas from 1998 until 1999. Aside from his political career, Lasso is also a banker and previously served as CEO of Banco Guayaquil.A self-proclaimed liberal,^[6] his public agenda includes classical liberal points such as the defence of the division of powers to limit government and of fundamental rights. He has also expressed opinions in favour of reducing taxes and is a free-market advocate.During the 1990s, Lasso was named the head of operations in Ecuador for Coca-Cola,^[9] following the local bankruptcy of the company in that region. In this role, Lasso was tasked with restructuring the company and bringing it back to financial health.^[10] He has since sat on the boards of directors for both Coca-Cola, and Mavesa,^[11] and also served as Chairman of the board of directors of the Guayas Transit Commission as well as being a member of the Board of Directors of the Andean Development Corporation.In 1994 Lasso became the CEO of Banco Guayaquil.^[5] As a part of his tenure, he founded the Bancos del Barrio program, a community banking initiative that brought in local shopkeepers as economic partners with the bank in planning and strategy.^[12] The program was cited by the Inter-American Development Bank as an advancement in grassroots banking penetration strategy.^[12] He resigned from his post as Executive President in 2012.^[5] Lasso is also the founder of the Fundacion del Barrio.

• In 1998, Lasso was appointed the Governor of Guayas, during which the national government underwent a mass privatization of public companies and industries.Ecuador went through an economic collapse in 1999, following which, Lasso was temporarily appointed^[15][16] to the newly created position of “Super Minister” of Economy,^[17] replacing the resigning Ana Lucía Armijos. As finance minister, he served under President Jamil Mahuad and took over negotiations with the International Monetary Fund in earning economic support.^[18] He was also tasked with coordinating government policy in response to the country's economic crisis.

Topics of interest
- http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1581896/ecuador-set-be-first-country-issue-its-own-digital-currency

music
- Bomba or Bomba del Chota is an Afro-Ecuadorian music, dance and rum al form from the Chota Valley area of Ecuador in the province of Imbabura and Carchi. Its origins can be traced back to Africa via the middle passage and the use of African slave labor during the country's colonial period. Africans brought to labor as slaves in Ecuador brought with them this music form heavily influenced from the Bantu cultures of the Congo. The people dance in pairs to the drums and use improvisation to build relationships between the dancer and lead drummer. This music and dance tends to have a prominent Spanish, mestizo and indigenous influence in the melodies. It could go from a mid tempo to a very fast rhythm. It is usually played with guitars along with the main local instrument which is also called bomba which is a drum along with a guiro and sometimes bombos and bongos. A variation of it is la banda mochawhich are groups that play bomba with a bombo, guiro and plant leaves to give melody. Recently it is enjoying some national exposure but outside of the Chota Valley it is mostly popular in cities such as Quito and Ibarra which have important concentrations of afro-chotan people. In these cities sometimes it is played in discothèques and has some public performances as well as popularity among mestizo and indigenous people. The word bomba is most likely of Bantu origin.

indigenous people

- **********The Cañari (in Kichwa: Kañari) are an indigenous ethnic group traditionally inhabiting the territory of the modern provinces of Azuay and Cañar in Ecuador. They are descended from the independent pre-Columbian tribal confederation of the same name. The historic people are particularly noted for their resistance against the Inca Empire. Eventually conquered by the Inca in the early 16th century shortly before the arrival of the Spanish, the Cañari later allied with the Spanish against the Inca. Today, the population of the Cañari, who include many mestizos, numbers in the thousands.The earlier people defended their territory for many years against numerous Incan armies. Túpac Yupanqui conquered the Huancabambas, the most southern of the Cañari allies. Through wars and marriages, the Inca Empire under the lead of Huayna Capac to the north finally conquered their territory. The Cañari were loosely assimilated into the vast empire, allowed to manage their own affairs but adopting a new language for communicating with the Inca.The tribe primarily occupied the Tumebamba area (present day Cuenca). Due in part to Incan influence and mandate, Cañari construction reportedly rivaled that of the Incan capital, Cuzco. Of particular repute was the impressive architecture of Tumebamba, which has often been referred to as the "second Cuzco."During the Inca Civil War between the sons of Huayna Capac, the Cañari chose to support Huáscar, despite being positioned in the northern area inherited by the son and heir Atahualpa. Initially, Huáscar's generals Atoc and Hango were successful, defeating Atahualpa's army, capturing many of his soldiers, and seizing the large cities Cajamarca and Tumebamba.Aided by his father's loyal generals, Atahualpa managed to rout the Huáscaran army in the battles of Mullihambato and Chimborazo. This forced the interlopers back to the south. He captured and executed Huascar's generals and executed the Cañari supporters once he reached Tumebamba.The word Cañari comes from "kan" meaning "snake" and "ara" meaning "macaw". According to some linguists, it means the Cañari believed their ancestors were the snake and the macaw. Another explanation is that they considered these animals sacred, as is demonstrated by stories and designs. Within the great Cañari family, there were groups with their own cultures. One of these was the Peleusis, which was located in the area of the modern city of Azogues and had hegemony over neighbouring tribes.According to a traditional story, the location of the Pelusis was founded by the caciques Tenemaza and Carchipulla. These surnames still exist in the province.

• people
• Yaku Sacha Pérez Guartambel (born Carlos Ranulfo Pérez Guartambel, 26 February 1969), often simply known as Yaku Pérez, is an Ecuadorian politician and indigenous rights, human rights activist, currently running for president of the country in the 2021 Ecuadorian General Elections, who potentially will be one of the two candidates in the April 11 run-off election.Descendant de Cañaris, né sous le nom de Carlos Ranulfo Pérez Guartambel, il devient officiellement « Yaku Sacha » le 9 août 2017, invoquant la signification en langue quichua de ce nom, « eau de la montagne »1.

venezuela
- ft 26aug19 ecuador tightens entry rules as venezuela exodus intensifies
- 危地馬拉新任總統賈馬太上周四宣布，中止與委內瑞拉政府的外交關係，並下令關閉駐當地首都加拉加斯大使館。他去年十月嘗試入境委內瑞拉，準備與自立為委內瑞拉看守總統的瓜伊多會面，最終遭拒絕入境。此外，美國駐危地馬拉大使館宣布，已撤銷當地廿多名涉及犯罪活動的前朝官員簽證。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20200119/00180_009.html

Israel
- during carter's presidency, sale of kfir to ecuador was not approved
- In 1981, Ecuador and Israel signed a sales agreement for ten refurbished ex-IAF Kfir C.2s and two TC.2s, which were delivered to the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) in 1982–1983. The Kfirs formed the 2113rd Squadron (Lions) of the FAE's 21st Fighter Wing, based at Taura AFB, on the Ecuadorian western lowlands.

south korea
- http://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/brd/m_5676/view.do Mr. Jo Yung-joon, Director-General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, held the 7^th meeting of the Republic of Korea-Republic of Ecuador Joint Committee with Ms. Laura Donoso, Undersecretary for Africa, Asia and Oceania of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Quito, Ecuador, on January 20. The two sides assessed the ROK-Ecuador relations, and discussed economic and trade cooperation; infrastructure and investment; development cooperation; educational cooperation; cultural cooperation; and the current situations on the Korean Peninsula and in Latin America.

China
- official visit

•  http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201812/13/WS5c116128a310eff303290ad7.htmlChina and Ecuador signed on Wednesday a cooperative document on jointly building the Belt and Road, drawing the two countries into a closer relationship. The signing was witnessed by President Xi Jinping and his Ecuadorian counterpart, Lenin Moreno, during Moreno's three-day visit to China, which started on Tuesday.

- trade ties

• http://www.chinadailyasia.com/nation/2016-11/18/content_15527932.html In the article published in the Ecuadorean newspaper El Telegrafo on Wednesday, Xi said that Ecuador is a top destination for Chinese investment and financing in Latin America. According to the president, Chinese investment and financing in Ecuador has exceeded $10 billion, supporting several hundred projects, including major infrastructure such as the Coca Codo Sinclair hydropower plant, seven other hydropower plants and a dozen highways.

- surveillance

• Chinese technology is helping Ecuador boost its abilities to fight crime and respond to emergencies, said a top Ecuadorian official on Thursday. In more than a year, the technology put to use at the Laboratory for Comprehensive Security Systems has already cut down on crime, according to Sixto Heras, deputy director of the ECU 911 Integrated Security Service, whose headquarters in Quito houses the lab.http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/19/c_136908255.htm

- 水電

• http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2015/08/05/a17-0805.pdf 近日有外媒連續報道中國金融機構支持企業到厄瓜多爾參與建設水電站、高速公路等所謂「超級工程」。對此，沈丹陽昨日表示，中國企業在厄瓜多爾開展各類經營活動完全是企業行為，按市場化原則行事，中厄經貿合作是互利共贏、符合雙方利益的。據中新網報道，沈丹陽指出，中國企業近年來成功參與了厄瓜多爾一些重大項目建設，取得良好的經濟和社會效益，促進了當地經濟發展和民生改善。今後，中方將一如既往地鼓勵有關金融機構與厄方在平等互利的基礎上開展金融合作，為兩國企業實施項目提供必要的投融資支持，特別是在基礎設施建設和產業發展方面。與此同時，中國政府鼓勵在厄瓜多爾的中資企業與當地企業積極開展合作，充分吸納當地就業，積極推進技術轉讓和人員培訓，更好地履行社會責任。
• 厄瓜多爾當地時間21日，哈爾濱電氣國 際工程有限責任公司（以下簡稱：哈電國 際）承建的厄瓜多爾美納斯水電項目引 水隧洞TBM段全線貫通，為哈電國際總 承包項目TBM施工管理積累了寶貴經驗 ，同時標誌着美納斯水電站工程進入收官 階段http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20170325/PDF/a7_screen.pdf
• 美國《紐約時報》近日報道，該國其中一個由中共國企出資及承建、僅使用兩年多的水力發電廠大壩，竟出現七千六百四十八條裂縫，且問題多多，未能解決該國的能源需求。科卡科多辛克雷大壩於二○一六年啟用，報道指由於建築鋼材品質不合格，同時「中國水電」的焊接不當，導致大量裂縫湧現，泥沙淤積亦導致重要設備損壞。大壩自啟用以來難以全面運行，唯一一次全面運行引發劇烈震動，導致全國電網一度短路。不少涉及大壩建設的厄瓜多爾官員如今均已因受賄被判刑。該大壩更建於活火山附近，曾有地質學家警告，一場地震就能對大壩造成嚴重破壞。http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20181229/00180_010.html

- energy

• http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016xivisitepc/2016-11/19/content_27427809.htm The largest hydroelectric plant ever constructed by a Chinese company in Ecuador is generating 1,500 megawatts of energy, which accounts for nearly 40 percent of the South American country's electricity demand. The Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant, along with others built by Chinese companies, will help Ecuador transform from a power-hungry country into a clean energy exporter, and greatly contribute to the country's economic development.

- oil

• 《德國之聲》報道指，中資企業並沒收購傳聞中的三百萬公頃雨林石油開發權，但中石油與中石化的合資子公司「厄瓜多爾安第斯石油有限公司」於二○一六年一月，購得位於雨林內另外兩個石油勘探區的廿年開發權，總面積達五十萬公頃。當地一些原住民團體提訟，在抵制雨林石油開發的案件中勝訴。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20200602/00180_002.html

- fishing

• 厄瓜多爾加拉伯戈斯群島的海域附近，近日出現一支由二百六十艘中國漁船組成的船隊，規模是近年最大。由於中國漁船曾在該海域捕捉瀕危鯊魚，厄瓜多爾海軍正加強監視及戒備，稱要透過外交渠道驅趕漁船。美國南方司令部前日亦在Twitter表示關注。https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20200730/00180_004.html

- http://www.china.org.cn/world/2016-04/21/content_38294119.htmThe ECU 911, designed and built by Chinese companies, connects Ecuador's various security and disaster relief agencies, such as police forces, fire departments, transportation, paramedic units and the Red Cross, to aid reaction speed to emergencies via a single telephone number, 911. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2017-01/09/content_27896419.htm
- horticulture

•  http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201904/15/WS5cb3e9c5a3104842260b634e.html Ecuadorian roses, famed for their size, vibrant colors and longevity, are increasingly popular in China, an ever-growing market where rose growers see a crucial niche for exports. Ecuadorian flower growers generated nearly $11 million in sales to China in 2018, according to Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Trade.

- culture

• http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016xivisitepc/2016-11/18/content_27416516.htm Spanish-language versions of titles such as The Literature of China, The Political System of China and The Encyclopedia of Chinese Culture will give readers a sense of Chinese politics, economics and culture, Huang said at the Month of the Exhibition and Sale of Chinese Books in Quito, Ecuador. The exhibition is part of a larger international book fair at the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana.

- confucius institute

• http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016xivisitepc/2016-11/19/content_27426805.htm A new China-themed photo exhibition was unveiled at the Confucius Institute at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito on Thursday, focusing on China's natural landscapes, cultural history and developmental growth.

taiwan
- http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2017/06/27/499025/ecuador-takes.htm According to a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, the Ecuadorian government is requiring that Taiwan change its representative office's name from "Oficina Comercial de la Republican de China (Taiwan)" to "Oficina Comercial de Taipei." Taiwan's government deeply regrets Ecuador's decision and has lodged its strong protest at the South American nation's office in Taipei, the spokeswoman said.
But Taiwan's Foreign Ministry has already changed the name of Taiwan's office in Ecuador to "Oficina Comerical de Taipei."