Created after the dissolution of Gran Colombia, Simon Bolivar’s great South American nation, Ecuador gained its independence in 1830. Before Spanish colonization it was a part of Inca Empire. Today, ...

What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in ...

ELECTIONS: Lucio Gutierrez, a cashiered army colonel who led a January, 2000 coup against President Jamil Mahuad, is favored in a runoff against Alvaro Noboa, Ecuador's wealthiest man (unrelated to ...

We continue our tour of South America by bringing you 10 crazy facts about Ecuador. Located in the northwestern corner of South America, Ecuador is 7 th most populous country on the continent and 9 th ...