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July 4th, 2008
Americas: Region Celebrates Rescue of Betancourt and Other Hostages
· 01:47
The entire Latin American region celebrated with the people of Colombia upon hearing the news that ex-Presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages were rescued. In the operation named “Jaque,” Betancourt, 3 U.S. citizens and 11 members of the Colombian forces were freed after the rescue attempt. Bloggers from many countries throughout Latin America shared the excitement and wrote their own personal reflections. 1 comment · »»
June 25th, 2008
Ecuador: Constituent Assembly President Steps Down
· 01:53
The president of the Ecuadoran Constituent Assembly, Alberto Acosta, recently stepped down. Many local bloggers are wondering the role that President Rafael Correa and his political party had in this resignation. Others wonder about the future of the new Constitution and whether articles will be passed through without much discussion, now that a person considered to be fair is no longer presiding over the debate. 1 comment · »»
June 10th, 2008
June 4th, 2008
Ecuador: The Amazon Tribes Vs. Big Oil 
· 04:04
A rekindled interest in the richness of the Amazon is one of the results of recently distributed photograph showing members of an uncontacted tribe in the Brazilian Amazon shooting arrows at the photographer's airplane which surfaced on the Internet on May 23rd. However, to some organizations, the Amazon has never been far from their minds, and today we´ll see some videos brought by Amazon Watch, some which were showcased on Witness' The Hub editorial section. 2 comments · »»
May 20th, 2008
Ecuador: President Correa Criticized During European Visit
· 03:07
President Rafael Correa has not had an easy time during his European visit. At various events, he has been publicly criticized for his anti-Colombian rhetoric and for his inaction for helping the immigrant communities. At one meeting, he confronted an Ecuadoran immigrant who had been openly critical, and Correa said to him, "because of idiots like you, the entire Ecuadoran community looks bad." Even though some reports say that the man had been rude, the exchange did not go over too well with bloggers and the media. 1 comment · »»
May 1st, 2008
Ecuador: A Weekend of Free Software Throughout the Country
· 08:24
Throughout Latin America, Free Software festivals were held where the general public could bring in their computers and receive installations of free software. In Ecuador, this event received special attention since the government has moved towards the installation of this software in computers of the public adminitration. Fourteen events were held throughout the country and bloggers were on hand to write about the organization, participation and results. 3 comments · »»
April 26th, 2008
Ecuador: Joining the Creative Commons Community
· 15:42
The Creative Commons license in Ecuador was recently unveiled at a university in Loja. Many bloggers applaud this iniative and have been quick to adopt these licenses for their own work. In addition, others live blogged the launch event, which celebrated the hard work of all those involved. 2 comments · »»
April 16th, 2008
Ecuador: Shakeup in Armed Forces Due to Troubling Findings
· 19:53
The Ecuadoran Armed Forces and its intelligence services have been in hot water due to recent revelations that some members provided the U.S. CIA with key documents in the aftermath of the border crisis with Colombia. As a result, President Rafael Correa removed many of the high-ranking officials and pledged to regain more control and sovereignty by the security forces. 1 comment · »»
Links about Ecuador
July 6th, 2008
Gabby Corsales celebrates the victory of the Liga Deportiva Universitaria football team in the Libertadores Cup [es], awarded to the best squad in South America and Mexico. LDU became the first side from Ecuador to win the prestigious tournament.
June 20th, 2008
The recent World Cup qualifying game between Colombia and Ecuador was covered by the newspaper HOY through the use of live twitter updates writes Christian Espinosa of Cobertura Digital [es].
June 8th, 2008
INKer [es] writes about and post photos of the recent visit by Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa to the province of Loja. Correa visited the local television station Ecotel and was warmly received.
Inflation in Ecuador would be lower without many of the social programs offered by the government writes Danny Ayala Hinojosa of El Federalista [es].
May 28th, 2008
The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador has been more active in the past few weeks writes La Voz de Guamote [es].
May 26th, 2008
Christian Espinosa of Cobertura Digital [es] cites figures regarding internet access in Ecuador and notes that more than 60% of the toal internet users are based in Quito. He writes, “the challenge is in the rural areas,” in reference to the alarming statistic that between 1-4% of residents in the rural parts of the country have online access.
May 15th, 2008
Danny Ayala of El Federalista [es] writes about proposals to change some of Ecuador's symbols put forth by members of the Constituent Assembly. He adds his own suggestions on what should changed, such as the country's flag.
May 14th, 2008
Cronica Cero [es] writes about the warm reception received by the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa during his visit to the king and prince in Spain.
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