Chevron Denies Role in Taping of Ecuadorean Judge in Amazon Pollution Case Oct 29, 2009
Borja met with Chevrons attorneys in San Francisco on June 18, four days before he attended a meeting in Quito where a member of Ecuadors political ruling party allegedly solicited a bribe, according to the letter ... Borja met with Chevron representatives in San Francisco four days after the Quito meeting, the letter said ... Borjas meetings with Chevron attorneys in San Francisco before and after the fourth Quito gathering contradicts the companys claims that Borjas recordings... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Ecuador to EU: Pay For No Amazon Drilling Oct 27, 2009
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador's president is in London this week to promote a unique proposal: pay his country $3 billion not to drill for oil in a pristine Amazon reserve. Germany and Spain have expressed interest in President Rafael Correa's idea, which environmentalists say could set a precedent in the fight against global warming by lowering the high cost to poor countries of going green. (Newsmax)
Bucknell Women's Tennis Closes Fall Season with Losses at ITA Regionals Oct 24, 2009
(Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) and (Hinsdale, Ill. Hinsdale) were unable to pull out the victories for the Bison, closing the fall portion of their schedule. (Bucknellbison.com)
QA: A month in London, cheap Oct 17, 2009
Q: My wife and I, ages 74 and 60, would like to travel to Quito, Ecuador, via freighter, banana boat or tramp steamer from Southern California ... Want to go on a freighter cruise that includes Guayaquil, Ecuador (the port for Quito), among its stops from New York to Chile. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Ecuador indigenous groups, president spar Oct 5, 2009
QUITO, Ecuador (CNN) -- On the edge of Ecuador's Amazon Basin, the Upano River gives life to a vibrant agricultural sector that keeps the economy of the southeastern city of Macas beating ... Correa also called on indigenous leaders to travel to Quito, the nation's capital, for a face-to-face meeting. (CNN -- World)
Oil and wildlife don't mix in Ecuador's Eden Sep 11, 2009
Specifically, it can turn subsistence communities into commercial hunting camps that empty rainforests of their wildlife, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the IDEAS-Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador have found. A study by WCS field scientists in the park found that the presence of a single road in a protected area and the subsidies provided by oil companies to local people can fundamentally change how indigenous communities use their resources by providing both... (EurekAlert!)
Redhawks Soccer Kicks Off Regular Season this Weekend Aug 20, 2009
Junior (Quito, Ecuador/Lee University) earned OVC All-Newcomer honors last season. She led the squad in minutes played, and finished with one assist and 11 shots on goal. (Gosoutheast.com)
Ecuador: Small Wonder Jul 22, 2009
Zeroing in: The road from Quito to the hacienda at Zuleta skirts the Cayambe Volcano ... The presence of such attractions means that while Ecuador receives a huge number of visitors, most come on pre-arranged tours and tend to do little more than stop for the night in Quito, the capital ... At 9,300 feet, Quito clings to a narrow valley just below Pichincha Volcano. (Concierge.com)
Administration continues response to swine flu outbreak Jul 13, 2009
Several students with high-level proficiency in Spanish were permitted to participate in the study abroad program in Quito, Ecuador. Freshman Christina Correa, a student already registered in the Ecuador program, estimates that approximately half of those who were planning to go to Mexico are now going to Ecuador, though she believes there are several students who have decided not to study abroad this summer. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Adventure travel trip meets real world coup May 31, 2009
Airports like the one here and the one in Quito, the capital, are under military guard because Gutierrez is, at this very moment, in his presidential chopper ... Angry mobs are beating up government workers in Quito ... My cruise could be canceled, along with my hotel nights in Quito. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Exchange student at home in Chetek May 14, 2009
Alvarez's dream to travel began when he was a freshman in Quito, Ecuador ... "Rub?n has told us before that you don't go outside after 6-7 p.m. [in Quito]," adds Steve ... "In Quito, I never participated in sports. I kind of thought that while I was here I'd be eating lots of junk food and hamburgers, so I wanted to keep in shape. I signed up for cross country the first day and I've never ran that much in my life.". (Chetek Alert, WI)
In Ecuador, A Win for the Left May Be Good for Business Apr 29, 2009
Plaques and portraits of Ecuador's 105 presidents line the yellow walls of the antechamber to the restrooms in "El Pobre Diablo" (The Poor Devil), a Bohemian hangout in Quito, the capital ... 2 billion in foreign bonds, close to a third of the country's foreign debt, citing evidence that they were "illegal" and "illegitimate." "We're living a process of change that we hadn't seen before," says Fernando Cabrera, 55, a financial analyst, at Correa's victory rally in Quito ... "Correa isn't... (Time.com)
Carter: US-Syria ties could return this year Apr 29, 2009
"I wouldn't be surprised if it happens this year," Carter said in a telephone interview from Quito, Ecuador, at the start of a four-nation South American trip. He plans to meet Assad in Syria in early June after attending elections in Lebanon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Oil falls below $49 as swine flu fallout eyed Apr 28, 2009
Reuters Ecuador's President Rafael Correa (R) hugs Augusto Barrera, the newly elected mayor of Quito, during. Related Quotes. (Yahoo News)
Galapagos volcano erupts, could threaten wildlife Apr 12, 2009
QUITO, Ecuador Ecuador officials say a volcano is erupting in the Galapagos Islands and could harm unique wildlife. The Galapagos National Park says La Cumbre volcano began spewing lava, gas and smoke on uninhabited Fernandina Island on Saturday after four years of inactivity. (Yahoo News)
Letters to the Editor Apr 4, 2009
Simeon Floyd Quito, Ecuador. The Monitor welcomes your letters. (Christian Science Monitor)
As G-20 battles protectionism, a cautionary tale in Ecuador Apr 3, 2009
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa spoke about his country's monetary policy during a press conference in the Palace of Carondelet in Quito, Ecuador, March 25 ... Quito, Ecuador - Lucia Espinoza walks through an aisle of her local supermarket in Quito with her one-year-old daughter slung on her hip, perusing the shelf of shampoo bottles. (Christian Science Monitor)
Kak improving, still doubtful for Ecuador match Mar 27, 2009
Brazil faces Ecuador in Quito, then hosts Peru three days later in the southern city of Porto Alegre. The five-time world champions are second in South American qualifying, six points behind leader Paraguay and one point ahead of both Argentina and Chile. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Galápagos Islands: Is there room for humans in 'nature's laboratory'? Mar 25, 2009
Tourists and residents require more food and fuel each year, and the boats and planes that bring them here also bring with them mosquitoes, flies, rats, and plants that overrun the island's endemic species ... "It's much stricter now than it was before because of overpopulation," says Luis Ordonez, an inspector general with the national police in an interview in Quito. (Christian Science Monitor)
Ecuador creates committee against child sexual tourism Mar 20, 2009
QUITO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Ecuadorian government announced on Thursday the creation of an inter-ministerial committee to prevent and eradicate sexual exploitation of children and teenagers associated to trips and tourism. Ecuadorian Tourism Minister, Veronica Sion, said the committee was built under the initiative to guarantee the physical, mental, moral and sexual integrity of children, was well as a life free of violence. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tim VickeryINSIDE SOCCER Mar 18, 2009
Paraguay faces difficult two difficult trips in the next few days -- first to Uruguay on March 28, then to face Ecuador on April 1 at the altitude of Quito ... Brazil lost on its visit to Quito in the previous two campaigns ... That incident reinforces the view that Ecuador is dependent on a relatively small group of players -- but in its favor is the undoubted advantage provided by the altitude of Quito, where it stages its home games. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Off-roading in the jungle by wheelchair Mar 15, 2009
After a meal of dorado in an open-air dining room, it's lights out at 9 p.m. Our bedroom is also open to the jungle, and under mosquito netting I listen as each new voice adds to the chorus of insect, bird and animal sounds ... This is already happening near the next lodge we fly to, three hours upriver from Iquitos in northern Peru ... Air Canada flies from major Canadian airports to Quito via Bogota. (Globe and Mail)
Spend 5 nights in Quito and the Galapagos Mar 5, 2009
The Real Deal: Five nights' accommodations (two in Quito and three on a yacht in the Galpagos Islands), flights between Quito and the islands, most meals, and the services of a tour guide and a naturalist guide certified by the Galpagos National Park ... All taxes and fees (including a $10 tourist transit fee at the airport in Quito) are covered ... Airfare to and from Quito is not included. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Libertadores: Defensor happy to tie Medellin 0-0 Feb 25, 2009
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Ecuador's Deportivo Cuenca recorded its first win in this year's Copa Libertadores group stage with a crushing 4-0 home victory against Paraguay's Guarani on Tuesday. Brazilian striker Rodrigo Texeira opened the scoring just before halftime, Jose Granda finished a flowing move on the hour mark, Ismael Villalba scored in the 75th minute, and substitute Cristian Cordero completed the rout in the closing stages. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa Feb 18, 2009
While it's not an easy journey--four hours from Miami to Quito, Ecuador, then another two-hour flight, with one short stop along the way--guests are greeted by pristine beaches. The real appeal, of course, is the wildlife--this is, after all, where Darwin developed his theory of evolution by natural selection. (Sify.com, India)
Tips for Backpacking Through South ... Feb 16, 2009
Quito, Ecuador (9,350 ft). So, relax and walk slowly around town. (Suite101.com)
Andrew Marr warns of threat to Darwin's Galapagos islands Feb 12, 2009
The average cost of a seven-night cruise excluding international flights and a stopover in Quito is 2,500. Most boats take between 10 and 50 people and the biggest, with a capacity of 90, usually has half that number. (Telegraph.co.uk)
