A pair of jaguars discovered in a cage on a ranch exposed a cruel new fashion among Ecuador's drug lords. In the style of Colombian cocaine baron Pablo Escobar, they are erecting private, illegal zoos ...

With unmatched wildlife, historic cities and one of the great bucket list destinations on its itinerary, Ecuador is a dream vacation. Here’s where to go, what to see and how to do it hassle free.

One morning in late December, my husband and I found ourselves speeding in a motorboat down the Napo River, a major tributary of the Amazon. We had just left Coca in eastern Ecuador, where an airport ...

A wildlife photographer has beautiful pictures of graceful sword-billed hummingbirds. Andy Rouse captured the birds—famed for having a bill longer than its own body—both feeding and fighting in the ...

Biogeography of Ecuador. Diversity and its causes ; The Andes ; The equator ; Marine currents -- Habitats and bio-regions -- Species accounts -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- ...

Following the success of its first debt-for-nature swap for the Galapagos, Ecuador received $460 million dollars that will be allocated to the conservation of the Amazon. The financial organizations ...

Birds in hats fly to a festival, mischievous monkeys enjoy their pilfered prizes and the iconic frog musicians shake their maracas. Adriana Garcia brings these images to life, bringing the vibrant ...