SALCEDO, Ecuador (AP) — Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador's central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ingenuity of Franciscan nuns.

and today is the location of the best-preserved ruins in Ecuador, where visitors can see ancient temples and artefacts. Baños is a small ‘spa town’ just over three hours south of Quito.

Illegal gold "fever" has struck an Ecuadorian town on the border with Colombia with a "new reality" due to the invasion of illegal mining.

Once again, the inhabitants of La Troncal, in Ecuador, witnessed a terror find. Two young men, a man and a woman, were killed, cremated and beheaded in one sector of ...