For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

Inti Raymi, celebrated on June 21, marks the winter solstice and pays tribute to Inti, the Inca sun god. Communities ...

The mission of the Department of Physical Geography is to be at the forefront of research in Earth Surface Dynamics. Our knowledge and understanding of Earth’s continental and coastal systems ...

The Earth is round, so it does not have a fixed center like a flat surface. However, some countries are closest to important ...

A pregnant woman believed to have lived over a thousand years ago in Ecuador's coastal region may have been part of ritual sacrifice or punishment, according to archaeologists who excavated her ...

This video can help pupils learn about the physical geography of the Earth. Teachers can use the film to introduce how the landmass of Earth is grouped into seven continents and the main areas of ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stephen and Joanna Vargha, a married couple who moved from North Carolina to Cuenca, Ecuador, in 2020 after retiring early. Cuenca is located ...

As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?

Sworn into office as the world’s youngest elected head of state in November 2023, 37-year-old President Daniel Noboa Azín will again have to prove his electoral savvy just a year and a half after ...

Māori people celebrated on Friday as Mount Taranki in New Zealand officially became a person and, with that, was renamed ...

The crackdown on illegal immigration underscores the crucial importance of foreign labor to the economy of the city and the ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for ... Sharks and Rays Benefit ...