Ecuador's Banks Post 7% Rise In 1Q Profit To .7 Million QUITO, Ecuador -(Dow Jones)- Twenty-five private banks operating in Ecuador, plus the state-run Banco del Pacifico, posted a combined .7 million net profit in the first quarter, up 7% from .7 million in the same period last year, the country's banking regulator said Wednesday. Read More...
Ecuador law would forgive mortgage debt Ecuador's legislature has passed a bill that would require banks to forgive any outstanding debt on mortgages for first-time home buyers of properties worth up to 6,000 if they default and forfeit the home. Read More...
Ecuador Sees Progress In Talks With Kinross For Fruta del Norte Ecuador's undersecretary of mines said Tuesday that there has been progress in negotiations between the Ecuadorian government and Canadian gold mining company Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC, K.T) over the Fruta del Norte gold deposit. Read More...
Ecuador Drug Lab Discovered Near Plane Crash Site QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador's official news agency says police have found a cocaine-processing lab near where a small Mexican-registered plane crashed over the weekend with .3 million in cash aboard. Read More...
Ecuador Casinos
Ecuador casinos are found mostly in nice hotels and unlike the casinos in North America are not open 24 hours a day. The casinos are typically found in hotels that cater to the business traveler and are therefore close to major airports. Some of the casinos feature bars; however, the ones that don't generally feature bars and restaurants within the hotel.
There are four Ecuador casinos in the capital city of Quito which is located in the provinc Read More...
Ecuador Weather
Ecuador is located in the tropics of South America. The terrain of Ecuador consists of coastal plain, inter-Andean central highlands, and the eastern jungle. The weather is tropical in the Amazonian jungle lowlands and along the coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations. Ecuador weather is hot and humid with a wet equatorial climate along the coast. Rain falls throughout the year. The chief rainy season is from December to April, and the Read More...
Seven Reasons to Travel to Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands
1. Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands are year-round Ecuadorian destinations easily accessible by most major international gateways. Usually not more than a full days travel away from the US, Canada, Europe, Asia and many other parts of the world, getaway without getting too far away.
2. The Amazon is another great reason to visit Ecuador. Ecuador shares the same Amazon Rainforest with Peru, Bolivia, Columbia, Venezuela and Brazil. Staying in o Read More...