Schoolgirl is robbed during a Zoom lesson in Ecuador

Schoolgirl is robbed during a Zoom lesson in Ecuador as horrified teacher and students watch helplessly Schoolgirl Maria Jose was having a Zoom lesson when robbery took place Her shocked classmates quickly alerted the teacher to the incident  Footage ends after one of the thieves closes laptop in order to steal it  Officers were able to … Read more

Fossil remains of 22 Ice Age SLOTHS the size of elephants found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador 

The fossil remains of 22 Ice Age sloths the size of elephants have been found preserved in asphalt in Ecuador, researchers have reported. The specimens — which included 15 adults, 5 juveniles and two newborns or fetuses — were unearthed from the Tanque Loma site on the country’s Santa Elena peninsula. Weighing in at several tons, … Read more

Ecuador ‘victim’ of coronavirus finds that her family has been told she died

Ecuador ‘victim’ of coronavirus wakes up from coma to find medics told her family she was dead and they had cremated another body thinking it was her The family of Alba Maruri, 74, were told she had died from coronavirus. They took receipt of a body health authorities told them was hers and held a funeral Health … Read more

Stranded Britons in Bolivia and Ecuador will return on repatriation flight to Heathrow tomorrow

Stranded Britons in Bolivia and Ecuador will return on repatriation flight to Heathrow tomorrow while hundreds of thousands of tourists remain stuck abroad in coronavirus lockdown Government charters plane to pick up tourists from La Paz, Quito and Guayaquil Foreign Office launches £75m operation to help where commercial routes can’t  It comes after the London … Read more

Ecuador is building ‘special camp’ for coronavirus victims amid struggle with increasing body count

Ecuador’s government said on Thursday it was building a ‘special camp’ for coronavirus victims in the country’s largest city of Guayaquil, where an outbreak has killed over 80 people, with many bodies left at home for days. President Lenin Moreno said the official total of 120 deaths across the Andean nation, among the highest tallies … Read more

Police in Ecuador collect 150 bodies from city streets amid coronavirus pandemic

Police in Ecuador collect 150 bodies from city streets and homes as government warns that as many as 3,500 people could die of coronavirus Police removed corpses from streets and homes in town Guayaquil, Ecuador Government has warned 3,500 people could die of the coronavirus in port city Ecuador is the Latin American country worst … Read more

An airport lounge in Ecuador is named as the best in the world

An airport lounge in Ecuador with panoramic views and a fine wine cellar has been named as the best in the world in a global awards. The Sala VIP Internacional lounge at Quito International Airport claimed the top prize in the Global Airport Lounge of the Year Awards, which rates business facilities, comfort, service from … Read more