But the Quitsato Sundial, 50 kilometres north of Quito, was a surprise ... Dutch geographer in 1928. A bigger monument was then built around it, turning the Equator Monument into a notable landmark.

Lawmaker, Byron Suquilanda described the existence of the statue as a “defense of corruption”, calling on the “patriotic feeling” of Ecuador ... of Quito removed the monument dedicated ...

The whole town of Ouro Preto has lately (1933), and wisely, been declared a national monument ... of Cuzco and Quito. It has not the unrestrained fantasy of the Mexican churches, nor the solid Spanish ...

Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country’s presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President ...

Voters are in a standoff over which candidate can better address persistent violence linked to drug trafficking.

Voters must pick between conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González to address the drug-fueled ...

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa wants foreign armies to help crack down on gang violence in the country. In an interview with the BBC published Tuesday night, Noboa said he wants US, European ...

13 countries are lying on the equator, with 3 continents, and 3 major waterbodies included.

A Stone Age circular monument in England is even older than Stonehenge, raising the possibility that Stonehenge's creators used it as inspiration, a new study finds. When researchers radiocarbon ...