Prisoners Escaped During Transfer from Azogues Prison to Turi in Cuenca
In the early hours of November 19, 2025, three prisoners escaped while being transferred from Azogues prison to Turi prison in Cuenca. The operation was coordinated by the National Comprehensive Care Service (SNAI) in conjunction with the National Police. Of the three escapees, one was recaptured almost immediately and identified as Reni Alexander V., while […]
Mother and Daughter Missing in Quito: Over Seven Years Without News
Verónica Beatriz Bravo Verduga and her daughter Khiara Valentina García Bravo have been missing for more than seven years. The last confirmed sighting occurred on September 2, 2018, in the Comité del Pueblo area in northern Quito. Verónica, 39, is described as an Ecuadorian woman with brown eyes, black hair, standing approximately 1.60 meters tall […]
Histórico Cristo Rey dañado por rayo en Cuenca
El icónico monumento Cristo Rey en Cuenca sufrió daños significativos tras ser alcanzado por un rayo el miércoles 19 de noviembre de 2025. El rayo impactó directamente la estructura, que data de 1930 y es uno de los símbolos más destacados de la ciudad, provocando la pérdida total de la cabeza de la estatua y […]
Fines Up to $235 for Rule Violations on Quito’s Trolebús, Ecovía, and Feeder Buses
The Quito Metropolitan Council has approved a new ordinance extending the same usage rules and penalties from the Quito Metro to the Metrobús Q system, which encompasses Trolebús, Ecovía, and feeder routes. Passed by a 17-vote majority, the regulation classifies infractions into three categories: minor, serious, and very serious, with fines calculated as percentages of […]