José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is "Fito," escaped from a prison in Ecuador last year and was recaptured June.

The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it has completed its second review of Ecuador's Extended Fund Facility and approved an augmentation of the program by about $1 billion.

Ecuador looks to sneak into the semifinals at the 2025 CONMEBOL Copa America Femenina, as the host nation gets set to take on Argentina on Thursday.

Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the United States the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business. José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose ...

Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin has been extradited to the United States, a month after he was recaptured following a prison escape that sparked a wave of violence across the country.

Macias, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, was taken out of prison in Ecuador earlier on Sunday to be handed over to U.S. authorities.

Leader of Ecuador’s Most Powerful Gang to Face Drug Charges in New York José Adolfo Macías, known as Fito, escaped twice before authorities in the South American country apprehended him.