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    The Eye Guy receives more than he gives doing the Lions work  Jun 16, 2009
    Paul airport May 13 and on to Miami and then Guayaquil, Ecuador. Koenig said low level officials at the Ecuador airport had some issues with authorizing the 13 boxes of glasses; but after much detente they agreed to accept copies of passports, signed and sworn to by the travelers, that they would not "sell" the eyewear. (Lindstrom Chisago County Press, MN)

    Adventure travel trip meets real world coup  May 31, 2009
    But it is late April 2005, and here we are held up on the tarmac after flying from JFK to an airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador ... The mobs are also in Guayaquil, and may come here ... We are loaded onto buses and put up in a Guayaquil motel. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    WHO chief warns against false security about flu  May 16, 2009
    Students wear masks after authorities confirmed Ecuador's first case of influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly referred to as swine flu, in Guayaquil May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (ECUADOR HEALTH). (AlertNet)

    Kay Barragan, Wife of 1800mattress.com Founder, is Dead  May 14, 2009
    Kay Barragan was born on December 5, 1943 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She and Napoleon were married more than 40 years. (PR Newswire)

    In Ecuador, A Win for the Left May Be Good for Business  Apr 29, 2009
    The fiery economist from Guayaquil has wielded not just leftist rhetoric but leftist policies, railing against foreign and domestic corporations. In December, he defaulted on $3. (Time.com)

    LAN Airlines Reports Net Income of US$65.0 Million for the First Quarter of 2009  Apr 29, 2009
    On April 6, 2009, LAN Ecuador launched domestic operation in Ecuador, connecting the cities of Guayaquil and Quito. The Company is offering up to seven daily flights between both destinations, and in the near future plans to incorporate the city of Cuenca and the Galapagos Islands to its itinerary. (PR Newswire)

    Correa returns with socialism and a $4b debt default  Apr 28, 2009
    men vote during the presidential elections at a polling station in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Sunday. Photo: AP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Ecuador leader cruises to reelection  Apr 28, 2009
    Correa, who promised to rid the small Andean nation of its corrupt political class when first elected in 2006, danced, sang his party anthem, and pumped fists with his close political advisers in his home city of Guayaquil. "We will never defraud the Ecuadorean people," he told supporters. (Boston Globe)

    Ecuador's Correa Declares Election Victory  Apr 28, 2009
    Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, left, celebrates with his running mate Lenin Moreno after learning the first unofficial exit polls show they are leading in presidential elections in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, April 26, 2009 ... Correa, who promised to rid the small Andean nation of its corrupt political class when first elected in 2006, danced, sang his party anthem and pumped fists with his close political advisers in his home city of Guayaquil. (CBS News -- World)

    Ecuador's Correa claims re-election win  Apr 28, 2009
    President Rafael Correa of Ecuador celebrates his re-election win Sunday in Guayaquil. "We have made history in a country where from 1996 to 2006 no democratic government completed its term," Correa said in claiming victory a few minutes after the polls closed Sunday night. (CNN -- World)

    Rising threat?  Apr 9, 2009
    The coastal plains around the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, the country's main economic hub, are also known to be vulnerable to a combination of sea level rises, storms and sea surges. A recent study by researchers at Espol, a science institute in Guayaquil, suggested that even a half-metre sea level rise would put the storm drainage system in the southern part of the city under severe strain, possibly causing it to collapse. (BBC News -- Science)

    IAEA to fund 7 projects in Ecuador  Mar 25, 2009
    The seven projects to be completed between 2009 and 2011 are based on nuclear technologies, which include the creation of a nuclear instrumentation center and a national tissue bank, the appliance of irrigation water and the improvement of a nuclear medicine department in a university hospital in Guayaquil, said the presidential office. The IAEA, a part of the United Nations, is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field, which works with its member states and multiple partners... (Xinhuanet, China)

    14th-Ranked Clemson Women's Tennis Upsets #4 Georgia Tech, 4-3  Feb 26, 2009
    The junior from Guayaquil, Ecuador edged the Yellow Jacket player, 7-5, in the first set and then claimed the second, 6-4, to improve to 11-11 on the year. Georgia Tech scored its second point of the day at the sixth position as Viet Ha Ngo defeated Henry, 6-3, 7-5. (Clemsontigers.com)

    In Ecuador, gang members trade guns for scissors and nail polish  Feb 22, 2009
    SCISSORS, NOT GUNS: A reformed gang member cuts a client's hair in Guayaquil, Ecuador ... Guayaquil, Ecuador - In the most dangerous neighborhood of Guayaquil Ecuador's largest and most crime-ridden city a dozen youths are busy working in the Paz Urbana Print Shop ... With a population of over 3 million, Guayaquil is home to more than 200 gangs and 60,000 gang youths. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Local Weather  Feb 8, 2009
    Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)

    Country profile: Ecuador  Feb 7, 2009
    - Guayaquil-based daily. - Guayaquil-based daily ... - private, Quito and Guayaquil. (BBC News -- Americas)

    New constitution backed  Feb 7, 2009
    "We're making history! Onward!" President Correa urged a crowd of supporters in his coastal hometown of Guayaquil. "This is confirmation of the citizen's revolution we're offering.". (BBC News -- Americas)

    Ecuador defaults on foreign debt  Feb 7, 2009
    Speaking in the city of Guayaquil, Mr Correa said "as president I couldn't allow us to keep paying a debt that was obviously immoral and illegitimate", according to the AFP news agency. "We'll present a proposal to restructure the debt in order to resolve this problem as fast as possible," added the US-trained economist and ally of left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. (BBC News -- Americas)

    New Scripps Executive Will Lead Efforts to Create Niche Newspaper Products  Mar 28, 2008
    From 1996 to 1998, he was the managing editor of El Telegrafo in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Aldape was named one of Hispanic Magazine's "25 Most Powerful Hispanics" in February 2006 and Poder Magazine's "100 Most Powerful Hispanics" list for 2006/2007. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Tim VickeryINSIDE SOCCER  Mar 20, 2008
    Colombia can play in Barranquilla or elsewhere, Ecuador can use Guayaquil, Bolivia can come down the Andes to Santa Cruz de la Sierra. But what about the clubs based in the mountain regions. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Andres Gomez brings Grand Slam rsum to La Jolla  Mar 2, 2008
    Gomez's introduction to tennis came at a club in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where his father played with Pancho Segura and that he currently manages. Gomez began representing Ecuador in Davis Cup matches at 16 and continued until he was 40. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Vizuete named Ecuador coach  Feb 28, 2008
    GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) -- Sixto Vizuete will become permanent coach of Ecuador, after leading the team on an interim basis following the resignation of Luis Fernando Suarez last November. Vizuete will try to lead Ecuador to its third straight World Cup appearance in South Africa in 2010, the country's soccer federation said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    ECUADOR PHOTOS  Feb 27, 2008
    Puerto Inca dwellers move along a flooded street at the Puerto Inca village in Guayaquil February 19, 2008 ... Ecuadoreans look at a destroyed road at the Puerto Inca village in Guayaquil February 19, 2008 ... Ecuadoreans look at a destroyed road at the Puerto Inca village in Guayaquil February 19, 2008. (AlertNet)

    Ecuador Flooding Has Killed 16, Caused $200 Million in Damage, Correa Says  Feb 24, 2008
    In the Guayas province, one of those hardest hit by flooding, the coastal city of Guayaquil has had 712. 5 millimeters (28 inches) of rain this year, according to the Ecuadorean navy's meteorological service. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Thousands homeless in deadly Ecuador floods  Feb 23, 2008
    Los Ros -- north of Guayaquil -- was the hardest hit of nine provinces affected, civil defense officials said. In Los Ros province, five people died when an ambulance drove into a hole at the side of a street at dawn Thursday. (CNN -- World)

    Ecuadorian Food & Drink  Feb 22, 2008
    Just as in many other locations in South America, Chinese food is quite popular, especially in large cities such as and Guayaquil. Chaulafan - This is simply your basic fried rice dish, with or without meat, found in Chinese restauramnts worldwide. (Suite101.com)

    Cyclone seen worsening Mozambique floods  Feb 20, 2008
    Ecuadoreans look at a destroyed road at the Puerto Inca village in Guayaquil February 19, 2008. Some costal cities have been flooded due to continuous rain in Ecuador. (AlertNet)

    Dynasty Metals & Mining Inc.: President's Update  Jan 29, 2008
    "Dear Shareholder,We made significant progress in 2007 towards achieving our two primary objectives, which are: to materially increase our resources estimates through continued exploration, and to become the largest gold producer in Ecuador, initially by bringing our Zaruma Gold and Jerusalem Projects into production.Production Update - Zaruma Gold ProjectIn April 2007, we received the last of the necessary permits from the Ecuador Ministry of the Environment to construct and operate a mill... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Huge rally against Ecuador reform  Jan 26, 2008
    The demonstration in Guayaquil, about 420km (261 miles) from the capital, was led by the city's Mayor, Jaime Nebot ... Carried on the shoulders of his supporters, Mr Nebot delivered a speech from a stage in Guayaquil's main street ... Mr Correa celebrated his first year in office with supporters in Guayaquil. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Ecuador's Constitutional Assembly Expels Opposition Leader Alvaro Noboa  Jan 15, 2008
    Nobody answered the telephone at Noboa's Grupo Noboa Corp. offices in Guayaquil. To contact the reporter on this story: Stephan Kueffner in Quito at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Juan Arzube, 89; bishop was lauded as an activist but tainted by accusation  Jan 12, 2008
    Arzube was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 1, 1918. He came to the United States to study civil engineering and earned a bachelor's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., in 1942. (Los Angeles Times)

    Hour-by-hour forecast  Jan 3, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)

    Ecuador assembly overwhelmingly approves tax reform bill  Dec 30, 2007
    On Thursday, police fired tear gas and blocked roads to prevent opposition politicians - including Jaime Nebot, the influential mayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city and financial hub - from entering city where the assembly was meeting to protest the bill. -AP. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Ecuadorian Regional Food: Soups  Dec 22, 2007
    Here are some to try next time you're in Quito or Guayaquil. Ceviche. (Suite101.com)

    Flushing fugitive in cop slay extradited  Dec 21, 2007
    Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said George Saravanos, 31, was taken into custody by U.S. marshals two weeks ago in a hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador after information supplied by his father led them to the South American country. Saravanos was being treated for multiple gunshot wounds he sustained in an unrelated incident. (Forest Hills Ledger, NY)

    Fugitive Saravanos Is Arrested In Ecuador  Dec 21, 2007
    Friday December 21, 2007. (NYPD) Fugitive George Saravanos of Flushing was arrested in Ecuador. (Queens Chronicle, NY)

    Complete weather forecast  Dec 7, 2007
    Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Galapagos Islands Packing List  Dec 2, 2007
    There are ATM s in the two larger ports, but you may want to get some cash in Quito or Guayaquil on the mainland before you travel to the islands. Even if you ve completely paid for your trip beforehand, you ll want some cash for souvenirs, drinks on the ship and for tipping your naturalist guide and ship crew. (Suite101.com)

    Evanston Native Poppinga Part of a Punishing Cougar Defense  Nov 28, 2007
    He served a church mission in Guayaquil, Ecuador and played two years at Utah State prior to coming to BYU. As a sophomore in 2004 he ranked third on the roster with 61 tackles, 31 of which were solo. . (The Daily Universe, UT)

    Quake rocks Peru-Ecuador border  Nov 17, 2007
    Local media said the temblor was felt strongly in the country's largest city, the port of Guayaquil. The Ecuadorean Geophysics Institute said it had reports that the quake was felt throughout the country. (Globe and Mail -- International)

    * Chilean leader inspects damage from earthquake  Nov 17, 2007
    The US Geological Survey said it was centered about 234km south-southeast of Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city. "There are reports that the quake was felt throughout the country," Ecuador's Geophysics Institute said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Powerful earthquake shakes Peru-Ecuador border  Nov 16, 2007
    7 quake was felt strongly in the Ecuadorean cities of Guayaquil and Manta. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor struck at 10:12 p.m. and was centered about 150 miles south of Guayaquil. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Quake hits Peru-Ecuador border, no injury reports  Nov 16, 2007
    Residents in Quito and the country's coastal city of Guayaquil felt the quake, according to a Reuters witness and local media reports. A Red Cross spokesman said there were no immediate signs of injuries. (AlertNet)

    Strong quake rocks Ecuador  Nov 16, 2007
    The quake was strongly felt in Quito and the largest city of Guayaquil. Local television said the quake lasted about 25 seconds, sending residents running from their homes in panic. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Ecuador Central Bank Names Mauricio Martinez as Third Chief in Five Months  Nov 15, 2007
    Martinez was chosen as interim chief and previously headed the bank's research division in Guayaquil, Ecuador's biggest city, the bank said today in an e-mailed statement. He replaces Gladys Palan, who was named interim chief five days ago after Chief Executive Jorge Davalos resigned along with several other officials. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Smoke smell prompts emergency landing  Nov 14, 2007
    The plane was en route from Miami to Lima, Peru, when it landed in the port city of Guayaquil. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    The Four Different Worlds Of Ecuador  Nov 3, 2007
    And she'll visit Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city and that nation's major port. The centerpiece of her journey, however, will be a visit to the Galapagos Islands, one of the most pristine and unusual wildlife areas left in the world. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    Lemon Pie Ingresa al Mercado Mundial como una Revolucin, con su Primer Sencillo 'I Have To Stop'  Oct 14, 2007
    El 27 de Octubre Lemon Pie abrir; el concierto de Soda Stereo en la ciudad de Guayaquil, luego de que desde Argentina se aprobara su participaci;n por la excelente calidad en propuestas y su manejo profesional como m;sicos de trayectoria. . (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Correa's Candidates Lead National Vote to Rewrite Ecuador's Constitution  Oct 1, 2007
    The people have given the traditional parties a red card,'' Rolando Panchana, a candidate close to Correa who was likely elected to the national assembly, said in a television interview from Guayaquil with Canal 1. Speaking to reporters in the presidential palace in Quito after the exit poll was released, Correa said he expects to win 80 of the 130 seats. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Poll: Socialists winning in Ecuador  Oct 1, 2007
    Although the power elites, particularly those in Guayaquil, the nation's economic center, are cool to him, most Ecuadoreans embrace his reform, analysts said. MOST READ STORIES. (AZCentral -- News)

    Boy killed by fireworks during match  Sep 19, 2007
    QUITO: Ecuador police opened an investigation on Monday after an 11-year-old fan was killed by a stray fireworks rocket during an Emelec-Barcelona match in the southern port city of Guayaquil. Carlos Cedeno was in a suite in Guayaquil s Monumental Stadium on Sunday when the stray rocket entered his upper chest. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible  Aug 28, 2007
    Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)

    Feared gang renounces its crime crown  Aug 26, 2007
    As gangsters many of the Kings had money and prestige in the slums of Quito and Guayaquil. There is talk of setting up cybercafes, micro-credit schemes and a fashion label with the initials LK, but going straight will narrow the chances for making easy dollars. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)

    Explorers Sail, Bike, Walk from North to South Pole  Aug 22, 2007
    The cycling leg will take them 5,000 miles from New York to Panama, where they will sail to Guayaquil, Ecuador ... Planned arrival in Guayaquil Sept. 22. (Fox News)

    Ecuador Flights  Aug 22, 2007
    Airlines and airfares to Quito, Guayaquil, and the Galapagos. Tourism and business travel have made both Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador a magnet for attracting new airlines ... Ecuador has long been a hub for tourism and business travel in South America and finding cheap rates to/from Quito, Guayaquil, and the can be difficult. (Suite101.com)

    The Benefits of Teaching Abroad  Aug 21, 2007
    While shorts and t-shirts may be appropriate for some jobs in a coastal city such as Guayaquil, teachers in Quito are expected to be much more formal, with men likely to wear ties and women dress pants. Talk to others who have lived in the country, read about the cultural expectations, and have an understanding of how your culture is viewed both in terms of the negative and positive aspects. (Suite101.com)

    DoD Press Briefing with Dr. Ward, Capt. Boynton, Mr. Leitch on USNS Comforts Four-Month, 12-Country Humanitarian Mission To South America, Central America and the Caribbean from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington Va.  Aug 18, 2007
    We want to partner in Peru on HIV/AIDS, and we want to partner here with an organization called Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil, which is a big private not-for-profit hospital organization. So that's how we see it. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)

    New Optimized Zaruma Plant Design Increases Gold Recovery to 92%-Dynasty Hires Zaruma Mine Manager  Jul 18, 2007
    The Zaruma Gold Project is located in the cantons of Zaruma and Portovelo, Province of El Oro, Ecuador, approximately 160 kilometres south of Guayaquil, Ecuador's main seaport. The project comprises 44 mineral concessions, covering approximately 103 square kilometres, in an active high-grade goldfield. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Twins separated at birth reunite after 15 years  Jul 14, 2007
    They have raised me well, they have respected me and helped me, she said in an interview with the Guayaquil newspaper El Universo. If they love me so much, the girl said of her biological parents, let them stop (the lawsuit) and tell me that they wont do anything against the doctors. (MSNBC -- International)

    Hospital answers a special call for help  Jul 7, 2007
    "The U.S. consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador was very reluctant to grant him a visa," said David Abalos, who served as the communication mediator between Princeton HealthCare System staff and Mr. Morocho Japa's family. After a visit to the consulate by Mr. Morocho Japa, the mailing of several letters from Princeton HealthCare staff to the consulate and much behind the scenes e-mail and fax correspondence, the Ecuadorian finally received permission to go to the U.S. about a month before having... (Lambertville Beacon, NJ)

    Bolivia president to tackle Blatter over altitude ban  Jun 21, 2007
    Bolivias only viable alternative would be the lowland city of Santa Cruz while Ecuador would have to play in the tropical port of Guayaquil. Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    South America to ask FIFA to reconsider altitude ban  Jun 17, 2007
    Bolivia s only viable alternative would be the lowland city of Santa Cruz while Ecuador would have to play in the tropical port of Guayaquil. Ecuador, who had never previously played at a World Cup, qualified for the 2002 and 2006 tournaments thanks to their record at Quito s Atahualpa Stadium where they are unbeaten for almost six years. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Ecuador's Barcelona signs Argentine keeper Sessa  Jun 5, 2007
    QUITO, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Argentine goalkeeper Gaston Sessa has made an agreement to move from current soccer club Argentina's Velez Sarsfield to Barcelona, from the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, the Ecuador Football Federation said on Monday. Sessa, 34, met with Galo Roggiero, president of Barcelona, known as los toreros (the bullfighters), during Roggiero's visit to Argentina, according to Barcelona sources. (Xinhuanet, China)

    China Undermines U.S. in Latin America  Jun 5, 2007
    Growing trade with China is increasing the significance of Latin American cities on or near the Pacific Ocean, from Guayaquil to Valparaso ... The transformation of Latin American urban centers will ultimately depend on the opportunities and policies presented by each country and the skill of particular cities in marketing themselves, but may create opportunities for cities such as Santiago, Chile; Lima, Peru; and Guayaquil, Ecuador. (Newsmax)

    High and dryReaders across Latin America react to football altitude ban  Jun 1, 2007
    Agustin Yerovi, Guayaquil, Ecuador. I do not agree with this ban. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Red Cross Awards Charity for Relief Donations!  May 24, 2007
    6 million in regular sponsorship support provided to over 50,000 impoverished children and their families living in the slums of Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador, over the past three years Children International has provided over $741,000 worth of medical supplies, medicines and clothing ... James R. Cook, president and CEO of Children International, says, "We work very hard to help impoverished children living in Ecuador. We feel honored that the International Red Cross values our relationship and... (AlertNet)

    Quito's Plaza de San Francisco  May 20, 2007
    " To the right of the monastery's main entrance, a door opens onto the Museo Franciscano, which houses one of the city's many collections of religious art. On a tour of the museum, one begins the visual journey into the haunting world of the Escuela Quitea (Quito School of Art), a renowned body of Catholic religious art produced by indigenous sculptors and painters during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Escuela Quitea is best known for its astounding realism, its often horrifying morbidity... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Ecuador to Investigate Rights Abuses  May 5, 2007
    In a news conference from the port city of Guayaquil on Friday, Febres Cordero accused Correa of forming "a tribunal of the Inquisition" and said his political enemies want to try him "for having fought terrorism.". He called Correa "a totalitarian" who has revealed himself to Ecuadoreans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Ecuador founds truth commission  May 5, 2007
    Febres Cordero, speaking at a press conference in his native port city of Guayaquil, accused Correa on Friday of forming "a tribunal of the Inquisition" and said his political enemies want to try him "for having fought terrorism". He also called Correa "a totalitarian" and said that if the government sought to proscute him, he would not flee. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Sometimes we have to kill one animal so that others can survive."  May 2, 2007
    Live goats fetch about $15 a head for sale to dealers who ship them to slaughterhouses in Guayaquil, on the mainland, but hunters say their prey has become harder to find since park rangers increased the scope of their own hunts. "They're killing these goats from helicopters and leaving them to die out there when I'm trying to feed my children," Eldio Penafiel, 35, said during an interview as he prepared to go hunting on horseback for goat. (International Herald Tribune)

    War in the Pacific: It’s Hell, Especially if You’re a Goat  May 1, 2007
    Live goats fetch about $15 a head for sale to dealers who ship them to slaughterhouses in Guayaquil, on the mainland, but hunters say their prey has become harder to find since park rangers increased the scope of their own hunts. They;re killing these goats from helicopters and leaving them to die out there when I;m trying to feed my children,; Eladio Pe afiel, 35, said in an interview as he prepared to go goat hunting on horseback. (The Ledger)

    TVCable Ecuador Chooses EGT'S HEMi  Apr 26, 2007
    TVCable Ecuador Deploys EGT HEMi(TM) Headend Micro for Local Digital Channel Conversion in Quito and Guayaquil ... TVCable has deployed their all-digital services in the country's two largest cities: Quito and Guayaquil. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    * Correa wins right to rewrite charter  Apr 17, 2007
    "For the government's part, we will always respond with more democracy, as we have done this Sunday," the president said at a news conference in the southwestern port of Guayaquil. The leftist economist's remark appeared aimed at deflecting criticism that he wants to take Ecuador down the path of his ally, Venezuela's firebrand socialist president, Hugo Chavez. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Ecuador deal puts Galapagos cruise in reach  Apr 17, 2007
    Continental discounts round-trip travel to Guayaquil, Ecuador, to a base rate of $219 round-trip ... For instance, the total ticket price for the Guayaquil trip is $330. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Correa Vows to Rewrite Ecuador's Constitution After `Crushing Win' in Vote  Apr 17, 2007
    The 44-year-old president called politicians opposed to the national constituent assembly a ``mafia'' yesterday in his speech in Guayaquil ... The very future of the country was at play,'' Correa told supporters in Guayaquil last night, according to videos posted on the presidential Web site. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Ecuadoreans solidly back reform plan  Apr 16, 2007
    GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- -- Leftist President Rafael Correa scored a major victory Sunday as Ecuadoreans voted overwhelmingly to support his ambitious plan to remake the nation's system of government and weaken its discredited Congress, an exit poll showed. Voters across this small Andean nation, from highland Indians in ponchos to fishermen in villages along its Pacific coast, turned out to cast ballots on the need for a special assembly to rewrite the constitution -- a measure many hope will... (The Miami Herald)

    Ecuadoreans Vote in Favor of National Assembly to Rewrite Constitution  Apr 16, 2007
    In a speech today at a ceremony in Guayaquil, he called politicians opposed to the national constituent assembly a ``mafia. Tension between Correa and congress heightened over the past few months after lawmakers voted to replace the head of the country's top electoral court for backing Correa's referendum plan. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Ecuadorian students share culture  Apr 16, 2007
    One of the visitors, 16-year-old Javier Hernandez, who Jenks family is hosting this year, is an aspiring medical student from the coastal city of Guayaquil Ecuador s most populous city. Hernandez said the Treasure Valley reminded him of his hometown. (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)

    President wins Ecuador charter vote  Apr 16, 2007
    "The 'yes' vote had an overwhelming majority," Correa said at a brief news conference in the coastal city of Guayaquil on Sunday. "Thank you Ecuadoreans." Correa, who has scared foreign investors with threats to stop making debt payments, staked his political career on the vote, pledging to resign if he failed to win emphatically. (Aljazeera.Net)

    Ecuador to sever IMF ties  Apr 16, 2007
    Anchorage Daily News. " When he took office three months ago, Correa, a U.S.-trained economist, vowed to renegotiate the country's $16.4 billion foreign debt and direct resources to programs to help the poor. Correa, a staunch ally of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, has frequently criticized the "unacceptable conditions" of IMF loans, and said Sunday that the institution has "been harmful for the country. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Ecuador leader celebrates 'win'  Apr 16, 2007
    The president was shown on national television celebrating at a hotel in the country's largest city, Guayaquil. A Cedatos-Gallup exit poll of 40,000 voters nationwide showed 78% in favour and 11. (BBC News)

    Ecuador heads for socialist reform of constitution  Apr 16, 2007
    "For the government's part, we will always respond with more democracy, as we have done this Sunday," the president said at a news conference in the southwestern port of Guayaquil, where he was celebrating the victory just three months after taking office. The leftist economist's remark appeared aimed at deflecting criticism that he wants to take Ecuador down the path of his ally, Venezuela's firebrand socialist president, Hugo Chavez. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Ecuador voters back overhaul  Apr 16, 2007
    GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Leftist President Rafael Correa scored a major victory Sunday as Ecuadoreans voted overwhelmingly to support his ambitious plan to remake the nations system of government and weaken its discredited Congress, an exit poll showed. Voters across this small Andean nation, from highland Indians in ponchos to fishermen in villages along its Pacific coast, turned out to cast ballots on the need for a special assembly to rewrite the constitution a measure many hope will bring... (MSNBC -- International)

    Ecuador Votes on Rewriting Constitution  Apr 15, 2007
    GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador Leftist President Rafael Correa's ambitious plan to remake the nation's system of government and weaken its unpopular Congress faces a key test when Ecuadoreans vote on whether to create a special assembly to rewrite their constitution ... Entrenched business interests in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, have been the most cautious in accepting Correa's leadership. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Moscow riot police hold Kasparov  Apr 15, 2007
    THE Russian opposition figure and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov was arrested yesterday as police brutally broke up a banned rally in the centre of Moscow. Scores of demonstrators were detained and many more beaten and kicked by riot police who flooded into Moscow to crush the pro-democracy protest. (Times Online)

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