Sources: CNN
In association football, the Brazil women's team wins a record-extending ninth Copa América title after defeating Colombia 5–4 on penalties following a 4–4 draw after extra time in the final held at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in Quito, Ecuador. Brazilian forward Marta is named the most valuable player of the tournament. 2025-08-2
Nicaragua suspends diplomatic relations with Ecuador following the raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador. 2024-04-6
Seventy-five tourists become stranded overnight in Quito, Ecuador, when a glitch halts the TelefériQo gondola lift, requiring a ten-hour rescue operation. 2023-07-7
Ten people are killed after a prison riot breaks out near Quito, Ecuador. 2022-11-18
Indigenous peoples in Ecuador block highways leading to the capital Quito, to protest president Guillermo Lasso's policies and to call for economic reforms. 2022-06-13
At least 23 people are killed in and 47 injured in landslides in Quito, Ecuador. 2022-01-31
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno declares a state of emergency amid nationwide protests against a hike in fuel prices. The protests have crippled the country's transport network with all major roads and bridges blocked in the capital Quito. 2019-10-4
A meeting is held in Lima attended by representatives from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil, to develop requests for aid in regards to Venezuelan immigrants, which will be sent to organisations including the United Nations and International Red Cross. Yesterday, there was a similar meeting in Bogotá. A larger meeting has been set-up to be held in Quito in early September, to be attended by representatives from 14 countries and 10 international organisations. 2018-08-29
Ecuador declares a state of emergency over increased activity at the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital of Quito. Its last major eruption was in 1877. 2015-08-16
At least 38 people, including the driver, are killed in Ecuador when a bus falls down a cliff outside the capital Quito, reportedly after the driver fell asleep. 2010-08-29