Sources: CNN
Ecuador declares Cuba's ambassador to the country a "persona non grata" and orders him and all his diplomatic staff to leave the country within 48 hours. Shortly after the announcement, a man was filmed by the Associated Press on the roof of the Cuban embassy in Quito burning a bag of papers. 2026-03-5
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
A court in Quito, Ecuador, sentences three people to 12 years in prison and two people to over 34 years in prison for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. At least two of the five are allegedly part of the Los Lobos criminal organization. 2024-07-12
Fifty-seven police and prison officers are taken hostage in six different prisons in Quito as explosive attacks occur in Ecuador's capital targeting the country's prison authority. 2023-08-31
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
A road accident in Quito, Ecuador involving a bus and a truck leaves 24 people dead and 18 others injured. 2018-08-14
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