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A truck overturned in the Las Bromelias sector on the road to Nayón, leaving one person injured and closing traffic in both directions near UDLA’s Ekopark campus. Authorities were working to remove the truck and restore circulation.
The Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil has developed accessibility tools for students with visual disabilities, including a specialized workstation and keyboard. The project has helped five students complete their degrees.
Ecuador has identified 45 cantons considered strategic points for organized-crime routes involving drugs, weapons and illicit money. Twenty-seven are rated high risk, showing that security risk is no longer limited to the largest port cities.
Commercial transport drivers in several categories can no longer invoice clients directly under new SRI rules. Operators or transport companies must handle client billing, while drivers bill the operator they belong to.
Hospitals and health centers in Ecuador will begin using the WHO’s CIE-11 system for diseases, diagnoses, and medical conditions. The goal is more uniform records across the health network.
Durán’s garbage collection service was set to resume on July 14 after nearly three weeks of suspension. The dispute involved a municipal debt above $9.7 million and about 350 tons of daily waste.
A temporary access on the E45 Troncal Amazónica between the new and old bridges over the Upano River is scheduled to close permanently on July 17. Machinery and vehicles in the area must be removed by July 16.
Ecuadorian authorities list several ways to report extortion, including 1800 DELITO, ECU 911, the 131 line, Fiscalía, QR-code reporting, a WhatsApp rewards number, and a Ministry of Interior digital form.
An Air Canada aircraft flying Miami-Lima made an emergency landing at Manta’s Eloy Alfaro airport on July 12 after reporting an engine failure, with no injuries reported.
A Click Research poll says 67% support creating a new canton from nine Quito valley parishes, with insecurity leading the local problem list.
Ecuador recorded 3,485 violent deaths from January through May 2026, while Quito’s recent alerts have centered more on explosives, intimidation, and microtrafficking.
A new look at Ecuador’s transmission system shows 12 of 45 power transformers operating beyond their designed life, with several strategic substations lacking a reserve transformer.
