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The international Live The 90s Festival arrives in Guayaquil on March 26 at the Palacio de Cristal on the Malecon, featuring Haddaway, Snap!, Dr. Alban, Mr. President, and Daisy Dee from Technotronic. For 80s and 90s kids living in Ecuador, this is the concert of the year.
Spanish singer-songwriter Pablo Alboran performs two concerts in Ecuador in March 2026 — March 19 at Coliseo Ruminahui in Quito and March 21 at Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo in Guayaquil. One of the most popular artists in the Spanish-speaking world, Alboran brings romantic ballads and Latin pop to intimate arena settings.
Ecuador's Interior Ministry sent 30 police agents to seize operational control of Guayaquil's municipal security entity Segura EP on Sunday night, citing 'shadow structures' provoking violence and alleging sensitive surveillance data was stored with a private company. The takeover comes amid three major fires in one week and deepens the confrontation between the Noboa administration and Guayaquil's opposition-aligned municipal government.
A motorcycle factory blaze on February 9, the Multicomercio building inferno on February 11 that burned for 50 hours and collapsed two towers, and a third alarm-3 fire on February 15 — all in Guayaquil within six days. The Interior Minister says the fires aren't coincidental. Here's the full timeline.
The Pregon parade rolls down Avenida Cevallos this morning and the Queen of Ambato election is tonight. Ecuador's most civilized Carnival celebration runs February 13-17 with 148 events and a $1.2 million budget. Here's the full guide.
Ecuador's four-day Carnival holiday runs Saturday February 14 through Tuesday February 17. Galapagos gets five days. Here's the practical guide for expats -- where to go, what's closed, and how to survive the water.
