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Quito is applying its Pico y Placa vehicle restriction on Thursday, June 25. Drivers in the capital should check plate endings and time windows before crossing restricted zones.
LATAM has opened ticket sales for a new direct Quito-Santiago route beginning in December 2026. The airline says it will operate four weekly flights, add about 35,000 seats per year and reduce travel time by roughly 1.5 to 3 hours compared with connecting options.
CNT says 80% of institutional clients have recovered services after a data-center failure affected state platforms and mobile users. The company also said 75% of cloud operations had been fully restored by the afternoon of June 22.
Regressive erosion on the Coca River has damaged key infrastructure for more than six years, with estimated losses between $4.7 billion and $5.5 billion through May 2026. The risk matters nationally because Coca Codo Sinclair supplies about 25% of Ecuador's average electricity demand.
Quito’s La Carolina and surrounding hypercenter remain among the city’s most demanded real-estate zones, with small units of 25 to 35 square meters in high demand. Market sources cite prices above $2,000 per square meter in high-end projects.
A new report on digital recruitment describes how criminal groups use social media, narcoculture symbols and algorithmic engagement to pull minors toward illegal activity. The warning comes as adolescent arrests and violent deaths among minors remain a major national concern.
Public transport is still Quito’s main way to move, but new data show riders shifting toward private options. Around 64% of Quito residents still use public transport, while apps, taxis and motorcycles are gaining ground because of safety, comfort and service concerns.
Tumbaco residents and Quito firefighters are watching the dry season closely after serious fire emergencies between 2023 and 2025. Forest fires have fallen in the urban Tumbaco sector, but waste burning remains a persistent risk, with 73 waste-burn events in 2025 and 19 already counted in 2026.
Ecuador’s cooperative sector is still being cleaned up, with 38 credit cooperatives in forced liquidation as of May 5, 2026. Ambato, Quito and Cuenca account for most of the liquidation processes, while rising delinquency continues to pressure smaller institutions.
Net housing reservations in Ecuador rose 28% from January to April 2026 compared with the same period last year. Builders now project that annual housing sales could reach or exceed 40,000 units if favorable conditions continue.
Quito councilman Wilson Merino says taxpayers have reported failures and interruptions in the municipal patent-payment platform just as the filing calendar begins. The concern is practical: once the deadline tied to the ninth RUC digit passes, the system automatically generates late-payment surcharges.
Research based on hospital discharge and Solca data found that skin-cancer impact is concentrated among people over 65, especially men, with Pichincha, Azuay, Loja, Guayas and Manabi highlighted in the study.
