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The Ferrocarriles del Ecuador Empresa Pública (Ecuadorian Railways Company) is the national railway of Ecuador. The railway system was devised to connect the Pacific coast with the Andean highlands. After many decades of service the railway was severely damaged by heavy rainfall during the El Niño in 1997 and 1998 [ 1][ 2] and from general ...
According to industry estimates, between 33 and 66 percent of Internet users have broadband speeds between 2 and 3 Mbit/s, at a cost of $20 to $25 per month. In May 2012, the Superintendent of Telecommunications indicated that the overall average speed of an Internet connection in Ecuador is 128 kbit/s, although speeds are lower in rural areas.
There were two military dictatorships in the country (1963–1966 and 1972–1979) before democracy returned with the election of Jaime Roldós Aguilera. From 1996 to 2005, 3 constitutional presidents were overthrown ( Abdalá Bucaram, Jamil Mahuad and Lucio Gutiérrez ). The left-wing populist government of Rafael Correa (2007–2017) has been ...
The Central Bank of Ecuador ( Spanish: Banco Central del Ecuador; BCE) is the central bank of the country, and an institution of the Executive Function, which has institutional, administrative, financial, and technical autonomy. It is in charge of executing the monetary policy established by the Monetary Policy and Regulation Board of Ecuador ...
Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, whose mosaics adorn about 200 churches and chapels around world as well as the Vatican, has been accused of sexual and psychological abuse by about 20 people, mostly ...
This is a list of spin-offs from SRI International.SRI International (SRI), previously known as Stanford Research Institute, is a research and innovation center. To commercialize its innovative technologies, SRI engages in licensing agreements and collaborates with investment and venture capital companies to initiate a diverse range of business ventures.
Annual appreciation was 3.2% in June and monthly growth decelerated to 0.6%, the slowest June price appreciation since 2011. While still below pre-pandemic levels, home inventory is piling up ...