The view outside from this eco-hotel in northern Ecuador reveals vast hillsides still scarred by fires. In late January 2024, large flames roared past the wooden cabins that make up the Polylepis ...

A land of complete contrast with dramatic landscapes, lush rainforests, snow-capped mountains, active volcanoes and hardly ...

In the mountains of Ecuador, a new species of eight-eyed tarantula known as the “Satan tarantula” was discovered, and a team of scientists are trying to learn more about this elusive creature ...

Once a prolific amphibian in the mountains of Ecuador, the Jambato harlequin frog, pictured above, ... [+] is now considered "critically endangered." However, populations began to decline ...

The location, size, and design of a hydropower dam determine its effects on the environment and ecosystem services that people rely on. Here, the Agoyan dam in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador.