The tallest waterfall in Ecuador has run dry after a mysterious sinkhole opened up under the river that fed it The San Rafael waterfall in Ecuador, the tallest in the country, has run dry A large sinkhole opened up underneath the river that fed the falls Local officials are researching the cause of the sinkhole … Read more
‘Ecuador ama la vida’ reads the enormous sign built out of rocks at the peak of the Casitgua Mountain at the southern end of Quito, the country’s capital city. Ecuador loves life. And indeed it does, for this small but extraordinary South American country is one of the most biodiverse in the world, stretching from … Read more
Ecuador’s ‘Throat of Fire’ volcano may be heading towards a ‘potential collapse’, scientists report The west face of Tungurahua is slowly deforming, satellite data has revealed This instability could lead to a colossal landslide of material onto the local area When Tungurahua erupted in 1999, 25,000 people were evacuated from nearby A collapse of the west face 3,000 … Read more