Ecuador hopes consumers will go bananas for the country. The South American nation has teamed up with a U.S.-based advertising firm in an effort to draw more tourists to the country by using a ...

10-year-old Ari Mendoza carries her 3-year-old brother Tiago at the Ecuadorian flag raising event at the steps of City Hall Tuesday evening, Aug. 10, 2021. (Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen / The Republican) ...

On Aug. 10, 1809 the citizen's of Quito, Ecuador's capital, started the rebellion to gain their freedom from the Spanish. "We celebrate this day in honor of our ancestors who fought for freedom.