In a dramatic game of musical chairs, the country saw ministers and top brass replaced. AS/COA Online looks at who will take over these high-ranking roles.
Hemispheric Updates
Despite having the highest vaccination rate in Latin America, the country faces lockdown as a third wave of infections hits.
In the April 11 second-round vote, Andrés Arauz faces Guillermo Lasso. Youth, women, and disaffected voters may play decisive roles.
Covid pulled the rug out from under Latin America’s tourism industry, which was growing at 10 percent annually pre-pandemic.
Amid a vaccine rollout and the P.1 variant fueling contagion, the government is looking to provide another round of emergency aid.
One year in, AS/COA Online’s tracker offers an in-depth look at governments’ responses to the pandemic from reopenings to curfews to vaccine rollouts.
Tras un año, AS/COA Online ofrece una mirada en profundidad a cómo los gobiernos responden al COVID-19 en la región.