2026 in Ecuador

See also: 2026 in South America

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See also:	Other events of 2026 Timeline of Ecuadorian history

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Events in the year 2026 in Ecuador .

Incumbents

• President: Daniel Noboa
• Vice President: Sariha Moya

Events

January

• 11 January – Five decapitated heads are found hanging from a beach in Puerto López. ^[1]
• 21–22 January – Ecuador announces a 30% tariff on imports from Colombia, prompting Bogota to impose a retaliatory 30% tariff and suspends sales of electricity to Ecuador, which then leads to Ecuador imposing a tariff on Colombian oil passing through the OCP pipeline. ^[2]

February

• 6–22 February – Ecuador at the 2026 Winter Olympics
• 10 February – Eleven people, including Guayaquil mayor Aquiles Alvarez and two of his brothers, including Barcelona S.C. president Antonio Alvarez, are arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering. ^[3]
• 23 February – Seven people are killed in an attack by gunmen on a property in Manabí Province. ^[4]

March

• 2 March – President Noboa announces the beginning of joint anti-narcotics operations with the United States. ^[5]
• 3 March – Ecuador expels the Cuban ambassador, José María Borja, and his entire diplomatic staff for unspecified reasons. ^[6]
• 6 March –
  • Cuba closes its embassy in Quito. ^[7]
  • The United States carries out airstrikes on narcoterrorists in Ecuador at the request of the Ecuadorian government, targeting a camp belonging to a faction of FARC dissidents at the border with Colombia. ^[8]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Ecuador

Source: ^[9]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 16-17 February – Carnival
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 25 May – Battle of Pichincha Holiday
• 11 August – National Day Holiday
• 10 October – Independence of Guayaquil
• 1 November – All Souls' Day
• 3 November – Independence of Cuenca
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 10 January – Marco Proaño Maya, 80, politician, three-time deputy ^[10]
• 14 February – Marcelo Dotti, 83, politician, deputy (1994–1996, 1998–2006) and Andean parliamentarian (2007). ^[11]

References

1. "Human heads found hanging on a beach in southwestern Ecuador". AP News. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
2. "Ecuador, Colombia ramp up trade war with tit-for-tat energy levies". France 24. 2026-01-23. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
3. "Mayor of Ecuador's biggest city arrested for money laundering". France 24. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
4. "Gunmen in military uniforms storm a rural Ecuador property, killing at least 7, police say". AP News. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
5. "Ecuador launches joint anti-drug operations with US". France 24. 2026-03-03. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
6. "Ecuador declares Cuba's ambassador 'persona non grata,' orders mission to leave the country". AP News. 2026-03-05. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
7. "Cuba shuts its Quito embassy as Ecuador expels its diplomats". AP News. 2026-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
8. "US, Ecuador bomb drug trafficker camp near Colombia border, militaries say". Reuters. 6 March 2026.
9. "Ecuador Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
10. "Fallece Marco Proaño Maya, exvicepresidente del Congreso Nacional". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
11. "Marcelo Dotti, exdiputado de Ecuador y comunicador quiteño, falleció a los 83 años". Teleamazonas. 2026-02-14. Retrieved 2026-02-16.

External links

• Online calendar