Alejandro Carrión Aguirre was an Ecuadorian poet,novelist and journalist. He wrote the novel La espina (1959),the short story book La manzana dañada (1983),and numerous poetry books. As a journalist he published many of his articles under the pseudonym "Juan Sin Cielo." In 1956 he founded,along with Pedro Jorge Vera,the political magazine La Calle. He directed the literary magazine Letras del Ecuador. He received the Maria Moors Cabot prize (1961) from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism as well as the Ecuadorian National Prize Premio Eugenio Espejo (1981) for his body of work. He was the nephew of Benjamín Carrión and Clodoveo Carrión.
Popular Force,known as Force 2011 until 2012,is a right-wing populist and Fujimorist political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori,former congresswoman and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori. She ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in the 2011,2016 and 2021 presidential elections,all losing by a narrow margin.
Rodrigo Paz Delgado was an Ecuadorian politician and businessman. He was the mayor of Quito from 1988 to 1992. He ran as a presidential candidate in 1995–6. One of his political parties was Democracia Popular (DP).
Luis Francisco Zubeldía is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Brazilian club São Paulo.
The 2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 52nd season of the Serie A,Ecuador's premier football league. It ran from February 7 to December 12.
Juan Manuel Rodríguez López is a Spanish-born,naturalized Ecuadorian author and professor. He holds a licenciate/BA degree in philosophy and a doctorate in literature from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE). He was a professor at Universidad Central del Ecuador and Universidad Católica,as well as a founding professor of Universidad San Francisco de Quito,where he was Dean of the College of Communication and Contemporary Arts.
Instituto Nacional Mejía is a public secondary educational institution of Quito. It was founded on June 1,1897 by Eloy Alfaro Delgado,then president of Ecuador.
Jorge Salvador Lara was an Ecuadorian politician diplomat,columnist,writer,and historian. Lara served as the Foreign Minister of Ecuador for two separate tenures. He first served as Foreign Minister in 1966 within the government of interim President Clemente Yerovi. Lara again became Foreign Minister from 1976 to 1977 within the military regime of Vice Admiral Alfredo Poveda.
María Isabel Salvador is an Ecuadorian politician,diplomat and professional in the tourism industry. Currently,she serves as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Haiti,appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in March 2023. She has served in two administrations as Minister of Tourism,Minister of Foreign Affairs,Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the Organization of American States,Parliamentarian at the Andean Parliament,and President of the Governing Council of the Galápagos. Before the public service chapter of her life she worked in the tourism industry as CEO of Air France in Ecuador and vicepresident of the national tourism chamber of commerce CAPTUR.
Gabriela Alejandra Rivadeneira Burbano is an Ecuadorian politician. She was President of the National Assembly of Ecuador between May 2013 and May 2017. Previously she was Governor of Imbabura Province from 2011 to 2012.
María Soledad Buendía Herdoiza is an Ecuadorian politician who currently serves in the National Assembly of Ecuador as a member of the PAIS Alliance,where she has served since 2013.
The 2020 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A was the 62nd season of the Serie A,Ecuador's top tier football league,and the second under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador. Delfín were the defending champions. Barcelona won their 16th domestic league title after defeating LDU Quito 3–1 on penalties following a 1–1 draw on aggregate score in the finals.
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2020 season was the club's 90th year of existence,the 67th year in professional football,and the 59th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.
General elections were held in Ecuador on 7 February 2021,established by the National Electoral Council (CNE) as the date for the first round of the presidential election and a vote on mining in Cuenca. Incumbent president Lenín Moreno,who had held the office since his victory over Guillermo Lasso in 2017,did not seek reelection. Although delaying the election due to the COVID-19 pandemic was discussed,the CNE announced on 15 December 2020 that the electoral calendar would not shift and confirmed elections would take place in February 2021.
Popular Renewal is a Peruvian conservative political party. Founded in 2020,the party is the successor of the former National Solidarity Party founded and led by former Lima Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio. Following its poor results at the 2020 snap parliamentary election,leader Rafael López Aliaga announced the party's re-foundation under the Popular Renewal.
Luis Fernando Espinel Lalama is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Búhos ULVR.
Santiago Guarderas Izquierdo is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer. He was the Metropolitan Mayor of Quito from 30 September 2021 to 14 May 2023.
The 2022 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A,known as the LigaPro Betcris 2022 for sponsoring purposes,was the 64th season of the Serie A,Ecuador's top tier football league,and the fourth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador. The season began on 18 February and ended on 13 November 2022.
Ibeth Estupiñán or Graciela Ibeth Estupiñán Gómez is an Ecuadorian politician who is elected to the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control.
Ecuadorian literature has been characterized for essentially being costumbrista and,in general,closely linked to events that are exclusively national in nature,with narratives that provide a glimpse into the life of the common citizen.The origins of Ecuadorian literature go back to the ancestral narratives that were passed down from generation to generation. These first stories dealt with fantastical,mythological,and legendary themes.
