2026 in Ecuador
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Events in the year 2026 in Ecuador.
Incumbents
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[edit]January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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]
Holidays
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- 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
[edit]- 10 January – Marco Proaño Maya, 80, politician, three-time deputy[6]
- 14 February – Marcelo Dotti, 83, politician, deputy (1994–1996, 1998–2006) and Andean parliamentarian (2007).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Human heads found hanging on a beach in southwestern Ecuador". AP News. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Ecuador, Colombia ramp up trade war with tit-for-tat energy levies". France 24. 2026-01-23. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ^ "Mayor of Ecuador's biggest city arrested for money laundering". France 24. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Gunmen in military uniforms storm a rural Ecuador property, killing at least 7, police say". AP News. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Ecuador Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Fallece Marco Proaño Maya, exvicepresidente del Congreso Nacional". El Universo (in Spanish). 10 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Marcelo Dotti, exdiputado de Ecuador y comunicador quiteño, falleció a los 83 años". Teleamazonas. 2026-02-14. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
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