BBC News - Ecuador Direct

7 June 2013 Last updated at 17:25

Best bar none? Ecuador grows some of the world's best cocoa but does it make the best chocolate?

Trouble in Galapagos 'paradise' Limiting damage to the islands' habitat

Extraordinary Ecuador A glimpse of life in this Andean country

Football's magic Chota Valley Where Ecuador's world-class players come from Watch

Ecuador: Stability but at what price? Rafael Correa and the future of Ecuador

Ecuador's gold How to exploit Ecuador's buried treasure

Fast Track Riding through The Devil's Nose Watch

Quito makeover Historic centre revamped to pull in the tourists Watch

Working Lives Five people who live and work in Ecuador

Beauty Queen in Quito Watch

The former Miss Ecuador who is now the city's deputy mayor and transforming the capital
From Essex to Ecuador Watch

The British business woman who married a rainforest tribal leader and became an eco-warrior

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