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Ecuador: restrictions and entry requirements 2023
Ecuador: country’s borders status
Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.
News — Ecuador
25.03.2023
22:00
In Guayaquil, Ecuador, protests by public transport workers ended.
Traffic has resumed on the city’s roads.
21.03.2023
23:30
Ecuador’s Sangay volcano in the Macasa region is expected to erupt.
An ash column has been recorded and locals are advised to be vigilant.
20.03.2023
20:30
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was recorded in northern Peru and southern Ecuador.
Fourteen people were killed in Ecuador and one in Peru.
12.02.2023
22:00
More than 3,500 forgotten items will be auctioned off at Mariscal Sucre Airport in Quito, Ecuador, on 15 February.
All items not claimed during the year will be put up for sale.
07.02.2023
19:00
Avianca has increased the number of seats on the San Jose (Costa Rica) – Quito (Ecuador) – Buenos Aires (Argentina) route.
Instead of 120, there are now 180.
31.01.2023
21:09
Ecuador has declared 6 February a non-working day.
A referendum on constitutional change will be held on 5 February.
National holidays in Ecuador in 2023
Public holidays and festivals in Ecuador in 2023. Non-working days:
- January 1, Sunday: New Year (Año Nuevo)
- February 20, Monday: Carnival (Carnaval)
- March 21, Tuesday: Carnival (Carnaval)
- March 7, Friday: Good Friday (Viernes Santo)
- May 1, Monday: Labour Day (día del Trabajo)
- May 24, Wednesday: The Battle of Pichincha (La batalla de Pichincha)
- August 10, Thursday: Declaration of Independence of Quito (Primer Grito de Independencia)
- October 9, Monday: Independence of Guayaquil (Independencia de Guayaquil)
- November 2, Thursday: All Souls’ Day (Día de Muertos)
- November 3, Friday: Independence of Cuenca (Independencia de Cuenca)
- December 25, Monday: Christmas (Navidad)