- Kapawi Journal; Ecuador Indians Fend Off Oil Companies With Tourism. An Achuar Indian, Cristal Callera treads through the jungle like a child of the rain forest. But on a recent day he had a gaggle of heavy-footed tourists in tow, the rain falling in waves and the trail mired in mud. The New York Times 1/19/04 Read more 

- Shrimp Dumping Investigated. The Commerce Department has started an investigation into possible dumping of shrimp on the United States market from Brazil, Ecuador, India, China, Thailand and Vietnam. The New York Times 1/22/04 Read more

- Forecast. The Economist Intelligence Unit's forecast assumes that the president, Lucio Gutierrez, completes the term for which he was elected, which is scheduled to run until 2007. The Economist 1/22/04 Read more

- Ecuador. The late 1990s were miserable years for Ecuador: wracked by bank collapses, general strikes and political paralysis, Ecuador became the first country to default on its Brady bonds in 1999. The Economist 11/27/03 Read more