Ecuadorean club Liga de Quito advanced to the semi finals with a 2-1 win at home over Velez Sarsfield of Argentina.

An Ecuadorean air force helicopter has crashed during a military parade in Quito, after a fire was reported in the back end of their aircraft. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Uruguay is one triumph away from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after the ‘feat’ achieved in Quito with a smart strategy that allowed them to bag the 2-1 victory against Ecuador, said today the Uruguayan press.

Luis Zubeldía’s team suffered a thrashing defeat in Quito to the sub-world club champion. Liga Universitaria won 4 to 0 and left them almost out of the Copa Sudamericana.(VIDEO AVAILABLE)

South American defense officials failed on Tuesday to reach a deal to defuse tensions in the region over a U.S. military pact with Colombia and a plan by Venezuela to buy US$2 billion in Russian weapons.

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is to travel to the city of Quito, Ecuador, next Sunday to participate in the Summit of Chiefs of State of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) and in the inauguration of a new term of fellow President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa.

2 Goals of Ecuador on the minute 27 and 38 of the second half, 2-0. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)