El Comercio (Ecuador)
Newspaper from Ecuador
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El Comercio is a daily Ecuadorian newspaper in Quito. It covers news from inside and outside the country, although its focus is primarily on the former, especially on Quito, Guayaquil and occasionally Cuenca. It competes against El Universo for the largest print distribution in Ecuador.[1]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Grupo El Comercio C. A. |
| Editor-in-chief | None |
| Editor | None |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Political alignment | Center-right Conservative |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Avenida Pedro Vicente Maldonado 11515. Quito, Ecuador |
| Circulation | 40.000 Daily 78.000 Sunday |
| Price | USD 0.35 Monday - Friday USD 0.60 Saturday USD 0.90 Sunday -local prices- |
| Website | elcomercio.com |
History
The paper was founded on January 1, 1906, in Quito, Ecuador by Celiano Monge and brothers César Mantilla Jácome and Carlos Mantilla Jácome. The newspaper remained in the Mantilla family until January 12, 2015, when the newspaper was sold to Telglovisión S.A., company property of the entrepreneur Remigio Ángel González. Currently the Director of the newspaper is Marcos Vaca Morales.[2]
Sections
The main sections and supplements are Politics, Opinion, Law, Business, Sports, Quito, Ecuador, World, Society, Culture, Family, Education, Blogs, among others.
