Correos del Ecuador

{{Short description|Defunct national post office of Ecuador}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Correos del Ecuador

| logo =

| defunct = {{End date|2020}}

| hq_location_city = Quito

| hq_location_country = Ecuador

| area_served = Ecuador

| services = National Post Office

}}

{{Update|date=March 2022}}

Correos del Ecuador is the national post office of Ecuador. It was first created on May 2, 1831 by President Juan José Flores as part of the Vice Presidency, and it is considered the oldest public company in Ecuador.{{cite web |url=https://www.telecomunicaciones.gob.ec/mintel-felicita-a-correos-del-ecuador-por-los-183-anos-de-su-creacion-al-servicio-del-pais/ |title=MINTEL felicita a Correos del Ecuador por los 183 años de su creación al servicio del país |work=Ministerio de Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información |language=en }} The company suffered financial losses and it was submitted for liquidation in May 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.ecuadortimes.net/general-manager-of-correos-del-ecuador-the-cause-of-the-closure-of-correos-del-ecuador-is-abuse-and-waste/ |title=General Manager of Correos del Ecuador: 'The cause of the closure of Correos del Ecuador is abuse and waste'|date= 27 May 2020 |work=Ecuador Times}}{{cite news |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2020/05/20/nota/7846647/correos-ecuador-empresa-cierre-liquidacion-informe |title=Correos del Ecuador EP, con un patrimonio de más de 29 millones de dólares, solo tuvo un 8% de participación en el mercado postal nacional en el 2019 |date=20 May 2020 |work=El Universo }}