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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | 41×28cm |
| Owner(s) | Carlos, Cesar and Nicolas Perez[1] |
| Editor | Nila Velazquez |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Political alignment | Center-right Conservative |
| Headquarters | Guayaquil |
| Website | eluniverso |
El Universo (Spanish for "The Universe") is one of the largest daily newspapers in Ecuador. It was founded in 1921 and the first edition was published September 16 of the same year. Its headquarters are located in Guayaquil.
The newspaper has been published since its foundation with only small interruptions during the dictatorship. The founder was Ismael Pérez Pazmiño. El Universo is a member of Asociación Ecuatoriana de Editores de Periódicos (AEDEP), Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN).