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Ecuador straddles the Equator. Its climate varies from tropical in the lowlands to temperate in the highlands. It has a developing economy based primarily on mining, manufacturing, services, and agriculture. Principal exports include crude petroleum, bananas, and shellfish.
6 days ago · Ecuador hosts one of the region’s largest refugee populations. From 2000-2005, Colombians arrived in growing numbers to escape armed conflict, and they have continued to immigrate to Ecuador steadily. Between 2008, when Ecuador lifted visa requirements for all countries, and 2016, immigrants entered from Haiti, Cuba, and other continents.
Jan 10, 2024 · Karen Toro/Reuters. Violence erupted across Ecuador this week after a well-known gang leader disappeared from prison. Explosions, looting, gunfire and burning vehicles were reported, and there ...
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 600 miles (965 km) west of the mainland.
Aug 14, 2023 · Ecuador was calm and peaceful. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets. FILE - A soldier monitors vehicle traffic on the National Unity Bridge that connects the town of Duran with the Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 20, 2023. Guayaquil is the epicenter of violence. About a third of this year’s violent deaths took place in what is Ecuador ...
Feb 7, 2024 · Terrorized by Gangs, Ecuador Embraces the Hard-Line ‘Noboa Way’. President Daniel Noboa’s new war on gangs has widespread support in a nation overwhelmed by violence. But experts warn it ...
Jan 10, 2024 · Ecuador has witnessed a surge in violence as rival gangs, connected to Mexican and Colombian cartels, vie for control. The unrest was triggered by the escape of one of Ecuador's most influential ...
