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Americans of Ecuadorian descent have watched in horror, fear and sadness as drug trafficking-related violence has escalated, putting the country at war with violent gangs.. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ...
Ecuador’s ports are now a major exit point for South American cocaine headed to North America and Europe, the UN says. This newfound position in the international drug trade has sparked a ...
Ecuador is struggling to bring spiraling violence under control, with mayors fearing for their lives and the national government recognizing an increase in extortion and kidnapping amid a 90-day ...
Americans first came to Cuenca in a slow trickle and many years later a deluge of retirees began settling there. The mayor of Cuenca estimated that about 4,000 Americans are now living there. [3] Loja is also home to many American retirees who settled there for its scenery and weather. [4]
Ecuador's borders will be closed from Saturday to next Monday, President Daniel Noboa said in a post on X on Monday, while also ratcheting up the military's presence at the borders and at ports.
Most immigrants who live in the United States send money home. Many immigrants get U.S. citizenship, others simply are legalized, while other groups live illegally, crossing the border from Mexico or entering by boat from Puerto Rico. Ecuadorian Americans come from every part of Ecuador.
Ecuador itself was actively promoted in recent years as a safe haven for American retirees. “The aggressions and the bipolar war, and the voraciousness of the Mexican cartels is having ...
Ecuador is reeling from a fresh wave of violence that has shaken the South American nation, with President Daniel Noboa launching a military crackdown on gangs after criminal groups took more than ...