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In a 2009 diplomatic cable from the United States diplomatic cables leak in April 2011, U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges said that "corruption among Ecuadorian National Police officers is widespread and well-known" and that "U.S. investors are reluctant to risk their resources in Ecuador knowing that they could be targeted by corrupt law enforcement officials."
Transito continued to attend meetings and became more and more involved in politics and the injustices of the indigenous people of Ecuador. By the time she was able to free herself from her violent husband she had two more children by him. On her own, Tránsito continued to work the land in exchange for food for herself and her children.
"Estadísticas de la Semana" [Stats of the Week] (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Census of Ecuador. National Institute of Statistics and Census of Ecuador. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014 .
Road map of Ecuador (Spanish). Highway in Cashapamba, Pichincha.Part of E35. The primary highways of Ecuador are designated with both a name and an alphanumeric designation. . The highway designations begin with the letter E followed by a number on a shield that looks like the ones of the USA interstate highw
Ferrocarril de Bahia a Chone. Commenced at Bahia de Caraquez and ran to Chone (79 km). Construction commenced in 1909 and was completed in 1912. The line ceased 'in the mid 1960s'. [10] [11] Ferrocarril Central de Ecuador. Commenced at Manta and ran to Santa Ana. Construction commenced in 1911 and was completed in 1913. Services ceased in 1946 ...
In 2012, Ecuador had a murder rate of 12.4 per 100,000 population. [1] There were a total of 1,924 murders in Ecuador in 2012. [1] By 2014, this had decreased to 8.23 per 100,000, with 1,309 murders recorded that year, [2] but since 2019 the number of homicides, often related to organized crime and narcotraffic operations, has risen to 14 per 100,000 in 2021 while widespread corruption ...
The Court was created as part of Ecuador's 1996 constitutional reform package. It is composed of nine magistrates. The Court has been affected by Ecuador's recent political crises. In 2005, President Lucio Gutiérrez manipulated his party's modest advantage in Congress to replace numerous justices, including eight of nine members of the Court . [1]
The cantons of Ecuador are the second-level subdivisions of Ecuador, below the provinces. The cantons are further subdivided into parishes , which are classified as either urban or rural. As of 2025, there are 222 cantons in the country.