Tag: Ecuador
Correctional officers released from captivity in Ecuador
As of: January 14, 2024 9:15 a.m In Ecuador, correctional officers taken hostage by prisoners have been released. Authorities said about 180 hostages were released. A guard was killed in…
Ecuador: Correctional officers taken hostage are released
Ecuador Correctional officers taken hostage are released Elite teams from the Ecuadorian Armed Forces patrol conflict-prone parts of the city of Quito. photo © Juan Diego Montenegro/dpa Violence has recently…
Crime: Fight against gangs in Ecuador: 859 suspects arrested
crime Fight against gangs in Ecuador: 859 suspects arrested Soldiers patrol a residential area in the south of Quito. photo © Dolores Ochoa/AP The once quiet Andean country of Ecuador…
Ecuador: Uprising of the Gangsters – Politics
When Ecuador’s young President Daniel Noboa was elected in mid-October, He posted a photo of himself online: “This is the beginning of a new Ecuador”. But the images that this…
Archaeology: Researchers discover ancient garden cities on the Amazon in Ecuador – Knowledge
In Ecuador, archaeologists have discovered a type of garden city area that dates back to around 2,500 years ago. The area is located on the Rio Upano, which is part…
Ecuador: Researchers discover ancient garden cities on the Amazon – Knowledge
In Ecuador, archaeologists have discovered a type of garden city area that dates back to around 2,500 years ago. The area is located on the Rio Upano, which is part…
Gang violence: Ecuador: 178 correctional officers held hostage
Gang violence Ecuador: 178 correctional officers held hostage Police conduct a controlled explosion of a suspicious vehicle parked a block from El Inca Prison. photo © Carlos Noriega/AP The situation…
Los Choneros versus Los Lobos… or the cocaine “gangs of thrones”
Ego, money, weapons. Three explosive elements at the root of rivalries between criminal gangs. Ecuador is no exception. If there is, according to experts, around twenty groups linked to organized…
Ecuador in “state of war”: who is “Fito”, ex-taxi driver turned lawyer in prison, whose escape created chaos? – CNEWS
Ecuador in “state of war”: who is “Fito”, ex-taxi driver turned lawyer in prison, whose escape created chaos? CNEWS Ecuador: an “internal armed conflict” against drug traffickers sows chaos, at least…
After the outbreak of violence: More than 300 arrests in Ecuador – Politics
Ecuadorian security forces have arrested 329 suspects in the fight against criminal gangs. Firearms, ammunition, explosives, incendiary devices, boats and vehicles were also seized in operations across the country, said…