Tag: Ecuador

Tens of thousands protest Dundee’s Ecuador mine project near key water reserve

QUITO (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of residents and local leaders in Ecuador's central Azuay province took to the…

7 killed in another mass shooting at a pool hall in Ecuador

A suspected gang attack on a pool hall in Ecuador overnight left seven dead and four wounded, police…

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Nightlife falls silent as Ecuador’s narco gangs take charge

The sweat-and-salsa-infused nightlife that was once the beating heart of Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, has fallen silent, with…

Can a Guerrilla Group Help Solve Colombia’s Cocaine Conflict?

This article is a co-production with Amazon Underworld, a journalistic alliance covering crime trends throughout the Amazon Basin.A…

Seven killed in latest Ecuador pool hall shooting

Gunmen shot dead at least seven people at a pool hall in the Ecuadoran city of Santo Domingo,…

Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub, AFP reports

Eight dead in shooting outside Ecuador nightclub, AFP reports

On the ground with the gangs, generals and families caught in Ecuador’s drug war

He says he was 18 years old when he first joined a gang in Ecuador a decade ago.…

In Ecuador, environmentalists worry Noboa is unwinding nation’s green reputation

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — When Ecuadorians voted two years ago to block oil drilling in Yasuni National Park,…