Ecuador News » Esmeraldas News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: Life in Esmeraldas: Ecuador’s Struggle with Drug Violence
Military convoys of heavily-armed soldiers are rumbling through the streets of the Ecuadorian port town of Esmeraldas. The trucks carry more than 100 soldiers wearing bullet-proof vests, trying to ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: I met a woman who'd built her dream life on a farm in Ecuador. It pushed me to rethink mine.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sinead Mulhern left Toronto behind for a slower, more affordable life in Ecuador. Last month, she traveled to Esmeraldas, a ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: The dilemma that faces some female Colombian refugees
ESMERALDAS, Ecuador, May 14 (UNHCR) - Alba* fled from her home in Colombia a year ago, fearing for her life after receiving death threats and suffering sexual violence from members of an illegal armed ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: Community farming helps tribe without frontiers survive in Ecuador
ESMERALDAS, Ecuador, September 15 (UNHCR) - The Epera have never really understood or recognized the formal border between Colombia and Ecuador. They are an indigenous people who have always lived in ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: Prison clash in Ecuador leaves at least 17 dead
A violent clash between rival gangs at a prison in the coastal city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, has left at least 17 dead, according to a statement from the National Police. “The situation stems from an ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: Esmeraldas: An Ecuador Province Gripped by Drug Conflict
Join our network of thought leaders, decision makers, and change drivers taking on organized crime in Latin America by subscribing to our free weekly newsletter. Únase a nuestra red de líderes de ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: Masacre en Ecuador intensifica lucha por las rutas de narcotráfico
Una masacre en un puerto de la ciudad de Esmeraldas, al norte del país, presuntamente perpetrada por una de las principales pandillas del país, deja clara la conexión directa entre el tráfico de ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: Refuerzan la seguridad en las playas de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, para recibir a los turistas
Atacames (Ecuador), 2 ago (EFE).- La provincia de Esmeraldas, en Ecuador, reforzó la seguridad de sus playas para garantizar una estancia tranquila a los miles de turistas nacionales y extranjeros que ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Life: I met a woman who'd built her dream life on a farm in Ecuador. It pushed me to rethink mine.
Esmeraldas is a jungle-lined coastal province in Ecuador shadowed by cautionary tales — its reputation for danger keeps some travelers away. Despite that, it was there that I received a well-timed ...