Ecuador News » Esmeraldas News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Places: 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 » Places: Esmeraldas oil spill in Ecuador devastates rivers and wildlife refuge
A massive oil spill in Ecuador, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key wildlife refuge in thick, black sludge, impacting more than half a million residents. A ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Places: Fire burns in slop pool at Esmeraldas oil refinery in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
On January 30, 2026, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, @xaviesme shared a video capturing a fire burning in a slop pool at the Esmeraldas oil refinery. In the video, thick black smoke is seen rising into the ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Places: In Ecuador, the river never forgets — nor do the communities
This story is part of the “Environmental Defenders” series, co-published by Latin America Bureau and Global Voices. It was translated from Spanish by Piotr Kozak. First, they were hit by the smell, ...