Ecuador News » Esmeraldas News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » Places: Life in Esmeraldas: Ecuador’s Struggle with Drug Violence
News channel or source: https://ticotimes.net/2023/04/23/life-in-esmeraldas-ecuadors-struggle-with-drug-violence
Published on: Sunday 23 April 2023
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
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/oil-spill-in-ecuador-devastates-rivers-and-wildlife-refuge/
Published on: Wednesday 19 March 2025
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: In Ecuador, the river never forgets — nor do the communities
News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2025/10/27/in-ecuador-the-river-never-forgets-nor-do-the-communities/
Published on: Sunday 26 October 2025
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, ...