Ecuador has remained in a state of emergency over the past two years as a military crackdown tries to get control of ongoing cartel violence.

Local contacts help CNN Senior National Correspondent David Culver and team navigate through rival gang territory in Tres Postas, Ecuador, and a top commander agrees to speak to his role in the ...

A critical link in the global drug trade, Ecuador is turning into a war zone. A senior gang commander gives a rare interview to CNN’s Senior National Correspondent David Culver as part of ...

QUITO, Ecuador (CNN) — He says he was 18 years old when he first joined a gang in Ecuador a decade ago. Now a senior commander with a wife and kids, the man almost casually acknowledges he’s ...

Ecuador invests heavily in infrastructure and there have been improvements in electricity, telecommunications, and transportation.

Loja is modern, convenient, and has full-city services. Yet it retains the full cultural richness that’s made it unique in Ecuador.

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