How Ecuador went from tourist haven to a nation in the grip of gangs | BBC News

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  • @tride.design
    @tride.design 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

    I visited Ecuador 5 years ago, it was calm, peaceful, safe and hospitable. We traveled through it for 2 weeks and we're really impressed by it, hope it will get back in order soon

    • @d.f.9064
      @d.f.9064 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I live in Cotacachi. Not much has changed. Even Quito hasn't changed much. The changes I see are only the presence of more army and police.

    • @fdm2155
      @fdm2155 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, a friend was planning to retire to Ecuador this year...obviously that's changed.

    • @rashminable
      @rashminable 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I went there the same time. Absolutely beautiful. It felt like the country was on the verge of great things.

    • @pipo4158
      @pipo4158 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro stop actong as if this place wa amazing 5 years ago😂😂

    • @b.guan0133
      @b.guan0133 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@d.f.9064yeah from what I understand it’s more near the coast, since that’s what the drug business came for in the first place

  • @8NEXTONE8
    @8NEXTONE8 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Damn shame, hell of a place. Beaches, rainforest, mountains a place of immense natural beauty. Hopefully we will see improvement soon

    • @JC-gz4bj
      @JC-gz4bj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you see his face ? That guy is president his last name is Noboa he’s a narco politician, and USA is with him

  • @smeeagain3102
    @smeeagain3102 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    Drugs and gangs destroy lives

    • @ryand141
      @ryand141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Blame the weak Americans and Europeans who snort them every weekend.

    • @ryand141
      @ryand141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You reap what you sow.

    • @smeeagain3102
      @smeeagain3102 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ryand141 exactly what you voted for

    • @dontcomply3976
      @dontcomply3976 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      President Bukele of El Salvador has the answer

    • @sss-gl9et
      @sss-gl9et 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what a genius statement

  • @mikeboyle5375
    @mikeboyle5375 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I just returned from a vacation in Ecuador and had a fantastic time. We stayed in the interior of the country away from the coast and didn’t have any issues. We started in Quito and then went to Mindo and then on to Tena. The natural beauty and geographical diversity in the country are amazing - you pass thru cold mountain passes and the humid jungle within a few hours drive. We did pass thru several military check points but they just waved us through. They were usually interested in checking trucks/trailers for drugs. We exercised the most caution in Quito as our hotel advised us not to walk around the city after 4pm - I felt less safe there than in Mindo and Tena. I traveled with my wife and two children. Overall it was a priceless experience and I would do it again.

  • @lisaharper1827
    @lisaharper1827 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    We pray for your country and its wonderful people.

  • @1964mcqueen
    @1964mcqueen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    This is so sad.
    I travelled around Ecuador in 2020, just before the COVID 19 Pandemic.
    I travelled from Quito to Mindo, Guayaquil, Montanita and Puerto Lopez.
    I was a solo traveler, and never felt unsafe.
    Let's hope they can get this under control and get back to the peaceful, beautiful country that it was just a short time ago.

    • @Aego384
      @Aego384 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As an Ecuadorian myself, I appreciate your concern.

    • @henryruiz7447
      @henryruiz7447 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks

    • @johnm5229
      @johnm5229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is a beautiful country. I also around that time traveled to the coast and Puerto Lopez was awesome.

  • @juantech7811
    @juantech7811 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    I am Ecuadorian, I have lived here my entire life, and this video is completely exaggerating everything. It is not that bad the problem is just in some cities in the coast and right now is 100 times better than how it was a couple of months ago. This is an exaggeration, and the only thing that they achieve with this kind of videos is to destroy all the tourism in the country, ruining the economy of the country and making the problem worst. This kind of videos doesn't help Ecuador.

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      All cities in the coast*

    • @hrussell9677
      @hrussell9677 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is not an exaggeration. An American was just killed a month ago in a bar on the coast because he refused to give his wallet to a gang member who went into a bar to steal. Private taxis are being stopped by gangsters on the drive from Guayaquil Airport to Cuenca. When it starts to impact tourists, you know it is a hundred times worse for the locals. Gang activity is encroaching into cities like Cuenca which has always had low level petty theft, but now it is worse. This is not a media invention. It is unsafe.

    • @semvlasveld8799
      @semvlasveld8799 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have to look at the guy who says they are terrorist and his hand symbol, he is a freemason, your country is being taken over by these people right now if you ask me. So this is all planned.. just why would they destroy a country is the real question.

    • @johnkrieger185
      @johnkrieger185 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you saying this to increase tourism or are your words to be accepted completely?

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@johnkrieger185 Why should I care about tourism? Haha. I’m just just saying this based on my experience and mutual agreement amongst citizens and also the stats back it; in 2023 Quito had a homicide rate of 8.95, Cuenca had a homicide rate of 3.69, Ambato had a homicide rate of 5.12… keep in mind that the homicide rate for all of the US is slightly under 7, places like Chicago fairly higher than what I’ve just listed in the highland cities of Ecuador BUT now compare this to the coast: Guayaquil was 84.29, Portoviejo was 76.48, Duran was 140.32, Machala was 78.02… the list goes on but there’s a clear difference. The coast is definitely getting the majority of it as crime is concentrated in these area due to the high presence of gangs and they are mostly being attracted by the desire of controlling the ports for the exportation of drugs (mainly cocaine to Europe).

  • @VictoriaAlfredSmythe
    @VictoriaAlfredSmythe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    in NYC, we are appreciative of the Ecuadorians. & great cuisine. .

    • @scarlettjewell8092
      @scarlettjewell8092 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cuisine? I've been living here 7 years and have yet to find anything I'd recommend.

    • @VictoriaAlfredSmythe
      @VictoriaAlfredSmythe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@scarlettjewell8092 And?? Wow, 7 years, almost a lifetime & you never had tasty Ecuadorian food. That is on you.

    • @VictoriaAlfredSmythe
      @VictoriaAlfredSmythe 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@scarlettjewell8092 Perhaps try La Isla 1439 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

    • @scarlettjewell8092
      @scarlettjewell8092 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@VictoriaAlfredSmythe , or is it the fact that there is very little variety, everything is bland, or just plain disgusting. If you are in the US you are probably eating Ecuadorian Fusion food mixed with ingredients and spices that you are familiar with. You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who describes Ecuador as a gastronomic destination.

    • @dannyd6492
      @dannyd6492 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@scarlettjewell8092 you are talking smack😅 and don't get out much everyone knows going to ecuador is great for food as well

  • @monolabmusicstudio2373
    @monolabmusicstudio2373 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    I live in Ecuador and this report is blown out of proportion. Sure we have problems, like most countries, but it is still safe in a vast majority of Ecuador, still beautiful, and still full of friendly people. I feel more at risk in the USA, hoping I don't get shot when I visit.

    • @CarlosRodriguez-ty9pl
      @CarlosRodriguez-ty9pl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      so don’t visit , I too lived in ecuador . The corruption and chaos is not exaggerated.

    • @alr6111
      @alr6111 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Whoever wrote the comment is missing half of their brain.

    • @A1Kirazz
      @A1Kirazz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      cope

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Also living in Ecuador and yeah the vast majority of the country is reasonable safe but the coast is very at risk and quite a large portion of the population live there and for that reason it’s very accurate for the majority of citizens, also non violent crimes are still rising at uncomfortable rates in the sierra so I wouldn’t disregard it completely but yeah, Quito, Cuenca, Ambato and such feel very safe.

    • @johnnitoful
      @johnnitoful 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Shut up about the usa.

  • @summer031977
    @summer031977 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I hope Ecuador doesn't fall into the trap that Mexico and Columbia experienced. It will take decades to get back to normal.

    • @johnm5229
      @johnm5229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Indeed. It will take years and unfortunate the corruption of past governments left the Ecuadorian treasury empty. To take care security and social programs cost money and it is something that President Noboa is trying to juggle.

    • @summer031977
      @summer031977 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @johnm5229 President Noboa is doing a wonderful job.

    • @johnm5229
      @johnm5229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@summer031977 God Bless Ecuador and President Noboa!

    • @RayRay-xt2qh
      @RayRay-xt2qh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      British Columbia?

    • @christinet6336
      @christinet6336 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh, it's going to, sadly. One presidential term is not going to fix this. Policies have to change and every successor politician must be on the same page regarding those policies. Good luck with that.

  • @johnm5229
    @johnm5229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    A couple of months ago I was visiting Ecuador. In fact, I was taking care paper work to bring my service animal back to the States when the day the President Noboa declared state of emergency against terrorism. I was clueless until early afternoon when all the shops were closing or were closed and I saw military vehicles all over the city. I did what everyone did and went back to my hotel. It is a beautiful friendly country that is affordable to Americans, Europeans and others. I do plan to go back in about a year and I hope and pray that President Noboa is able to fight crime, corruption and narcos that are trying to take over this county. God Bless Ecuador, its people and President Noboa.

    • @thierryminet9682
      @thierryminet9682 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Noboa won't be able to do much unless he changes the constitution but I don't think he will. What we need here is a Bukele unfortunately the only candidate who could have been as efficient as Bukele was Jan Topic but he didn't run a good enough campaign.

    • @johnm5229
      @johnm5229 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thierryminet9682 The Ecuadorian Constitution was changed in the last two weeks. The was a national consult vote in Ecuador and people supported President Noboa with 9 out of 11 questions being approved. It makes it 81 percent of support to President Noboa. In votes it was 67 percent or 2 out 3 Ecuadorian supported President Noboa. Now some of those criminals can be extradited among other things.

    • @thierryminet9682
      @thierryminet9682 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@johnm5229 The referendum passed 9 out of 11 and I know that but you will know that the changes aren't in the books yet it's gonna take months to change it in the constitution and it needs to be ratified by the Asamblea nacional del Ecuador ( knowing that RC listens to Correa they're not gonna vote for it) so even if most of the referendum went through you won't see changes any time soon. Oh and btw we had two hecho de sicariato hoy aqui en Manta.

    • @thierryminet9682
      @thierryminet9682 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@johnm5229 The questions related to security in the referendum are not gonna change a lot of things on the streets, we can already see the rise in crimes the last few weeks. We had a sense of quiet right after the estado de conflicto armado was declared last January 10th. It lasted for two month but since early March violence picked up quite a bit 15 murders here in Manabi over the long weekend (in Chone, Portoviejo, Manta, Pedernales). Noboa is targeting the wrong people, Ecuadorians want safety in the streets, not tomorrow not next year but NOW. We need a Bukele here and Noboa is not the guy.

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@johnm5229 Large process is still yet to take place, the national assembly may not even vote for anything. Popular opinion doesn’t really mean much.

  • @gregnm369
    @gregnm369 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It’s not THAT bad. Moved here a year ago with my wife. Crime stats are still lower than major US cities. Where we live, I feel safer than Atlanta.

  • @ElGriegoTravels
    @ElGriegoTravels 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    Just came back from Ecuador a week ago and didn’t witness any gang activity. Had a wonderful vacation, the people were friendly, food was delicious and the landscape breathtaking

    • @canescaniaccombo
      @canescaniaccombo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      i could say the same when i went to mexico, but you know thats not the case

    • @ElGriegoTravels
      @ElGriegoTravels 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@canescaniaccombo The local consensus that I got from the Ecuadorians is that western media is blowing it way out of proportion & I’ve also been to Mexico as well and didn’t get kidnapped by El Chapo

    • @deegenovese3558
      @deegenovese3558 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      You were there last week and didn't see how they invaded the mexican consulate????

    • @babytoshiro7014
      @babytoshiro7014 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      It's like traveling anywhere. You rarely see or feel the bad stuff because you are on... VACATION. Its not like you live there.

    • @CrotchCousteau
      @CrotchCousteau 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ElGriegoTravelsthey killed a presidential candidate in Ecuador. sure there aren’t bodies hanging from bridges yet but it’s clearly going south

  • @Boston82bl
    @Boston82bl 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Corruption obviously is the biggest problem.

    • @OPFOR-SQUAD
      @OPFOR-SQUAD 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      People like Glas... But no lets protect them!

    • @TrueThatTucson
      @TrueThatTucson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ecuador went from Correa to Noboa get it yet Nephew?

    • @johnm5229
      @johnm5229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indeed. Past governments have sold or made it easier for narcos to do business. Bless President Noboa for fighting criminals, corruption, thieves and narco.

    • @TrueThatTucson
      @TrueThatTucson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@johnm5229 no one is easier to corrupt than the son of a rich man. For the good of Ecuador Noboa must go and it's rich resources benefit the people. Weapons from the USA is no way to fight drugs.

    • @johnm5229
      @johnm5229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TrueThatTucson Weapons and American technology have helped Colombia greatly so your argument does not hold water. Corruption is for people who never had money in the first place that now many live in asylum in Mexico and 1 lives in Belgium. When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. Thus, you do not flee.
      What did the Correista assembly did when the first shooting happen in the jails in Ecuador? Absolutely nothing and even Lasso. It happened several times that even the Pope mentioned of the violence inside the jails the criminals had weapons. Under Noboa the country and the world found out that the jails were like 5 star hotels to include internet that were broadcast all over the media.
      God Bless President Noboa fighting criminals, corruption, thieves and narcos.

  • @tpok9433
    @tpok9433 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yo pase tres meses en ecuador en 2015, era tan tranquila tan hermosa, gente tan buena, me lamento mucho por lo que esta pasando ahora

  • @vickypedias
    @vickypedias 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    "How do they get the arms into the prisons" 'mostly thru the doors"
    Yes, I see.

  • @moodc5238
    @moodc5238 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Gracias por este muy buen documental en Inglés vivo en 🇺🇸S.C y un amigo me estaba preguntando que estaba pasando en Ecuador así que le puse este documental, me dijo “bro your country is beautiful AF I didn’t imagine that Ecuador was like that”

  • @Buildingenjoyment
    @Buildingenjoyment 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Why is this report completely exaggerated. The daily life is nothing like this in Ecuador.

  • @JamesSmith-qs4hx
    @JamesSmith-qs4hx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    No do a story on how Haiti went from being the Jewel of the Caribbean to hell on Earth🤔

    • @oritafilms
      @oritafilms 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haiti was a disaster since day 1

    • @austingode
      @austingode 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Undecodedpsyopyour lucky you don’t live in Britain……. But the rest of your statement makes no sense

    • @3Xc01A
      @3Xc01A 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@Undecodedpsyopthey should have stayed in their country all along and not raid the world of it's riches.

    • @cubanreemachine9592
      @cubanreemachine9592 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haiti was never a jewel. Cuba actually is called the peral of the Caribbean. Cuba has always been a regional superpower .

    • @amaruandujar
      @amaruandujar 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @Undecodedpsyoplol white guilt forever… no thanks that’s boring we should look at todays messed up countries and speculate how we could’ve avoided these problems at the roots

  • @noraramos3337
    @noraramos3337 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excelente documental! me dio mucha nostalgia 😢 Soy Cubana de nacimiento pero vivo en los Estados Unidos por 44 años. hace dies años atras entre el 2013 y 2016 visite Ecuador y quede deleitada con tanta belleza y gastronomia. Desde entonces me dije que me retiraria en ese Hermoso pais con tanta biodiversidad y cultura. Más hoy Lamentablemente creo no podre hacer mi sueño realidad. Dios ponga su mano y Ecuador vuelva a ser el pais que un dia fué y lluvia de Bendiciones a todos los Ecuatorianos 🙏🇪🇨

    • @SyD256
      @SyD256 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yo acabe de regresar de vacaciones en Ecuador. El pais es seguro y solo son zonas aisladas que tienen la delincuencia. Este documental sale de todo contexto y lamentablemente eso es lo que venden estos canales.Yo vivo en Canada y despues de visitar Ecuador, mi deseo de retirarme ahi sigue vigente. No te dejes llevar de este tipo de noticias. Visita el pais y lo veras tu mismo

  • @TheTraveller20081
    @TheTraveller20081 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Este video me hace triste como no puedo creer. Mi nombre significa 'el viajero de 2008', el año cuando pasé tiempo en Ecuador - y muchos otros paises suramericanos. Ecuador tenía sus problemas - necesitabamos seguridad armada cuando habíamos cargado los bolsos debajo de un autobús, por ejemplo - pero solo contra el robo. Nunca pensé que ese país y su pueblo amable podrían caer a este situación. Que pena...

  • @margosha_ya1
    @margosha_ya1 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I lived and worked in Ecuador in 2014-2016, it was safe and calm there. I can't believe that it changed a lot..😮

  • @moonlight01011
    @moonlight01011 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    America's insatiable appetite for drugs creates the hell in Latin America.

    • @max3eey
      @max3eey 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's all because of prohibition

    • @migspedition
      @migspedition หลายเดือนก่อน

      ask P Diddy that 😂

  • @janetengel8063
    @janetengel8063 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have lived in Ecuador for the past 8 years ( retired) Yes- SOME parts of Ecuador are more dangerous than others, but I travel throughout the country ( with the exception of the coast asI do not like the climate) and have never met kinder and more welcoming people. We have been through Covid and various strikes , and more recently draught which caused some months of electricity outages, but I have never felt unsafe here. I live now in Imbabura province and it is incredibly peaceful. Unfortunately, reports such as this feel distorted to me and end up impacting tourism and the country significantly. It is absolutely possible to visit this amazing country and enjoy the culture and amazing biodiversity without fear.

  • @billobrien4680
    @billobrien4680 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As a resident of Ecuador, I can say that the reports of wanton violence are overblown. There has been episodes of violence in the prisons which is typically contained in a short time. The majority of the violence is happening on the coast, where gangs/cartels fight among themselves for the most part. In my rears here, I have never witnessed any violence/crime. The "state of exception" and it's extension has been effective (for now). That being said, I do not venture into areas that in the past I had no issue with. Tomorrow there is a national referendum to amend the Constitution to give the police and military more freedom to act in order to protect the safety of the people. Sentences for various crimes will be increased.

    • @CarolCityCane305
      @CarolCityCane305 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So you want a right wing dictatorship to take control?

    • @Winter_ECU
      @Winter_ECU 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CarolCityCane305 Are you ecuadorian?

    • @CarolCityCane305
      @CarolCityCane305 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Winter_ECU yea my mother is from there

    • @MrJed_s
      @MrJed_s 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did the referendum go?

    • @Winter_ECU
      @Winter_ECU 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MrJed_s amazing the yes won in tje most importan questions.

  • @jessicalissettebonafonttix4140
    @jessicalissettebonafonttix4140 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    People who consume illegal drugs should be aware of supporting these type of bussiness empower criminals and this is the outcome. They can pay and sneak into wherever place they want.

    • @johnkrieger185
      @johnkrieger185 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      People that make drugs illegal should be aware of the criminal hierarchy they are helping to establish.

    • @tbcy3zj
      @tbcy3zj 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@johnkrieger185decriminalization doesn't work, stop justifying these gangs killing people with their addictive drugs.

  • @ulysses8785
    @ulysses8785 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    It happened when Ecuador did not renew the contract for the US miltary base in Manta.

    • @johnm5229
      @johnm5229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Corrupt President Correa closed the base so it made it easier for narcos to take over the country without state of the art radar that the U.S. had.

    • @ioroman
      @ioroman 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It happened when the Department of Justice was eliminated. I happened when, through a referendum, against the constitution, judges were replaced arbitrarily.

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was many years after that actually.

    • @semvlasveld8799
      @semvlasveld8799 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was that recentley, because that new president is a freemason.... look at the hand symbol he likes to make.

  • @Jane-o9f
    @Jane-o9f 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    3.000 en sólo dos semanas. Dios bendiga a Melanie R. Capparro.

    • @David-p9x9t
      @David-p9x9t 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      3er ganador gracias a Melanie R. Capparro, ella es verdaderamente la mejor corredora que he visto en mi vida.

    • @Taylor22953
      @Taylor22953 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      todos la conocen. ella es muy buena en lo que hace. Un experto

    • @AlessandroEvans
      @AlessandroEvans 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      El comercio con Melanie R. Capparro me hizo darme cuenta de esto

    • @Carmen11840
      @Carmen11840 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      La señora Melanie R. Capparro realmente sabe invertir, lo cual se debe a su profundo conocimiento de cómo funciona el mercado, interpretando las señales perfectamente

    • @EmilioMartinez-kf7ky
      @EmilioMartinez-kf7ky 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Es sorprendente cómo está influyendo positivamente en la vida con sus habilidades comerciales y de gestión.

  • @amygetsstoked8644
    @amygetsstoked8644 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been here 4 months. The only problem that I have had in the last 4 months was the night I arrived in Guayaquil. I booked a nice $$ International- Brand hotel (Courtyard Hotel) in the business district thinking that it would be the safest place. Someone tried entering my room around 4-5 am, but I had the door stopper engaged and they were not able to open the door completely. Then when I went to breakfast, a group of armed military came through the lobby with a K9 and then left an hour later. When I returned to my room I discovered someone entered the room and removed all my towels but did not replace them - very strange considering I had not checked out yet and it was like 7 in the morning- well before housekeeping should be in my room. I thought maybe I was robbed. Management was terrible in resolving my concerns and I think the hotel was an organized criminal operation.
    But after that first night, the next few months have been nothing but peaceful, fun, and lovely. The tourism has declined drastically, and many hotels and restaurants have shuttered in tourist places.

  • @atomicgeisha
    @atomicgeisha 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This is what happens when a country doesn't help poor people.

    • @dontcomply3976
      @dontcomply3976 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, this is what happens when you become a puppet of the Marxist Chavezista ideology

    • @stevenhickey8636
      @stevenhickey8636 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Venezuela has helped its poor people over the last 20 years , pre-Meduro.
      The nation is in economic free fall , extremely violent , and citizens fleeing to Colombia or , recently , USA. I know the country well.
      Your remark is pointless and makes little sense.

    • @lionelk.1739
      @lionelk.1739 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I couldn't agree more.

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stevenhickey8636 Help doesn’t have to equate to social programs lol

    • @tbcy3zj
      @tbcy3zj 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Venezuela is a mess because of communism and mismanaged resources

  • @d.f.9064
    @d.f.9064 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lets stop being ignorant. Gangs are a rising problem everywhere, for everyone. She wants to leave Ecuador to be safe. Where will she go? Everywhere she can go is dealing with the same things. Ecuador is just the most recent.
    El Salvador is the only country dealing with it effectively.

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Quito really isn’t that bad but there are definitely alternatives, even in South America. For example even Bogotá has like 1/4 of the homicide rate of Quito.

  • @carloscastro9138
    @carloscastro9138 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Q bueno q Ecuador esta dando los pasos correctos contra en crimen como lo a hecho nuestro Presidente Nayib Bukele . Good for Ecuador for taking the right steps to stop crime the same way our President Nayib Bukele .

  • @troyerrand
    @troyerrand 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ecuador is an amazing country ❤❤❤❤ greeting

  • @Angello20-PY
    @Angello20-PY 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Admiro mucho su trabajo. Saludos cordiales y bendiciones desde Paraguay 🇵🇾

  • @marcocuvero9149
    @marcocuvero9149 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Se me hace el corazón chiquito al ver este video por la desgracia que estamos viviendo en un sector del país, PERO está bastante exagerado yo vivo entre Gye y Quito y la verdad que el país y nuestra gente se ve en cada lugar trabajamos para sacar el país adelante. Hay un sector en el país muy específico que es zona roja y espero que poco a poco todo el país esté libre de mafias. Yo tengo una agencia de turismo y puedo decir que Ecuador es muy hermoso y visitable.

  • @GruntsInTheSky
    @GruntsInTheSky 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    WHY have the BBC IGNORED rioting in Southall, London?

    • @skymanifest8339
      @skymanifest8339 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The BBC, like the British police, have just given up on Britain. Why are we forced to pay taxes to British institutions that just completely ignore Britain and the British people?

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The rioters weren't white !! If they had been
      then BBC would show pictures and demand
      government action..! If black or Asian they
      try not to mention it....

  • @pbac7540
    @pbac7540 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is where the real wars are. I wish Ecuadorians, Columbians, and Americans all the best in the war against drugs. We all win when you win 👊

  • @alejandromontalvo3423
    @alejandromontalvo3423 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    An American was killed in Manta yesterday while dining in a restaurant.

    • @koushikdas1992
      @koushikdas1992 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      May he is doing drag trafficking there.

    • @katecedeno1382
      @katecedeno1382 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😔

  • @lfeb
    @lfeb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Have some friends that just went and had no trouble

  • @alrent2992
    @alrent2992 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Why does the prison system in Ecuador allow prisoners with cellphones? So stupid. Always seperate the bad leaders like fito in a different section. Prison guards need to work in teams.

    • @johnm5229
      @johnm5229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was the corruption that Correa left the country in ruins.

    • @irregulargamer1352
      @irregulargamer1352 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They don't even have the death sentence or life sentences. You have morons there talking about human rights when the reality is that they have no idea what they are talking about or want to get their family members off scott free when they should rightfully be in jail.

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They don’t allow them to have cellphones… it’s contraband, it’s snuck in by those same guards you’re talking about lol

    • @irregulargamer1352
      @irregulargamer1352 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BH-pl7vg doesnt really make it better

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@irregulargamer1352 My comment wasn’t a defence nor can I see how it could be taken as one.

  • @MrJazzConbuzz
    @MrJazzConbuzz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    drugs was always there and violence i was leaving there in 1997 was easier than now but north part of the city was really dangerous

    • @MrJazzConbuzz
      @MrJazzConbuzz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      forgot that level of corruption is 1000%

  • @susanadiasjohnson457
    @susanadiasjohnson457 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
    I feel so sad after hearing about the situation. Thank God for the new President and his team. may Ecuador be rescued and brought back to its former self ---
    beautiful and pleasant ---
    Lindo y amiable. Every person used to say this. They will in the future say this again.

  • @marcshelstead5355
    @marcshelstead5355 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Problem with these countries is low wages and keeping upper clase rich and the poor down

    • @Ross-e9k
      @Ross-e9k หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, that's the problem. You're a dimwit.

  • @hydrazi
    @hydrazi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I feel maybe the drama inthis report is a more than overblown. I been here since January in Ecuador. I live near a "red zone" and there's very little violence, and none I have seen myself.

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where? Quito?

    • @hydrazi
      @hydrazi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BH-pl7vg Coast

    • @Jetmab04
      @Jetmab04 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes and, the statistics of Ecuador are backing you up 😊

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Jetmab04 Are you joking? Is this sarcasm? LOL

    • @Jetmab04
      @Jetmab04 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BH-pl7vg I am NOT joking..
      Just the other day another blogger from Ecuador actually showed the statistics from there, - including the numbers showing, crime is falling in the country... and, have done so for a while! I'll try to find this later this weekend... and will post you a link. Have to work now.... Have a good day!!

  • @peacefor2024
    @peacefor2024 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Courageous reportage, however it will not put me off to travel to Ecuador in automn. Pray that things will get better for all Ecuadorians soon...

  • @RandieDeguzman-qw3fm
    @RandieDeguzman-qw3fm 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's sad to say illegal precursor drug is bad to our society

  • @happycowabunga
    @happycowabunga 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live in Ecuador and this story is blown out of proportion. Yes there is gang violence, especially in prisons, but in general it is quit and peaceful in the country. To me it is another story of sensationalized news.

  • @Ric419
    @Ric419 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ecuador didn’t have a military or defense that would fight drugs, which is why there is a drug boom in Ecuador.

  • @luizito1212
    @luizito1212 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is azogues safe is extortion big there?

  • @qi1gl
    @qi1gl 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Who cares about the tourists? They can travel elsewhere, Ecuadorians have to keep living in Ecuador

  • @Travis_LTE
    @Travis_LTE 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Raul, a 50 year old U.S. citizen...grew up in that port, finishing with his Dad, but now can't return to the property he owns. I guess the drug money is above all? Beautiful part of the world 🌎

  • @user-i_am_jr
    @user-i_am_jr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That still doesn't change the fact that there are 49million kangaroos in Australia and 3.5million people in Uruguay which means if the kangaroos were to invade Uruguay, each person will have to fight 14 kangaroos ...

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good point ! 👍 🇬🇧 !

  • @alr6111
    @alr6111 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Colombia.

  • @pamelajaramillo1255
    @pamelajaramillo1255 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's call 'descorreizacion', that's what happened

  • @Ross-e9k
    @Ross-e9k หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am keying this from Cuenca, Ecuador, where I have lived for the past ten years. This is so sensationalized, it is parody. Do people leave the U.S. because there is crime in South Chicago? The vast majority of Ecuador is calm. Gang members shoot each other, but it doesn't affect the rest of us. It's a wonderful place to live.

  • @badspasm1
    @badspasm1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ecuador was high on my short list a few years back to retire and live. It was checking all my boxes for living there. But I've been watching what's been happening in Ecuador and it's not good. Now I'm looking at se asia. Maybe Cambodia, Vietnam. Still keeping my eye on south America but looking like se asia Wil be my starting place to find my new place to live.

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ever think of Antartica..?? Very safe..!

  • @delroywilson9588
    @delroywilson9588 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Eh, Ecuador was never particularly safe. I lived through a military coup there in 2000.

  • @cloroxbleach69493
    @cloroxbleach69493 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They need a Bukele type president

  • @evcoolgene
    @evcoolgene 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When the police and prison security guards are funneling weapons to the criminals, you don’t have a chance in hell for ‘peace’.

  • @zohaibsaeed4063
    @zohaibsaeed4063 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please watch 20 yearshistory of this country.

  • @filitico
    @filitico 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the exaggeration BBC. Tourism is screwed more by these clips than the actual problem.

  • @privateprivate921
    @privateprivate921 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Spot on reporting. Good package..

  • @peggylimongi8794
    @peggylimongi8794 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sadly, Ecuador faces a regrettable situation that could have been prevented. The strategic position of this country for drug trafficking from South America to the United States and Europe intersected with the lack of public investment in security and social development. Last year, Ecuador, the country that was until recently one of the safest in the region, recorded 8,008 violent deaths in 2023, according to government sources, almost double that of 2022. It was then that the new government of Ecuador declared an internal armed conflict to end the violence after a violent weekend that included the kidnapping of hundreds of guards and prison officials, explosions and the takeover of a television channel that was broadcasting live. Violence, however, did not arise over the weekend. The Covid-19 pandemic hit the country especially hard and caused a decline in the economy. Since then, violence related to drug trafficking also began to intensify. These are some of the factors that led Ecuador to the serious public security situation it currently faces.

    • @Jetmab04
      @Jetmab04 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes and, that's what the EU and US have figured out and, now want to destroy also Ecuador 😰
      Throw these EU and US governments out Ecuador please!!!

  • @geoffl
    @geoffl หลายเดือนก่อน

    US drug prohibition exports violence to Ecuador. It increases the price of cocaine, which increases cartel revenue.

  • @northernbohemianrealist
    @northernbohemianrealist 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gee I wonder to whom they are selling the drugs. And where are those guns and ammunition made?
    Seems somebody is making a lot of money on this. What country puts money over everything?

  • @ElizabethCastaneda-v7c
    @ElizabethCastaneda-v7c 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thats the problem the legal system in Ecuador 🇪🇨 is non existant.

  • @YaseminSedef-lf5dm
    @YaseminSedef-lf5dm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For a long time they planned AWM89V and obviously nothing comes close

  • @juanarcos4902
    @juanarcos4902 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Que pena mi lindo Ecuador. El problema es que atacan al problema desde abajo( small fish) y las ballenas de arriba nadie las toca. Asi nunca terminarán con esto. Es mas me atrevo a decir, no quieren que termine esto. Ellos sabrán

  • @Elmenor_15974
    @Elmenor_15974 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    La costa ecuatoriana es peligrosa Guayaquil, Esmeraldas, Manta, Quevedo, Durán, Chone etc

  • @CokiguWat
    @CokiguWat 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Poor economy, poor education .🎉

    • @BH-pl7vg
      @BH-pl7vg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The education system actually isn’t extremely horrible. Post secondary education is actually quite good as well (at least in “private” schools).

  • @HamzaOzkan-ii4vd
    @HamzaOzkan-ii4vd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This year is gonna be fire with AWM89V being the light of hope for so many, mark my words this is what the world leaders try to hide from ya, the ability to care for yourself and for your family

  • @whatwindleft
    @whatwindleft 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's our own fault. Us Ecuadorians don't know how to vote. We are abandoned by our government. they just get richer while destroying our country

  • @Fox_Zero
    @Fox_Zero 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only country that did not require visas, 🤔

  • @AlH1257
    @AlH1257 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They need to follow El Salvador’s example

  • @HeatherODonnell-l3o
    @HeatherODonnell-l3o หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not all of it is gangs. False information

  • @2De3
    @2De3 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:35 comedia pura acá

  • @2msvalkyrie529
    @2msvalkyrie529 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very strange ..? BBC normally cares more about criminals Human Rights..?
    This reporter must be new..???

  • @auro1986
    @auro1986 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    how? bbc

  • @carlosrivera4660
    @carlosrivera4660 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Blame that on the leadership.

  • @amrrb8345
    @amrrb8345 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very poor analysis…

  • @1973TJ
    @1973TJ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ustedes necesitan Bukele...para que los arregla el pais de corruptos y narcotraficantes....comience inmediatamente con la construcción de una prisión de alta seguridad...un grande....y hazlo como El Salvador

  • @AdventureElliot
    @AdventureElliot 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That interview was so fake lol

  • @Milhawkx
    @Milhawkx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Irritating music in the background..

  • @nehakulkarni5009
    @nehakulkarni5009 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where's the video on j ih adis roaming around on British streets?

  • @OkkesRamazan
    @OkkesRamazan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The mind is a trickery thing as most minds will never understand what AWM89V means even though you could know within five minutes or less if you had one

  • @julianshepherd2038
    @julianshepherd2038 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    War on Drugs has led to Drugs Warlords.

  • @michellediamsaymendoza
    @michellediamsaymendoza 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think the answer is gonna be “Mexico” for a while…

    • @michellediamsaymendoza
      @michellediamsaymendoza 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just get rich with NRA money to educate your women and keep your money at home.

  • @tonysherwood9619
    @tonysherwood9619 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    American foreign policy operation!

    • @mrnice1976
      @mrnice1976 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did you manage to blame this on the US? People on the ground actually complain that one enabler of this was the closure of the only American base in the country. While the base existed, they took care of business and the place was safe, the surrounding city benefitted from the investment, too.

    • @tonysherwood9619
      @tonysherwood9619 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @mrnice1976 Peru now has it's own 'hillary'!

  • @Jghfdsth-lc7ln
    @Jghfdsth-lc7ln 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Najib Bukele 🎉🎉

  • @blak_karib
    @blak_karib 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg no one saw this coming 🙄. Everyone there works so hard from sun up to sun down with no sleep 😂. It's only columbians and Brazilians who touch drugs, no one from Ecuador has ever seen a drug until yesterday 🥹

  • @EstalinVera
    @EstalinVera 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ecuador S.O.S.

  • @christinet6336
    @christinet6336 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A common theme in documentaries about cartel corruption and violence in Mexico and Central and South American countries is what the elite classes look like versus the lower classes and the cartels. The upper echelons of government are overrun with very white, European-looking politicians (instead of 'Straight Outta Compton,' it's 'Straight Outta Barcelona' - lol😂). The lower classes are filled with darker-skinned, indigenous-looking people. There's your problem: Colonialism and racism took such deep root in these countries that the indigenous and mixed race peoples have been kept in a purposefully created, viscous, brutal racial caste system... and this is what you get when you do that to your population. I hope this can be corrected someday.

    • @imperiomx6392
      @imperiomx6392 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well I’m a Mexican Meztizo, and my family has worked in high ranks at the government. The president isn’t white either so what’s your point? Skin colour has absolutely nothing to do with this.

    • @TrpleAgnt2011
      @TrpleAgnt2011 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gee you figured that out ?

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Liberal White Guilt ...Classic case.
      There's no known cure.

  • @pauladams7344
    @pauladams7344 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The President of El Salvador has a plan....

  • @Krq11
    @Krq11 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Easy Sinaloa cartel access

  • @ttoalva7294
    @ttoalva7294 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keep blaming Correa.......

  • @TrueThatTucson
    @TrueThatTucson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The foreign backed conservative cabal came to power. Peru and Argentina same thing.

    • @Ross-e9k
      @Ross-e9k หลายเดือนก่อน

      Funny, I missed that, and I live here. Maybe you're nuts.

  • @LearningwithLani
    @LearningwithLani 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Am I the only one who thinks the reporter and doctor being interviewed look like they could be sisters? Also the way they talk is like they’re long time friends and not just a normal journalist interviewing someone

    • @asdrubalvivanco2301
      @asdrubalvivanco2301 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This is very common there, Ecuadorians are so friendly and act like family no matter if they had never known you.

  • @ilknurSezgi-mk5uh
    @ilknurSezgi-mk5uh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Knowledge is power they say and yet 90% will absolutely not understand how AWM89V is impacting our world. It's crazy that things can pass by people so easily

  • @DarylBaines
    @DarylBaines 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ecuador has never been safe. I tried to live there some years ago - before all this gangs and cartel stuff - it was nightmare even then.
    The "low-level crime", was targeted at tourists and consisted of robbery, violent attacks, drugging and rapes. The "tourist paradise" was a place where lots of young people from the States and Europe came to party on cheap drugs and easy sex.

  • @debrakelly4505
    @debrakelly4505 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Signs of the times- as in the days of Noah...the whole Earth was filled with violence. He is coming back soon!