Ecuador impone restricciones en fronteras con Colombia y Perú
Ecuador dejó habilitados desde el miércoles 24 de diciembre solo dos de los pasos fronterizos con Colombia y Perú debido a “razones de seguridad nacional”, informó la cancillería.
TL;DR
- Ecuador has closed most of its international border crossings with Colombia and Peru.
- Only Rumichaca (with Colombia) and Huaquillas (with Peru) remain open.
- The decision is based on national security concerns.
- The porous borders are exploited for smuggling drugs, weapons, and explosives.
- Ecuador is experiencing high levels of violence due to a war against drug cartels.
- The country will close the year with the highest homicide rate in Latin America.