Ecuador: From Oasis of Calm to One of the World's Most Dangerous Countries

As a Salvadoran , I’m all too familiar with the situation that Ecuador is going through , but our country completely changed things around in less than 5 years and have gone from being the murder capital of the world to the second safest country in the Americas . So if we could do it , Ecuador certainly can . Their president already has implemented similar strategies that our president has done . I hope Ecuador can turn things around 🇪🇨🇸🇻

As a person that works in tourism in Ecuador, this has been devastating. So, this should be the country’s new slogan: “Visit the Galápagos Islands, Andes and the Amazon… DON’T VISIT THe COAST!”

Hoping for the best for Ecuador, the world must take a collective hardline stance against cartels and cartel violence.

I just hope Ecuador becomes safe again.

Lived there for 2 years and loved it. Was a beautiful country, filled with great people. I'm so sad to see what it's become and can only hope it recovers

I learn more from Simon's videos than the news or mainstream media

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I was in Ecuador in…. 2005? 4 or 5. Can’t remember. Flew into Quito and it was my favorite city I visited in a 6 month tour of south America. Fantastic place, clean (clean for anywhere, absolutely stunning for South America) great cafes, lots to see…. It was wonderful. Then I took a bus to Esmeraldas. I got off the bus, looked around and beat feet. The place looked like beruit, bullet marks in most walls and sketchy looking people everywhere. The rest of the country that I saw was great, but the north coast even then was probably the least safe place I visited in the half year I spent in SA on that trip. And I spent a couple months in Colombia.

Thank you for bringing more information about this to the world, as an Ecuadorian I really want people to know more about what is going on here, you need to be on the lookout and learn from our mistakes to avoid these kinds of events from happening wherever you live.

This has gone from a nice channel to Simon’s best. Keep it up yall.

Video gave me chills. I’ve lived in Colombia and seen the knock off effects of drug trafficking. It’s horrible to hear what’s happening to the Ecuadorian people 😢

I appreciate your coverage of Latin America, which most American news giants ignore.

I'm an Ecuadorian, who happens to be living abroad. I've followed and enjoyed this and other of Simon's channels for some time. I must say this is by far the best explanation video in English that I've found about what's happening back in Ecuador. Definitely sharing to my English speaking friends. I highly appreciate the effort put in making this video alongside the thoughts and prayers! The only thing to improve (as always) is Simon butchering the pronunciation of non english names and places haha

Gang boss: I'll turn myself in if you can promise not to hurt me Government: nah, we'll take our chances to find you. No guarantee you won't get hurt.

thanks for keeping us updated

I'm glad I went to Ecuador when I did. It's a beautiful place filled with great people. It's sad to see what it's become.

As someone who lived in Ecuador during the past year I really want nothing else but peace for the people living there. It’s been a great time and I’m planning on returning soon, but seeing what’s going on is a shame.

Excellent video as an Ecuadorian . I’ve been doing my own research and you hit a lot of the points accurately

Man, this is my daily go-to channel! I love the coverage, which prompts me to dive further into the subject. Keep up the good work!! 21 minutes of valuable information

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