Message for U.S. Citizens
Nationwide State of Emergency
January 10, 2024
Alert: Nationwide State of Emergency in Ecuador
Location: Nationwide
Event:
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared on January 8 a nationwide state of emergency for a period of 60 days following the escape of a high-profile prisoner and subsequent prison riots, and later declared the existence of an internal armed conflict and authorized military action against organized criminal gangs across Ecuador following numerous attacks against private, public, and government institutions. Ecuadorian authorities report relative calm in major cities on January 10, with police and military deployed and no escalation of violence or attacks.
The guidance provided in the travel advisory of June 22, 2023 remains valid. U.S. citizen residents and travelers should continue to exercise increased caution throughout the country, and should reconsider travel to areas marked as “Level 3,” and should not travel to areas marked as “Level 4” in the advisory. U.S. citizens should comply with all local laws, including the nationwide curfew during the announced state of emergency. The Embassy recommends that travel outside of daylight hours, especially in Level 3 or 4 areas, be limited to essential or emergency movements as a matter of increased caution and personal security. U.S. citizens should be aware that individuals not connected with criminal organizations may use the current conflict to commit crimes of opportunity.
The United States Embassy and Consulate in Ecuador continue to follow the Ministry of Labor’s recommendation for telework when possible and has cancelled routine consular appointments through January 12. For the time being, employees under Chief of Mission authority in Guayaquil are restricted from travel after dark or outside of the city of Guayaquil. Consular sections in both Quito and Guayaquil remain open to provide emergency services. Ecuadorian schools remain in online-only status through January 12.
International airports in Quito and Guayaquil remain fully operational, however carriers cancelled some flights to and from the United States in recent and in coming days. Travelers should monitor their flight status closely, and work to rebook with the same airline or another carrier.
Actions to Take:
· Monitor official communications from the Government of Ecuador for additional information and updates to the State of Emergency.
· Monitor credible media sources for accurate information on current threats and violent activity.
· Review the Travel Advisory and safety and security information for Ecuador at Travel.State.Gov.
Assistance:
U.S. Embassy Quito, Ecuador
+(593)(2) 398-5000
+(593)(2) 398-5000 (after hours)
[email protected]
U.S. Consulate General Guayaquil, Ecuador
+(593)(4) 371-7000
+(593)(4) 371-7000 (after hours)
[email protected]
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🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
23SEP26 #Ecuador 🇪🇨 "An analysis published by CNN en Español examines several Latin American presidents who maintain political ties with Donald Trump and who, after winning elections with radical rhetoric, face social, economic, or governance challenges.
Among the cases examined are Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa , along with Javier Milei in Argentina; José Antonio Kast in Chile; Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia; and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. CNN also analyzes recently inaugurated presidents in Honduras, Peru, and Colombia.
The publication argues that these leaders capitalized on public discontent with traditional governments and parties by proposing economic adjustments, security measures, and confrontation with their adversaries. However, it posits that this electoral strategy faces limitations when it must translate into effective governance.
Ecuador: security under question
In the Ecuadorian case, CNN focuses part of its analysis on the security strategy promoted by Noboa.
The president declared the internal armed conflict in ...
16SEP26💯%Choneros🚀"On Sept. 16, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM)
forces successfully interdicted a floating refueling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific.
Intelligence confirmed the vessel's involvement with the Los Choneros violent narco-terrorist organization.
Individuals removed from the vessel have been transferred to Ecuadorian authorities. After clearing the vessel and disembarking the crew, U.S. forces sank it.
JTF-WHEM continues to conduct precise and professional operations to dismantle the logistical networks fueling narco-trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
"Alongside our Ecuadorian partners, we are relentlessly pursuing narco-terrorists who prey on our citizens,
undermine hemispheric security, and leave death and suffering in their wake. This deliberate, lawful, and precise operation saves lives and makes our citizens—from Ecuador to the United States—safer." -
SOUTHCOM ...
"It is an absurdity, it is laughable, to speak of such a
pending disaster as "The End of the World."
We are discussing the end of Humanity, or we are discussing the
end of Civilization, or we are perhaps even discussing
the end of some this or that Empire that we mistakenly
believe to identify with.
The end of the world will come when the sun
expands and engulfs it.
Now, is it truly a surprise that our discourse relates
economic tragedy with an ecological one?
That we actually behave as though a marked downturn in
the Market can somehow be compared to the death of Nature?
We are so enamored with our vastness and resource that we have forgotten the lark and the sparrow.
So I say, come armageddon. Come, you horsemen.
Let us speak these things no more."
— Takici Kaneko, 1934 - 'SteamPunk Magazine' 3-A4
https://archive.org/stream/SteamPunk_Magazine_3-A4/SteamPunk%20Magazine%203-A4_djvu.txt
