01May 2024 - [email protected] - Message for U.S. Citizens-
Alert: 'Energy Crisis and Nationwide State of Emergency in Ecuador- Location: Nationwide-
Event: Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared April 19 a nationwide state of emergency for a period of 60 days due to “severe internal disturbance and public calamity” in the energy sector. The state of emergency allows additional government resources to be directed towards resolving electricity shortages.
The declaration does not restrict public movement or institute a curfew. For the duration of the state of emergency, U.S. citizen residents and travelers should continue to expect heavy police and military presence throughout Ecuador and planned electrical outages that will significantly impact the availability of services.
--"We are together / United"--
U.S. citizens should continue to refer to the Government of Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Mines for outage schedules. Electrical outages vary based on location. Outage schedules will be available on each of Ecuador’s electrical power provider’s websites. Electrical outage schedules posted on the provider’s websites may not be exact and outages may be intermittent and unpredictable.
Be aware that power cuts may affect traffic lights, power in buildings (including elevators) that do not have independent generators, cellular service, and the internet. Shopping centers and restaurants may not be open during a power outage.
Actions to Take:
Monitor announcements from the Ministry of Energy and Mines for information about electrical outages in your area. For information about outages in Quito, visit https://www.eeq.com.ec/.
For information about electrical outages in Guayaquil, visit https://www.cnelep.gob.ec/.
Monitor ECU911 for information on road closures.
Track official communications from the Government of Ecuador for additional information and updates. Follow credible media sources for accurate information on closures, electrical outages, and security threats. Read previous security alerts at ec.usembassy.gov.
Review the Travel Advisory and safety and security information for Ecuador at Travel.State.Gov.
Enroll in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security updates.
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Assistance:
U.S. Embassy Quito, Ecuador
+(593)(2) 398-5000
[email protected]
U.S. Consulate General Guayaquil, Ecuador
+(593)(4) 371-7000
[email protected]
You may want to check into and consider the STEP Program, if something were to happen while you are here, ((ie: Natural Disaster, Volcano EarthQuake Tsunami Civil Unrest, Loss of Passport, Major Health Crisis, Auto or Bus Accident, Hospitalized, *Locked Up Abroad. etc etc))
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(STEP) is a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.: https://step.state.gov/step/
U.S. Embassy Quito-
E12-170 Avigiras Ave. and Ave. Eloy Alfaro
Quito, Ecuador - Phone: +593-2-398-5000,
https://ec.usembassy.gov/
U.S. Consulate General Guayaquil, Ecuador
+(593)(4) 371-7000
+(593)(4) 371-7000 (after hours)
[email protected]
(PSS) USA- Veterans Crisis Hot Line- 1-800-273-8255,
🤠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 ...
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
07SEP26👷🏼♀️👷🏽👷🏼♂️Happy Labor Day🌭🍔🍻💪🏼🦾to US/CAN/ECU do it again⁉️
#Ecuador🪖'US MARINE AIRCRAFT ALREADY IN ECUADOR FOR OPERATIONS IN ALTO PUTUMAYO IN ORELLANA-
"The Armed Forces of Ecuador receive support from a US MV-22B Osprey aircraft for military operations in Alto Putumayo, Orellana.
🇪🇨/🇺🇸
This cooperation strengthens the mobility, transportation, and logistical support capabilities of the military units." -
https://x.com/eldatoecua/status/2097099950479806862?s=46&t=i54L5FgQ-47_fA61IWaAQg
