And it’s helping fuel a wave of cartel-driven violence that’s turned Ecuador’s coastal cities into some of the deadliest in Latin America. Many of those who take these trips never return.

Cuenca is a city located in the highlands of Ecuador, in the southern part of the country. It is the third-largest city in ...

Agustín Intriago, the 38-tear-old mayor of Manta, Ecuador's third-largest city, was assassinated Sunday by hitmen, who shot him at least three times in the chest at around 1.30 pm local time ...