For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.
It was the beginning of 2013. I had an 8-month-old baby when I received the news: I had been laid off from my job as a reporter in Salt Lake City. For almost three years, I worked with a ...
Webcam model Tania Rios arrives at Wolf Studio in Soacha, Colombia, near Bogota, on Dec. 17 last year. Photo: AFP Tens of thousands of Colombians are estimated to be employed in the sector, ...