Ecuador's geographic position between Peru and Colombia has made it a major transit corridor for cocaine and other drugs bound for the United States and Europe.
November 17, 2025
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Drug trafficking routes through the Andean region.
As of 2025, most cocaine destined for the United States originates along Colombia’s Pacific coast and commonly transits through Ecuador, Peru, or Venezuela before moving north via the Caribbean, Mexico, or increasingly via Pacific maritime routes.
October 23, 2025
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Typical trafficking origins and transit routes for cocaine bound for the U.S.
Ecuador is geographically located between Colombia and Peru and has become a major transit hub for narcotics.
October 18, 2025
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Geographic and strategic factors contributing to narcotics transit routes in the Andean region.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported about 317,000 chikungunya cases and 135 deaths across 16 countries and territories as of August 2025, with the highest numbers of reported infections in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Peru.
August 01, 2025
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Aggregate case and death counts reported by a regional public health agency for the 2025 year-to-date period.
Since the 2010s, Ecuador has become a key transit point for cocaine produced in neighboring Colombia and Peru, a development that has been associated with spikes in homicides and other violent crimes.
January 01, 2010
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Relationship between drug transit routes and rising violent crime in Ecuador.