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Over the past week prisoner escapes, hostage taking and violence in Ecuador has made headlines around the world.
Many people were shocked by the chaos in a country that was previously among the most peaceful in a turbulent region.
Will Grant, the 大象传媒鈥檚 Central and Latin America correspondent tells us what he found on the ground in Ecuador in the days after the attacks. Ana Maria Roura, from 大象传媒 Mundo, shares how the rapid rise of drug trafficking gangs has torn apart the country she grew up in.
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This episode was made by Richard Moran, Alix Pickles and Bethan Ashmead Latham. The technical producers were Jack Graysmark and Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.