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Ecuador: Lata calls for ‘quick and peaceful resolution’ to unrest

Destinations
James Chapple
15 October 2019

Latin American Travel Association (Lata) chairman Colin Stewart has called for a “quick and peaceful resolution” to the troubles blighting Ecuador.

Quito (Credit: Vince Fleming / Unsplash)

Protests and unrest have spread across much of the country in recent days in response to government austerity measures and cuts to fuel subsidies.


At the weekend, the Foreign Office (FCO) strengthened its travel advice, advising against all but essential travel to the country, with the exception of transit via Quito or Guayaquil to the Galapagos Islands.