The Foreign Office has issued a new travel warning for Ecuador after the country was put under a 60-day state of emergency on Thursday (10 August).
The FCDO advises against travel to specific coastal provinces, including Manabi and Santa Elena
“British nationals are advised to avoid potential demonstrations, large gatherings and political gatherings,” said the Foreign Office.
The travel warning comes as presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead on Thursday as he was leaving a political rally in Quito.
Villavicencio’s murder is the latest of a string of political murders to hit Ecuador, with the mayor of a major port city killed in late July.
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