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This is a landscape shot of a dirt road in the Nueva Esperanza community. A person is seen walking down the road with their back turned against the camera. Houses are seen in the distance.
Carolina Loza León/TNH

  • In June, a man was killed in a Nueva Esperanza street for standing up to gangs extorting him; another was beaten up days later. Residents have become prisoners in their homes, and many say they’re not going to work and won’t send their children to school.

  • Credits Carolina Loza León/TNH
  • Regions Ecuador

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