Ecuador is in the spotlight after a spate of gangland killings, on-air hostage taking, and narco-terrorist chaos. Since 2016, the murder rate in the country has increased 500%. Of this number, around 80% are attributed to gang violence. But why Ecuador? It was once a relative oasis of calm, sandwiched between Colombia and Peru, but in recent years that's all changed.
Intrigued? Click on to learn how Ecuador has become Latin America's most violent country.