Esmeraldas
Americannoun
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The port city of Guayaquil has been the epicenter of violence, but Esmeraldas, a Pacific coastal city, is also considered one of the country’s most dangerous.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
Topa Pila, 25, and her team arrived in Hoja Blanca, a village of 600 located in the heart of Ecuador's Esmeraldas province, in September 2021.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2022
Topa Pila, 25, and her team arrived in Hoja Blanca, a village of 600 located in the heart of Ecuador’s Esmeraldas province, in September 2021.
From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2022
"Through an executive decree I have declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Guayas, Manabi and Esmeraldas effective from midnight tonight," Lasso said in video posted to his social media.
From Reuters • Apr. 30, 2022
As for me, I do not believe that the mine was in the Esmeraldas at all.
From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West
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