Affairs
Affairs Report

Banana republic - Ecuador

Preface

Ecuador used to be a loyal ally of the US, but now its new president Rafael Correa is cutting a very different course and even looking to Venezuela's Hugo Chávez for political guidance. Monocle travelled there to meet the old oligarchs and the new power players and discovered a country where, despite oil and banana wealth, the new government faces a perilous future.

Credits

Photographer: Noah Webb
Writer: Glyn Vincent



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