San Lorenzo: Zone vulnerable to the narco guerrilla

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the geographic, social, economic and citizen security factors that link the San Lorenzo canton, belonging to the province of Esmeraldas in Ecuador, with Colombian drug gangs, as well as the consequences of becoming a war zone in the wake of the border conflict. The methodological procedure was a qualitative approach and the document analysis was used as the main technique, which made it possible to conclude that the consequences of the influence, presence and operation of subversive groups and organized crime in this Ecuadorian territory generate waves for all the country and show how the rise of these conflicts is not only related to the operations of the guerrilla groups, but also to the development and governmental actions in favor of citizenship and the welfare of their peoples.

Keywords: citizen security, San Lorenzo canton, drug trafficking, organized crime, border conflict.