Overview
- Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said that, effective December 24, only Rumichaca with Colombia and Huaquillas with Peru remain authorized for international transit.
- The government framed the restriction as a national-security measure and said Colombia and Peru were informed in advance.
- Peru’s Foreign Ministry stated that passage at the Aguas Verdes–Huaquillas bridge continues without changes and that it has engaged Ecuador to coordinate responses to transnational crime and irregular migration.
- Authorities did not specify how long the additional crossings will remain closed or provide further operational details.
- The step follows Ecuador’s hardened stance against organized crime since 2024, when the government declared an internal armed conflict and labeled certain groups as terrorists.