Ecuador now has Latin America's highest murder rate and hosts US-backed troops fighting drug gangs. Here is how a once-calm country reached this point.

Ecuador declared a 60-day state of emergency across 10 provinces after nearly 900 killings this year, suspending home protections to fight drug gangs.

Ecuador now has Latin America's highest murder rate and hosts US-backed troops fighting drug gangs. Here is how a once-calm country reached this point.