Colombia–Ecuador border

The Colombia–Ecuador border is an international boundary between the territories of Colombia and Ecuador. It consists of two sections, one terrestrial and one marine, well-defined:[1][2]

The first section is a continuous line of 586 kilometres, running from east to west (from the Güepí River to the mouth of the Mataje River in Ancón de Sardinas Bay in the Pacific Ocean). It is about 28% of what was once the border between Colombia and Ecuador after the disintegration of Gran Colombia in 1830. The current land border was demarcated permanently by Muñoz-Suárez Vernaza Treaty on 15 July 1916.[3][4] The second tranche starts at the end point of the land boundary and runs 200 nautical miles offshore, as expressed in the law of the sea. This part was demarcated by the Liévano-Lucio Treaty August 23, 1975.[5]

History

During the Ecuadorian conflict (2024–present), there have been military strikes on drug trafficking groups such as the Comandos de la Frontera, a group of FARC dissidents by both the Ecuadorian and United States military.[6] In addition in March 2026, a Narco-submarine was discovered and destroyed in a mangrove swamp in the Cayapas–Mataje nature reserve near the Northern border, with a drug smuggling camp located nearby.[7][8] That same month, the burned remains of 27 individuals and an unexploded bomb were located on the Colombian side of the border, promoting reciprocal accusations of attacks by Ecuador on Colombia from Colombia's government, and border neglect by the Colombian government from the perspective of the Ecuadorian government.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Frontera terrestre Colombia-Ecuador". Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Frontera marítima Colombia-Ecuador". Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Tratado de Límites entre las Repúblicas de Colombia y Ecuador (Tratado Muñoz Vernaza-Suárez)" (PDF). Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Fronteras de Colombia: Límites y Tratados". TodaColombia.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Convenio sobre Delimitación de Áreas Marinas y Submarinas y Cooperación Marítima entre las Repúblicas de Colombia y del Ecuador (Tratado Liévano–Lucio)" (PDF). United States Department of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2011. (ver mapa Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine)
  6. ^ Schmitt, Eric and Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (March 3, 2026). "U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against 'Terrorist Organizations'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Buschschlüter, Vanessa; Fletcher, Pascal (March 5, 2026). "Ecuadorean troops find 35m-long 'narco-sub' hidden in nature reserve". BBC. Retrieved March 19, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Breen, Kerry (March 5, 2026). "Ecuador sinks "narco sub" as nation joins forces with U.S. to target organized crime". CBS News. Retrieved March 19, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Barber, Harriet (March 17, 2026). "Colombian president accuses Ecuador after '27 charred bodies' found near border". The Guardian. Retrieved March 19, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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