ECU113
ECUADOR / Sucumbios / Tarapoa

Alberta Energy Company security patrol. An estimated 250 men, many former military and police, are employed to guard oil and oilmen. None come from the local area and they are accused of intimidating local peasant populations.
© Clive Shirley

ECU145
ECUADOR / OCP construction / Chiquilpe / Security

OCP construction at 3200 metres along the ridge at loma de Chiquilpe just before entering Guarumos, the Mindo Nambillo Cloudforest reserve.

The OCP (Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados or heavy crude pipeline) is a consortium of 6 international companies from USA, Canada, Spain and Italy. The controversial project is financed by the German West LB Bank. (Westdeutsche Landesbank).
© Clive Shirley