Colombia and Ecuador battle over trade and tariffs
Feb. 02, 2026
Q: Trucks were backed up for miles at the Colombia-Ecuador border over the weekend as the neighbors traded threats over tariffs in a dispute that had blocked the flow of electricity and oil across their 370-mile border. Where are Colombia and Ecuador in northwestern South America?
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Q: Which nation has the highest murder rate in Latin America?
A. Colombia
B. Ecuador
Q: Which nation is the world's largest producer of cocaine?
A. Colombia
B. Ecuador
Q: The United States is the largest consumer of South American cocaine, and some of it flows north through Central America. The former president of which country was convicted of drug and arms trafficking?
A. Costa Rica
B. El Salvador
C. Honduras
D. Nicaragua
Q: Ecuador, Colombia, and which other South American country were part of a single nation after first gaining independence from Spain in 1819?
A. Bolivia
B. Chile
C. Uruguay
D. Venezuela
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