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🚨 Five human heads found displayed on wooden posts at Puerto Lopez beach, a popular Ecuador tourist spot for whale watching.

⚠️ Warning message left beside them threatens gangs extorting 'vaccine cards' from fishermen: 'The town belongs to us. We have you identified.'

💀 Gang violence surges in Ecuador, with 2025 homicide rate at 52 per 100,000; same beach saw 9 killed including a baby in December.

🌎 President Daniel Noboa fights cartels linked to drug trafficking, but military efforts fail to stop bloodshed in key coastal hub.

🛡️ Tourism at risk as brutality shocks visitors and locals in this southwest fishing town.

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