An indigenous group in Ecuador leading fuel price protests says it has accepted direct talks with President Lenin Moreno
A child holds a sign that reads 'Moreno out dammit!' during the 10th day of a protest over a fuel price hike ordered by the government to secure an IMF loan, in the surroundings of the National Assembly in Quito, October 12, 2019
The indigenous leaders have distanced themselves from the violent gangs, calling them instigators unconnected to the native groups' cause. Yunda said he and other mayors were mediating the standoff that has halted Ecuador's oil production, blocked highways and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in loss to industries ranging from flower-growing to dairy farming.
Luis Chilán, a 47-year-old former from the Andes, said he had been protesting in central Quito for days. People carry the coffin of a demonstrator that they claim was killed during protests against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures in Quito, Ecuador, October 10, 2019. Ecuador, a former OPEC member, was left deeply in debt by a decade of high-spending governance and the oil price drop.
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