After Curfew, On The Hunt For Ecuador's Gang Member

A soldier from the 5th Infantry Brigade stands watch atop a pickup truck during a search for gang members in Guayaquil (Credit: AFP)

"What are you doing here? Don't you know it's the curfew?"

In the large port city of Guayaquil, deserted and sleepy, the Ecuadorian army patrols the streets at night in search of delinquents and criminals who are in open war against the authorities.