Alan García's visit to Ecuador
President Alan García Pérez visited Ecuador on December 17, 1989, being the first Peruvian Head of State to set foot on Ecuadorian soil. This event marked a historic milestone in diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Peruvian President Alan García Pérez made a historic visit to Ecuador on December 17, 1989, becoming the first Peruvian head of state to visit that country. This visit took place in a context of bilateral relations between Peru and Ecuador, countries that had historically maintained border tensions. The trip represented an important diplomatic milestone in the relations between the two Andean nations. The visit occurred on the same day that the Peruvian Army ambushed an MRTA camp near Puerto Bermudez in Oxapampa.