Nueva Loja
In 2017, the Superior Court of Justice of Brasil rejected enforcement of the 2013 Ecuadorian Supreme Court award, with the Prosecutor concluding that verdict was “issued in an irregular manner, especially under deplorable acts of corruption.”
In 2018 the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in favor of Chevron and said the 2013 Ecuador Supreme Court case was obtained "through fraud, bribery and corruption."
Manchester United Right Back Antonio Valencia was born in Nueva Loja.
Air transport
The city is served by Lago Agrio Airport, with daily flights from/to Quito.
Climate
Nueva Loja has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Notable residents
- Leonela Moncayo, human rights activist.
See also
- Lago Agrio oil field