The removal of Mr Gutierrez could hasten the return of the volatile former president, Abdala Bucaram, known as “El Loco” (The Madman).The newly installed President – like Mr Vazquez in Uruguay – is a doctor who has strong ties to the US. In Argentina, Nestor Kirchner, President since 2003, is a nationalist who has secured a favourable debt restructuring deal which is being portrayed as a victory over the IMF.What are the options in Ecuador?There are several. The best example, however, is Brazil, the largest and most powerful country in the region, where Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva was elected President in 2002. They tend to be less heedful of the US and less dependent on the military for their survival than in previous decades.

The most recent case was Uruguay, where Tabare Vazquez was sworn in this year as the first left-wing president in its 170-year history. In familiar Latin American style, Mr Gutierrez’s fate was sealed when he lost the support of the military, which allowed protesters to reach the presidential palace.How typical are events in Ecuador of the rest of the continent?A definitive answer will only be possible when a new government has emerged.The broad trend in Latin America has been towards more left-of-centre governments, ruling with a mix of populist rhetoric yet orthodox economic policies. Mr Gutierrez has been granted asylum by Brazil.The former vice-president, Alfredo Palacio, has been sworn in but it is not clear when elections will be held. The ousting of President Lucio Gutierrez this week was the result of mass street protests provoked by the dismissal of the country’s Supreme Court justices.Long before that, however, he was beset by charges of cronyism and made unpopular by the introduction of harsh economic measures at the behest of the International Monetary Fund. What’s going on in Ecuador?

What’s going on in Ecuador?
The short answer is, complete confusion. With eight presidents in nine years, the country is the most politically unstable in South America.

But in this, a golden triangle for nanny poachers, there’s always the chance that someone could come along and make it a little better.. Young drivers wrestle with baby seats in the back before taking their charges out to catch a few minutes of sunshine. And when the heavens open, they fold up pushchairs and head back to the cars, tearful children in tow.It’s never going to be an easy job. On top of asking for travel opportunities, most of the high-graders enjoy gym membership and get the keys to a smart car.Close to St Luke’s park, Jeep Grand Cherokees and BMW X5s jostle for parking spaces. Some might have to slum it in economy class with the children, while mum and dad luxuriate at the front of the plane, but generally the perks have never been so good. Currently that sees her working in London’s Holland Park, but the job involves plenty of travelling “I’ve a trip coming up to Wyoming It’ll be for five weeks and I get to go skiing.

I like jobs where I get to travel and my current family is great.”Yes, never have there been so many jet-set nannies. Soon they wanted me on the same days and I think it caused some discussions between them.”Field, though, insists, that as a nanny she remains loyal to one family at a time. Such is the intensity of competition, she found herself caught in the middle of a battle between two friends for her services.”The client introduced me to one of his friends and then the friend hired me. Ayesha Field is a 27-year-old from Durban, South Africa, who has been working in London for two years.