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Quito, Jul 30 (EFE).- The Ecuadorian navy detained 114 emigrants headed for Guatemala and from there to the United States, the press reported Sunday. A navy vessel on routine patrol spotted the fishing boat Mi Esperanza on Saturday 54 nautical miles off the western port city of Manta, the El Comercio newspaper said. The 15-meter (49-foot) boat was packed with the more than 100 emigrants, Navy spokesman Capt. Temy Mantilla said. The boat, which was being lashed by heavy waves, later sank, Mantilla said. The emigrants, 64 men, 32 women and 18 children, were mainly from southern Ecuador. The fishing...