Guaido, who has spent the past few days

Guaido, who has spent the past few days touring Latin American nations to gain support, departed Salinas aboard an Ecuadorian air force plane headed for the port city of Guayaquil after meeting Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said.

"Thank you to President Lenin for his deep support to our cause," Guaido said on Twitter.

From Guayaquil it was not clear where he would fly to next. To arrive in Caracas by Monday, he could take commercial flights from Bogota or Panama City, though his press team kept details of his route under wraps.