* Where is ECUADOR Located? [Ecuador Map]

Where is ECUADOR located on the map?

Ecuador is a country located in South America, on both sides of the Andes Cordillera, between Colombia and Peru. The country is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, where are the Galapagos Islands, which belong to the Ecuadorian territory. The country is made up of four clearly differentiated regions: Costa (Pacific coast), Sierra (Andean region) and Oriente (Amazon region), as well as the Galapagos Islands. These regions each have a climate of their own and distinct landscapes.

What’s ECUADOR known for?

• It is home to the Galapagos islands
• The Panama hat is made in Ecuador its exported to other parts of the world from Panama.
• Yasuni in the Ecuadorian Amazon is named the most biodiverse area in the world. There are some distinct geological features that play a part in why it is so diverse.
• Bananas from Ecuador get exported more than any other place on Earth for over 60 years.
• Ecuador in Spanish means Equator.

Where is the country of ECUADOR situated?

The city of Quito was a major city during Inca times and today is classified as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

ECUADORIAN Society & Culture

Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces. These provinces have a governor and a provincial council elected by the people. They are autonomous in relation to the central government at the economic and social level, as well as for the use of natural resources.

ECUADOR Major Cities & Economy

Ecuador’s export economy is based primarily on four elements: banana cultivation (the world’s largest exporter), oil, cocoa and tourism.

If cocoa is in decline in other countries, this is not the case of this crop in Ecuador, which remained seventh in the list of world producers between 2011 and 2016, but far behind its rivals in Africa.

Thanks to its new oil fields, the country is also in twelfth place on the list of OPEC producers during the 2010 decade, after Algeria and Qatar.

There is also a boom in the export of cut flowers, with the Quito rose being considered the most beautiful and the best preserved in the world, palm oil and the famous Panama hat. Food self-sufficiency is reached on many commodities (especially edible oils and fats, of which Ecuadorians are heavy consumers, are produced in large quantities by oil palm and soybean cultivation). In addition to the products of the land, other resources are also exploited, including fishery products and farmed shrimp, of which Ecuador is the world’s largest exporter.

According to the World Bank, poverty in Ecuador declined sharply in just a few years, from a rate of 36.7% in 2007 to 22.5% in 2014.Inequalities, as measured by the Gini index, fell from 0.55 to 0.47 between 2007 and 2014, which makes Ecuador the Latin American country to have the most strongly reduced inequalities for the observed period.

The currency is the US Dollar $ (USD).

ECUADOR Land Geography

Its area is 283,560 km2 including 276,840 km2 of land and 6,720 km2 of water; It shares 2,010 km of border with Peru (1,420 km) to the south and east and Colombia (590 km) to the north. To the west, it has 2,237 km of coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

Its altitude varies between 0 m and 6,267 m, at the top of Chimborazo.

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Food & Music from ECUADOR

Street Food in ECUADOR

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A little history on ECUADOR

Ecuador had been inhabited for a very long time, possibly thousands of years, by regional tribal races before the Incas arrived. Some of them were successful in fighting off off the Incas for a few years, but ultimately, these invaders took over sometime in the 1400s.  The Inca Empire was short-lived, however, because nearly a century later the Spanish conquistadors landed in 1534. They defeated the Inca and took control of the area for Spanish Empire for many years. Of course, many of the indigenous peoples died out from disease the Europeans brought with them that they had no natural resistance to. Many more were exploited and forced to work for the Spanish colonists as dirt-cheap labor.

In 1822, this territory area gained independence from Spain when Simón Bolívar and his armies defeated the Spanish. At first, the region was part of a larger group of countries that Bolívar conquered called Gran Columbia, of which he became their dictator. But in 1830 Ecuador finally became a separate independent country.

Ecuador and Peru have long had clashes & disagreements over their boundaries until 1999. The current borders were agreed upon. Ecuador went through a period of internal unrest during the 1970s when the country like so many was under direct military rule.

How’s the Weather in ECUADOR?

Ecuador has a “xxxxxx climate“. This means …. where it snows or rains and which cities (bolded) …

ECUADOR Climate & Temps

The climate here is xxxxxx …..

The driest months are xxxxxx and xxxxxx especially in the areas of xxxxxx where temperatures range from -2 to 7 °C (28-45 °F). The rainy season begins from xxxxxx -xxxxxx . xxxxxx is the off-season …….

Summer lasts from xxxxxx to xxxxxx where the weather is xxxxxx. Summer temperatures range from 18 to 28 °C (65-82 °F)

Autumn is xxxxxx -xxxxxx with daytime temperatures at 8 to 15 °C (46-59 °F). Winter lasts between xxxxxx and xxxxxx .

How to prepare for ECUADORIAN weather

Ecuador ……….. has winters that call for warm clothes, wool hats, scarves, heavy jackets, and rain gear if you’re keen to brave the unpredictable winter weather. Lightweight jackets are still recommended in summer for the occasional pop-up shower but might want to bring a compact umbrella or poncho just in case. Hiking in the Alps should require a good set of hiking boots or walking shoes, base layers, hats, and coats. Also don’t forget to pack a sweater, sunscreen, and sunglasses.

The BEST time to visit ECUADOR

Coming to Ecuador is great year-round, but as you can imagine for millions of visitors each year it does depend on what you’re into. There are a great many festivals in the summertime. Tourists visit the numerous natural or architectural venues and go on travel tours from April-June.

The best time to visit Ecuador is during the shoulder seasons, between xxxxxx and xxxxxx, and xxxxxx to xxxxxx, when the weather is on its best behavior, and the tourists are few.

Experience Amazing Cultural Excursions in ECUADOR

Interesting FACTS about ECUADOR

Did you know that …

• People have named Ecuador as having some of the best chocolate in the world. While West Africa is the leader of exported chocolate. They have “ordinary chocolate beans” Ecuador has “fine quality chocolate beans”
• Ecuador in 2008 recognized that nature has rights. In 2008 Ecuador became the first country to constitutionally protect nature and gives nature the right to persist, maintain, and regenerate its vital cycles.
• Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador highest mountain is the place closest to the sun. It is the point farthest from the earth’s core.
• Charles Darwin’s visit to the Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands was his reason for writing the Theory of Evolution which was based on his discoveries he made there.
• Expats named Ecuador as the number one country in 2014 and 2015. It consistently is named one of the top ten countries based on quality of life, cost of living and finances.

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