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Location: South America, between Colombia and Peru
Size: About the size of the state of Colorado
Language: Spanish
Capital: Quito
Currency: US Dollar
Population: approx. 16 mil
Ecuador is made up of 4 regions: the Galapagos Islands,
Pacific Coast, the Amazon Jungle, the Andes Mountains
Main Religion: Catholicism
People groups: Mestizos (European) quichua (incan descent)
Fun Facts:
Guinea pig is considered a delicacy.
Ecuador gets its name from its location on the equator.
Ecuador is home to the oldest cathedral in South America.
Chimborazo is the point closest to the sun, even higher than Everest!
There are approx 25 active volcanoes in the country. The one in the picture below we have watched explode from our house!
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