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2 days ago · Ecuador, country of northwestern South America. Ecuador is one of the most environmentally diverse countries in the world, and it has contributed notably to the environmental sciences. The first scientific expedition to measure the circumference of Earth, led by Charles-Marie de La Condamine of France, was based in Ecuador.
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Ecuador - Indigenous, Mestizo, Afro-Ecuadorian: The main...
- Flag of Ecuador
That decision was ratified on January 10, 1861, and...
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Ecuador - Media, Publishing, Culture: Many Ecuadorans are...
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Ecuador - Culture, Cuisine, Traditions: Most Ecuadorans...
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Ecuador - Quechua, Spanish, Shuar: Spanish is Ecuador’s...
- The Colonial Period
Ecuador’s early history as a country was a tormented one....
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Ecuador - Tropical, Coastal, Andes: Because Ecuador lies on...
- Ecuador From The Late 20th Century
Ecuador from the late 20th century. After Velasco Ibarra’s...
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Ecuador - Art, Music, Dance: Ecuador has a rich tradition of...
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Ecuador - Independence, Revolution, Quito: The period...
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5 days ago · Galapagos Islands, island group of the eastern Pacific Ocean, administratively a province of Ecuador. The islands became internationally famous as a result of their being visited in 1835 by Charles Darwin; their unusual fauna contributed to his groundbreaking theories on natural selection.
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2 days ago · Quito, city and capital of Ecuador. It is situated on the lower slopes of the volcano Pichincha, which last erupted in 1666, in a narrow Andean valley at an elevation of 9,350 feet (2,850 meters), just south of the Equator. The oldest of all South American capitals, Quito is notable for its well-preserved old town.
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2 days ago · More than 78% of Ecuador's electricity came from hydroelectric plants last year, but the drought has diminished their potential. In the capital city of Quito, most homes and businesses were cut ...
4 days ago · Juan Diego Quesada / Carolina Mella | Bogotá / Guayaquil | Apr 06, 2024 - 03:28 EDT. Ecuadorian police forces burst into the site with armored cars and arrested former vice president Jorge Glas, who is convicted in two cases of corruption and had been granted political asylum by Mexico. President López Obrador has described the assault as a ...
3 days ago · Central America [b] is a subregion of North America. [2] Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras ...
2 days ago · The rest of Latin America, including México, northern Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras), and central South America (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay), are dominated by mestizos but also have large white and indigenous minorities.
