Ecuador

Country Name: Ecuador By:Julie M.

=Climate: Ecuador's weather and climate is quite interesting, because near the coast the country sees more tropical type weather, but if you you look inland towards the rest of South America the weather becomes colder and damp. It does does not get that cold in and around the mountainous areas, it is just humid most of the time. =    Geography: What I find most interesting about the location of Ecuador is that it sit right on the equator. the country also has very interesting terrain to the right of the Andes is farmland and to the left the terrain becomes almost jungle like. The Galapagos Islands are also part of Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands. Being that Ecuador is one of the smallest countries in South America it is around the size of the state of Colorado. 

<span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> =<span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">History: <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before Ecuador was conquered many indigenous peoples inhabited the country. One of the bigger and more widely known groups was the Incas. In 1534 the empire of the Incas was destroyed when the Spanish invaded and conquered the land. The Spanish then forced the Incas to become their slaves. The Spanish made their capital city in northern Ecuador and named it Quito. = <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(22,101,182); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Economy: There are many things that Ecuador exports, many of them are agricultural. The non-agricultural products are things such as gold, petroleum, textiles, timber, shrimp, fish, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The agricultural products are coffee, seafood, bananas, sugar, flowers, cacao, livestock, rice, palm oil, tropical fruits, artichokes, wood products and corn. Ecuador usually makes $45 billion in their gross domestic product income. The currency in Ecuador is US dollars. <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">

<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(22,101,182); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cultural information: The history of Ecuador's culture is very expansive, because of it's diverse ethnicity's. There are people from all over the world that live in Ecuador, though the main people that live there are //mestiz//o, Afro- Ecuadorian, European-called //criollos//- and of course the Indigenous peoples. All of the ethnicity's make for a mix of languages throughout the country. The main languages are Spanish, Amerindian and the popular indigenous Quechua. <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">

<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(22,101,182); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interesting Facts: The name Ecuador means equator in Spanish. <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quito supposedly has the most pleasant temperature and weather in the world. The Galapagos Islands made up the first National Park of Ecuador. The Cotopaxi volcano is the second most active volcano in the world.

<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(22,101,182); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spanish Sentences: Ecuador es un país extraordinario, porque tiene cultura diversa. Las playas y las islas son hermosas. Las montañas son también muy bonitas. <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">

<span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Map: <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(22,101,182); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

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<span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Pictures/images: <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Picture of Choice: <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This is the Tandayapa Valley in Ecuador. Major Land Form: <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">This is the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador.

<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(22,101,182); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ====<span style="font-size: 130%; color: #7400ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; color: #2a00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Sources used for research: <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(22,101,182); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "Backround Note: Ecuador." __U.S. Department of State__. __U.S.Department of State__. Aug. 2008. 9 Dec. 2008 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35761.htm. World Atlas. "Ecuador." __WorldAtlas.com__. __WorldAtlas.com__. 9 Dec. 2008 http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/ec.htm. ====

"Ecuador Fun Facts." __I Love India__. 2006. 4 Jan. 2009 http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-ecuador-2616.html. "Backround Note: Ecuador." __U.S. Department of State__. __U.S.Department of State__. Aug. 2008. 9 Dec. 2008 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35761.htm. World Atlas. "Ecuador." __WorldAtlas.com__. __WorldAtlas.com__. 9 Dec. 2008 http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/ec.htm.

"Ecuador Fun Facts." __I Love India__. 2006. 4 Jan. 2009 http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-ecuador-2616.html.