Ecuador Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in South America
About Ecuador
La República del Ecuador("Republic of the Ecuator") was one of three countries (the others being Colombia and Venezuela) that emerged when the Gran Colombia federation fractured in 1830. Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Ecuador's mainstream culture is defined by its Hispanic Mestizo majority and like their ancestry, it is traditionally Spanish heritage, influenced by different degrees of Amerindian traditions with African elements. Tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands. Ecuador has a total area of 283,520 kmand is bisected by the Equator, for which it is named. Ecuador is a major exporter of oil, bana
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