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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Geography of Ecuador
		Ecuador is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Colombia, and on the east and south by Peru.
		Ecuador continues to contest the boundary with Peru, which was established by the Protocol of Peace, Friendship, and Boundaries (Rio Protocol) of 1942 and ceded to Peru a large portion of territory east of the Andes.
		Ecuador, a republic in northwestern South America, is bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Geography-of-Ecuador (582 words)

	Ecuador - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador
		Ecuador’s rich history is a tumultuous one that goes back thousands of years to the time when tribes migrating from Asia arrived in what is now Ecuador.
		Ecologically, Ecuador is one of the richest countries on the planet.
		Rich in biodiversity, Ecuador's natural attractions are endless from the depths of the Amazon to the peaks of the Andes, not to mention the unforgettable Galapagos Islands.
	www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/ecuador.htm (254 words)

	Ecuador Travel Guide - Natural
		Ecuador is a small country yet is uniquely endowed with a dramatic topography and a variety of climatic zones, vegetation, birds and wildlife.
		On route, through Ecuador's wonderful natural world, you will be able to follow the courses of rivers, broad and narrow; rest along the shores of pristine lakes, explore mysterious caves and marvel at unique plant and animal species that have evolved undisturbed on Pacific islands.
		Ecuador is probably the world's most bio-diverse country in terms of both vegetation and wildlife.
	www.ecuador-travel-guide.org /natural/natural.htm (576 words)

	Ecuador - GEOGRAPHY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Ecuador is one of the smaller countries in South America.
		Roughly the size of the state of Colorado, Ecuador encompasses a wide range of natural formations and climates, from the desertlike southern coast to the snowcapped peaks of the Andes Mountains to the plains of the Amazon River Basin (see fig.
		Ecuador continues to contest the boundary with Peru, which was established by the Protocol of Peace, Friendship, and Boundaries (Rio Protocol) of 1942 and ceded to Peru a large portion of territory east of the Andes (see Reform, Chaos, and Debacle, 1925-44, ch.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-3915.html (141 words)

	Information on Ecuador, Ecuador History, Geography, Climate
		Ecuador is geographically divided into four regions - the Amazon, the Highlands, the Coast, and the Galapagos Islands.
		Ecuador's coastal region consists of fertile plains, rolling hills, and sedimentary basins traversed by many rivers that run downwards from the Andes Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
		Ecuador is also home to 15 percent of the world's endemic bird species.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/ecuador.html (879 words)

	CARE - Virtual Field Trip - Ecuador
		Ecuador is named for its location on the equator, the imaginary north-south line that divides the globe.
		Ecuador is home to about 13 million people, most of whom reside along the coast.
		Ecuador placed 72 out of 174 on a recent Human Development Index, a table that ranks countries according to life expectancy, educational attainment and income per person.
	www.careusa.org /vft/ecuador/country_background.asp (491 words)

	Ecuador Travel Information
		Ecuador is a tiny country on the northwestern coast of South America that most people don't think of when they go on vacation.
		The people of Ecuador are descendants of the Inca Empire and later Spanish conquests, but the two distinct cultures have not really meshed together.
		Those who inhabit the highlands in Central Ecuador and the jungles of Eastern and Southern Ecuador are predominantly Quechua.
	www.travelsinparadise.com /ecuador/ecuador_intro_1.html (685 words)

	Ecuador Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
		The Costa, especially the hot, humid valleys of the Guayas River and its tributaries is the source of Ecuador’s chief agricultural exports: bananas (c.19% of total exports in 1993); the coastal area itself is a major producer of shrimp and prepared fish (c.18% of exports in 1993).
		Ecuador unsuccessfully attempted to annex Popayán province from Colombia by war in 1832 and occupied the Galápagos Islands the same year.
		Ecuador’s relations with the U.S. deteriorated in the early 1970s after Ecuador tried to enforce its claim to territorial waters extending 200 mi/322 km out to sea.
	www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Ecuador.html (1123 words)

	History of Ecuador References (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Ecuador became and independent country when it gained its independence on August 10, 1809.
		Ecuador had a battle called the Battle of Pichincha which took place in a volcano called Pichincha.
		One of the highest volcanoes in Ecuador is Cotopaxi, which is also one of the highest active volcano in the world.
	library.thinkquest.org /05aug/01280/Mexico/references.htm (592 words)

	Adventure in Ecuador - Explore Ecuador
		Ecuador is the second smallest of the South American countries and, as its name suggests, sits astride the Equator.
		The country is divided into three distinct regions: The Sierra, which comprises the Andes and its foothills, The Oriente, which is the low Amazon rainforest region to the east of the Andes and The Coast, which lies to the west of the central Andean crest.
		Ecuador’s interesting mix of peoples is based on an indigenous Indian element and a Spanish element, though the biggest part of the Ecuadorean population is made up of mestizos, who are of mixed ancestry.
	www.keadventure.com /countries/ecuador (1187 words)

	Ecuador (12/06)
		These factors highlighted the Government of Ecuador's unsustainable economic policy mix of large fiscal deficits and expansionary monetary policy and resulted in a 6.3% contraction of GDP, annual year-on-year inflation of 52.2%, and a 65% devaluation of the national currency in 1999.
		Ecuador is a member of the United Nations (and most of its specialized agencies) and the Organization of American States (OAS) and also is a member of many regional groups, including the Rio Group, the Latin American Economic System, the Latin American Energy Organization, the Latin American Integration Association, and the Andean Pact.
		Ecuador and the U.S. agreed in 1999 to a 10-year arrangement whereby U.S. military surveillance aircraft could use the airbase at Manta, Ecuador as a Forward Operating Location to detect drug trafficking flights through the region.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35761.htm (3608 words)

	Geography of Ecuador - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador
		Geography of Ecuador - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador
		Ecuador, 256,370 square kilometers in size, is geographically divided into four regions (the Amazon, the Highlands, the Coast, and the Galapagos Islands) and is politically split into 22 provinces, which, in turn, are split into 205 cantons.
		From Riobamba towards the south there is a decrease in altitude and an increase in the width of the mountain range, forming a kind of plateau known as the Austro.
	www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/geography.htm (558 words)

	Geography of Ecuador - Regions, Climate
		Ecuador is divided into three continental regions--the Costa, Sierra, and Oriente--and one insular region--the Galápagos Islands.
		The continental regions extend the length of the country from north to south and are separated by the Andes Mountains.
		Almost all of the rivers in Ecuador rise in the Sierra region and flow east toward the Amazon River or west toward the Pacific Ocean.
	worldfacts.us /Ecuador-geography.htm (2350 words)

	Geography Climate Ecuador Galapagos
		Ecuador is located on the northwestern coast of South America, between Peru to the south and east and Colombia to the north.
		Ecuador covers 256,370 square kilometers of land and is the smallest country in South America after Uruguay and the Guianas.
		Ecuador is comprised of four distinct geographical regions: El Oriente (Amazon jungle) in the east, La Sierra (Andes mountains) in the center, La Costa (the Pacific coastal lowlands) in the west, and the majestic Galapagos Islands off the coast.
	www.ecuadorexplorer.com /html/location_geography_climate.html (870 words)

	Ecuadorian Tours - About Us
		Ecuador’s climate is so varied that it makes any time of the year the right time for a visit.
		Ecuador is not overcrowded at any time of the year.
		The coast and the highlands are home to the majority of the population in roughly even amounts, and a small percentage of the population live in the Oriente and Galapagos.
	www.ecuadoriantours.com /facts.asp (1527 words)

	.:: Amcham Quito Ecuador - Ecuador - Geography ::.
		Ecuador is located in the north western portion of South America, on the Equator which divides the world into two hemispheres.
		Ecuador has four geographical regions where its 22 provinces are located.
		In the Amazon region, a lush and green expanse of hills that run into the eastern section of the Andes and drop to the plains of the Amazon River, Sucumbíos, Orellana, Napo, Pastaza, Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe are situated.
	www.ecamcham.com /ecuador/geografia_en.htm (266 words)

	Geography of Ecuador - Ecuador General Information : GoEcuador.com
		Ecuador is a country that is small in size, only 283,560 km2,, but large in diversity.
		To the south and east, Ecuador is bordered by Peru, to the north with Colombia and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
		Comparatively, Ecuador is slightly smaller than the state of Nevada in the United States.
	www.goecuador.com /ecuador-general-info/ecuador-geography.html (326 words)

	Ecuador: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Ecuador, about equal in area to Nevada, is in the northwest part of South America fronting on the Pacific.
		Peru invaded Ecuador in 1941 and seized a large tract of Ecuadoran territory in the disputed Amazon region.
		In 1998, Ecuador experienced one of its worst economic crises.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107479.html (863 words)

	GEOGRAPHY OF ECUADOR
		Although Ecuador is a very tiny country it can take more than a full day to travel from one corner to the other by bus.
		This map of Ecuador shows you its location in relation to South America; its three main regions divided into coastal, mountain, and rainforest; previously disputed border regions (prior to 1999), and the Galapagos Islands.
		This map of Ecuador shows you the location of auctioned parcels of land that have been sold by the Ecuadorian government and purchased by private international oil companies.
	www.uweb.ucsb.edu /~eschniter/AMAZONIA/geo.html (395 words)

	Ecuador - Gurupedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Republic of Ecuador was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of
		Peru gave 1 square-kilometer (called "Tiwintza") to Ecuador inside its territory where 14 soldiers are buried; also both countries signed commerce and navigation agreements in which Ecuador have unrestricted navigation rights on the
		IMF Board approved a 10 December 2001 disbursement of $96 million, the final installment of a $300 million standby credit agreement.
	www.gurupedia.com /e/ec/ecuador.htm (244 words)

	Geography Of Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		If you would like to use this flag of Ecuador or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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		If you would like to use this information for Ecuador or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/ecuador_country_geography.shtml (314 words)

	Living in Ecuador : Go Ecuador .com
		There's no better place than home and definitely Ecuador is one of the best countries in the world to live in.
		The tranquility of its daily life, the relatively cheap standard of living in relation to other countries, good public and private services and an enviable natural and cultural beauty will make this country chosen by you to spend a long time or the rest of your life, the best.
		GoEcuador.com provides you with the most complete information about immigration and visas, work in Ecuador, volunteering, how to rent or buy an apartment or house, driving and buying a car, education, health and all that you could need to create the best conditions of life for you and your family.
	www.goecuador.com /living-ecuador/index.html (247 words)

	Spanish Abroad Inc. - Western lowlands, andes mountains, amazon region and galapagos islands describing the geography ...
		Ecuador is bordered by Colombia to the north and Peru to the south and east with the Pacific coast of South America to the west with the equator passing though Ecuador.
		The valley houses Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
		In addition to the mainland, Ecuador owns the Galapagos Islands (Archipelago of Colón), which also straddle the equator, about 1000 km west of the coast.
	www.spanishabroad.com /ecuador/country_guide/ecuador_geography.htm (416 words)

	Ecuador - A short Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Ecuador is one of the smallest Latin American countries at 283,560 sq.km.
		Both of these regions are dotted with fantastic tropical and cloud forests and are home to the bulk of Ecuador's native species.
		As Ecuador is on the equator, temperatures at low altitudes are consistently warm and humid.
	www.globalaware.org /Artlicles_eng/Ecuador_geography.htm (472 words)

	SIM Country Profile: Ecuador
		Fully 30% of Ecuador's national budget is required by the constitution to be used in education.
		Nine dialects of Quichua are spoken in Ecuador.
		With the Mid-East crisis and oil price increases, Ecuador's export income had the potential to increase sharply, as it is a member of OPEC.
	www.sim.org /country.asp?cid=24&fun=2 (608 words)

	Ecuador Quizzes and Ecuador Trivia -- FunTrivia
		Ecuador is a really beautiful country, prove with this quiz how much you know about it.
		The site of Charles Darwin's studies, the islands are a unique and isolated eco system that many travelers dream about.
		El Ecuador is a beautiful and diverse nation on the equator.
	www.funtrivia.com /quizzes/geography/south_america/ecuador.html (343 words)

	Ecuador maps from Omnimap.com, world leader in map supply. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Ecuador maps from Omnimap.com, world leader in map supply.
		This is a decent high-school-level summary atlas for Ecuador.
		Ecuador is one of the leading Latin American destinations
	www.omnimap.com /catalog/int/ecuador.htm (729 words)

	The Geography of Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Five million years ago the mountain range now named the Andes appeared, dividing Ecuador into two low forested plains and a narrower, intermediate band bordered by the "Avenue of the Volcanoes." About the same time, a cluster of islands were forming 1,000 Km.
		Ecuador is often pictured as a land of steamy jungles astride the Equator, bordered by the Pacific Ocean.
		The rainforest region to the east of the mountains remains the most sparsely populated of Ecuador's three continental regions and contains only about three percent of the population, but is home to a veritable world of wildlife.
	www.globalvolunteers.org /1main/ecuador/ecuadorgeography.htm (425 words)

	Andes Mountain Region - Ecuador - South America - Geography
		Ecuador's region of the Andes consists of over 30 volcanic cones, many over 5,000 meters and almost a third still active.
		Quito is home to excellent museums, churches and art galleries and its colonial center, one of the finest in Latin America, has been designated a World Heritage Site, by UNESCO.
		In the Southern Andes, colonial Cuenca near the Inca fortress ruins of Ingapirca is considered by many to be Ecuador's most beautiful city.
	www.ecuadortouristboard.com /regions/andes.html (243 words)

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