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Bookmark or Share- Ecuador - WikipediaEcuador, [a] officially the Republic of Ecuador, [b] is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland. The country's capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil.
- Hydropower Was Ecuador’s Answer to Climate Change. Until the Drought ...An extraordinary drought has drained Ecuador’s rivers and reservoirs, leading to power outages of up to 14 hours. Some fear this is the beginning of a larger global crisis.
- Ecuador | History, Flag, Capital, Map, Currency, Population, Language ...Ecuador straddles part of the Andes Mountains and occupies part of the Amazon basin.Situated on the Equator, from which its name derives, it borders Colombia to the north, Peru to the east and the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It includes the Pacific archipelago of the Galapagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón).. The Ecuadoran mainland is divided into three main physical regions ...
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- 8 of the best places to visit in Ecuador - Lonely PlanetThough the Galápagos Islands may be considered the jewel in the crown of any visit to Ecuador, the Andean nation flaunts a great diversity of landscapes, people and geographic features.. Littered with colonial towns, snow-capped mountains, and gold sand beaches, it displays the South American region’s diversity, packed in a compact, travel-friendly area of 283,562 sq km (109,484 sq miles).
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