The rest of Ecuador gained its independence after Antonio José de Sucre defeated the Spanish Royalist forces at the Battle of Pichincha, near Quito. Following the battle, Ecuador joined …

3 days ago · 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, …

Ecuador straddles the Equator, its namesake, on the west coast of South America.

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Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces. Its three largest cities are Guayaquil, Quito, and Cuenca. The national currency is the US dollar. With the Andes Mountains and the Galapagos Islands, …

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the ...

Ecuador facts: Official web sites of Ecuador, links and information on Ecuadorian art, culture, geography, history, travel and tourism, cities, the capital of Ecuador, airlines, embassies, …

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific …

The History of Ecuador covers human habitation in the region reaching back 8,000 years During that period a diversity of cultures have influenced the people and the land that today make up …

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