Definition of ecuador Ecuador

/ɛˈkwʌdɔˌɹ/ - [ekwudor] - Ec•ua•dor

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What does ecuador mean?

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Noun
ecuador - a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
		Republic of Ecuador
		south america the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States"
		oas, organization of american states an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
		guayaquil the largest city of Ecuador
		capital of ecuador, quito the capital of Ecuador
		galapagos, galapagos islands a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
		cotacachi an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955
		cotopaxi the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador
		sangay an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946
		andes a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
		chimborazo a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)

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ecuador
A country in South America, with capital Quito.

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ecuador
A South American republic, founded in 1831, when the Colombian republic was divided into three; the other two being Venezuela and New Granada. Gen. Franco was here defeated in battle by Gen. Flores, August, 1860. Several insurrections have taken place in Ecuador since 1860.

Wikipedia

Ecuador is a small country in South America. Ecuador has jungle and mountains like the Andes mountains. On the coast of the Pacific Ocean there are beaches. The capital is Quito in the Andes. Quito is at a high altitude. This makes it hard for some new visitors to breathe. The biggest city is Guayaquil on the coast. Cuenca is famous for its old buildings and colonial architecture. Ecuador is on the equator. People can stand with their feet on both sides of the equator at the Mitad del Mundo.

Ecuador's population is a little under 14 million. 13,810,000 to be more exact.

The Galapagos Islands are part of Ecuador and are famous for lots of animals. Charles Darwin travelled in Galapagos.

Ecuador is a country of variety. Its climate and landscape varies from one end of the country to the other

Many different kinds of potatoes and corn are grown in Ecuador. On the coast, many people eat seafood and fish. Cuy is a famous indigenous food that means guinea pig.

The official language is Spanish. Many other indigenous languages are spoken.

Ecuador was part of the Spanish Empire. Spain was interested in finding gold in Ecuador. Before Spain, Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire.

There are large banana farms in Ecuador. Oil is one of Ecuador's natural resources. Ecuador uses the United States dollar for money. Its currency used to be the sucre.

69% of the people in Ecuador are Roman Catholic.

Peru is the country south of Ecuador. Colombia is the country north of Ecuador.

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