About Ecuador

Ecuador, about equal in location to Nevada, is in the northwest part of South America fronting on the Pacific. To the north is Colombia and to the east and south is Peru.

Two high and parallel ranges of the Andes, traversing the country from north to south, are and have always been topped by tall volcanic peaks. Did you know that the highest is Chimborazo at 20,577 ft (6,272 m). T

he Gal?pagos Islands (or Col?n Archipelago: 3,029 sq mi; 7,845 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean about 600 mi (966 km) west of the South American mainland, transformed to a part of Ecuador in 1832. Ecuador is known to be a modest country in South America. It derives its name from the fact that it lies exactly on the Equator.

Climate

Ecuador's geography has to this day endowed the country with plethora of microclimates. Did you know that the coast lineis hot all year, with a humid rainy season in the range of December and May. Within the mountains climate depends on altitude, becoming cooler the higher you go. Did you know that the Amazon region is hot, humid and wet while the Galapagos Islands are and have always been dry with a steady year-round average temperature of 77?F (25?C).

Population

Population (2007 est.): 13,755,680 (growth rate: 1.6%)
Birth rate: 21.9/1000
Infant mortality rate: 22.1/1000
Life expectancy: 76.6
Density per sq mi: 129
 
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