Portal:Ecuador

Republic of Ecuador
*República del Ecuador* (Spanish)
Republic of Ecuador República del Ecuador (Spanish)
	Flag Coat of Arms
	Location of Ecuador (dark green)
ISO 3166 code	EC
	See also: Outline of Ecuador

Introduction

Ecuador

Ecuador (/ˈɛkwədɔːr/ (listen) EK-wə-dor; Spanish pronunciation: [ekwaˈðoɾ] (listen); Quechua: Ikwayur; Shuar: Ecuador or Ekuatur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: Ikwadur Ripuwlika; Shuar: Ekuatur Nunka), 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. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland. The country's capital and largest city is Quito.

The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its 17.8 million people being mestizos, followed by large minorities of Europeans, Native American, African, and Asian descendants. Spanish is the official language and is spoken by a majority of the population, though 13 Native languages are also recognized, including Quechua and Shuar.

The sovereign state of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic and a developing country whose economy is highly dependent on exports of commodities, namely petroleum and agricultural products. It is governed as a democratic presidential republic. The country is a founding member of the United Nations, Organization of American States, Mercosur, PROSUR, and the Non-Aligned Movement.

One of 17 megadiverse countries in the world, Ecuador hosts many endemic plants and animals, such as those of the Galápagos Islands. In recognition of its unique ecological heritage, the new constitution of 2008 is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights.

According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, between 2006 and 2016, poverty decreased from 36.7% to 22.5% and annual per capita GDP growth was 1.5 percent (as compared to 0.6 percent over the prior two decades). At the same time, the country's Gini index of economic inequality decreased from 0.55 to 0.47. (Full article...)

Selected article -

Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt (1 May 1986 – 29 July 2013), also known as Chucho, was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a striker.

He began his career with El Nacional in Ecuador and then joined Santos Laguna, with whom he won the award for Best Player of the Clausura 2008. He spent the 2009–10 season on loan to Premier League club Birmingham City, and then moved to Club América for a Mexican record US$10 million, where he was a regular scorer. He played for El Jaish of the Qatar Stars League at the time of his death. Benitez played 58 times for the Ecuador national football team from his debut in 2005, scoring 24 goals. He played for them at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and two Copa America tournaments. (Full article...)

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WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 35,144			Ω = 5.66

General images -

The following are images from various Ecuador-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Leonidas Iza, president of CONAIE, a confederation of Ecuadorian Indigenous groups, in 2022 (from History of Ecuador)
Image 2Blue-footed booby (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 3Orthographic projection centered over the Galápagos. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 4Grapsus grapsus on the rocks. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 5Adult Galápagos sea lion resting on a park bench in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 6Julio Jaramillo is an icon of music. (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 7The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) is the largest living species of tortoise; this one is from the Island of Santa Cruz. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 8Galápagos dove on Española Island (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 9The Spanish Historical Center in Quito, Ecuador (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 10Location of the Galápagos Islands relative to continental Ecuador (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 11A bowl of fanesca served in Quito, Ecuador. A traditional soup of Ecuador served around Easter. (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 12Main Street on San Cristóbal Island. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 13These satellite maps show chlorophyll concentration (which corresponds with the abundance of phytoplankton) during El Niño (top) and La Niña (lower). Blue represents low concentrations, yellow, orange and red indicate high concentrations. Currents that normally fertilize the phytoplankton reverse during El Niño, resulting in barren oceans. These same currents are strengthened by La Niña, resulting in an explosion of ocean life. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 14Antique dug out canoes in the courtyard of the Old Military Hospital in the Historic Center of Quito. (from History of Ecuador)
Image 15Water taxi on Puerto Ayora, Galápagos (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 16Traditional Alpaca clothing at the Otavalo Artisan Market (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 17Traditional Handmade hats for sale at the Otavalo Artisan Market in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 18Alpaca Scarf´s at the Otavalo Artisan Market. (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 19A woman in Ecuadorian dress participating in the 2010 Carnaval del Pueblo. (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 20From an aircraft flying out of Baltra Island (on the right) and the Santa Cruz (on the left), the Itabaca Channel is the waterway between the islands. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 21Galapagos Islands astronaut photo from ISS October 2020. The sunglint helps reveal features that are usually hard to spot, such as the crater lake occupying the summit caldera of La Cumbre, the shield volcano that makes up Fernandina Island. Click through for the full NASA discussion of this interesting photo. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 22Galápagos tortoise on Santa Cruz Island (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 23General Antonio José de Sucre, Commander In Chief, División del Sur. (from History of Ecuador)
Image 24Isabela seen from Spot Satellite. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 25The banana boom of the mid-20th century boosted the economy of Guayaquil, where office buildings like these were built. (from History of Ecuador)
Image 26Waved albatrosses on Española. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 27Major square of Quito. Painting of 18th century. Quito Painting Colonial School. (from History of Ecuador)
Image 28Satellite photo of the Galápagos islands overlaid with the names of the visible main islands. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 29Galápagos penguin on Bartolomé Island (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 30The bottom image shows sea surface temperature, cool upwelling waters are coloured purple. Thriving phytoplankton populations are indicated by high chlorophyll concentrations (top image), coloured green, and yellow. Images acquired on 2 March 2009. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 31Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Tortuga Bay (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 32School of scalloped hammerheads, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 33Ecuadorian troops during the Cenepa War of 1995 (from History of Ecuador)
Image 34Former President Rafael Correa (left) attends President-elect Lenín Moreno's (middle) "changing of the guard" ceremony. The two PAIS leaders were considered close allies before Moreno's "de-Correaization" efforts started after he assumed the presidency. (from History of Ecuador)
Image 35North Seymour Island in the Galápagos; Daphne Island is in the distance. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 36Map of the former Gran Colombia in 1824 (named in its time as Colombia), the Gran Colombia covered all the colored region. (from History of Ecuador)
Image 37Marine iguana (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 38Incan ruins at Ingapirca (from History of Ecuador)
Image 39Galápagos marine iguana. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 40The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Galápagos Islands Santa Cruz – swimming in Puerto Ayora (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 41As described in 1684. (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 42Hand painted crafts at the Otavalo Artisan Market (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 43Bottlenose dolphins jumping offshore of the islands (from Galápagos Islands)
Image 44Juan Montalvo (from Culture of Ecuador)
Image 45Tumaco-La Tolita mythological figure in feathered costume. Between 100 BC and 100 AD. Found in Esmeraldas. (from History of Ecuador)
Image 46Flag of the Galápagos Province (from Galápagos Islands)

Did you know -

... that operations at Mirador mine were shut down in June 2022 by protests in Ecuador?
... that Rosana Alvarado was one of three women leading Ecuador's National Assembly in 2017?
... that Esther Cuesta was an undocumented migrant in the United States long before she was elected to represent about 800,000 Ecuadorian migrants?
... that Ecuadorian footballer Hernán Galíndez won a bicycle for beating a team featuring Lionel Messi when they were children?
... that Nathalie Viteri was dismissed from Ecuador's National Assembly but she is now one of the top five members contributing to their debates?
... that Sofía Sanchez loved soccer and she played for a leading Spanish side, but her mother said "study" and she now sits in Ecuador's National Assembly?

... that Quito (the capital of Ecuador) has the highest cable car in the world?
... that Imbabura (pictured) is an inactive stratovolcano in northern Ecuador which is revered in local folklore as a protective parent?
Imbabura
... that according to oral tradition, the Chachi people originated from the mountains near Ibarra, Ecuador?
... that Quito (the capital of Ecuador) has the most extensive colonial district of Latin America?
... that Ecuador is the only place in the world where you can actually visualize that you are standing on the northern hemisphere as well as on the southern hemisphere?

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