Ecuador

About Ecuador

Ecuador is located in the northwestern part of South America between Colombia and Peru. The country is famous for its diversity of clima & landscape:

Coast with...

Sierra with...

Oriente with...

Galapagos with...

The altitude reachs from 0m at the coast up to more than 6000m in the Sierra. Endless amount of National Parks...

You easily can travel through all of the different landscapes during 12h by bus.

With its endless amount of volcanos like Chimborazo or Cotopaxi

The industry....

The safety is...

The weather...

Basics

Form of government: Republic

System of government: Presidential

Official language: Spanish, Achua, Shuar

Capital: Quito

Population: 17.268.000

Area: 283.561 km²

National anthem: Salve, oh Patria

Currency: $US

Touristic highlights:

Galapagos Islands
The Andes
Volcanos
Coastline
Amazon Rainforest

National Anthem Ecuador since 1886

Salve, Oh Patria, mil veces!
¡Oh Patria, Gloria a ti! Gloria a ti!
Ya tu pecho, tu pecho, rebosa
Gozo y paz ya tu pecho rebosa;
Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa
Más que el sol contemplamos lucir.

Los primeros, los hijos del suelo,
Que, soberbio, el Pichincha decora,
Te aclamaron por siempre señora
Y vertieron su sangre por ti.
Dios miró y aceptó el holocausto
Y esa sangre fue germen fecundo
De otros héroes que atónito el mundo
Vio en tu torno a millares surgir.