10 Interesting Facts About Ecuador

1. Ecuador is the second smaller country in South America. In fact is about the same area of Nevada (US state)

2. Ecuador has 22 provinces, each one with a capital.

Ecuador-map3. Quito, Ecuador’s capital, and Cuenca, the third bigger city of Ecuador, were declared World Heritage due to their richness in history.

4. Ecuador is one the 17 countries declared mega diverse in the world.

5. Soccer is so popular in Ecuador, that it was declared the national sport.

6. Ecuador and Chile are the only countries in South America that don’t have frontiers with       Brazil.

7. The Galapagos Islands were declared Ecuadorian territory in 1832.

8. In Ecuador you can find more than 25000 different species of plants and threes, about 3800 species of vertebrates and 1550 species of mammals.

cotopaxi9. Ecuador has the bigger active volcano in the world called “Cotopaxi”.

10. Ecuador is divided in four geographical regions:

  • The Amazon
  • The Andes
  • The Coast
  • And Galapagos
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