Ecuador is located in the northwest part of South American, near the Pacific Ocean. The have a population of about 14,790,608. If you are ever able to travel, we highly recommend you visit Ecuador. Ecuador has many activities for the whole family! The scenery is just beautiful and breathtaking. Around 1000, the northern highlands of Ecuador formed the Kingdom of Quito. In 1819, Ecuador joined Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama, which was know as Greater Colombia. Peru then invaded Ecuador in 1941 and took a large part of their territory but in 1991, they signed a treaty ending the border dispute.


Random Facts about Ecuador

-Majority of the people are Roman Catholic.

-The capital of Ecuador is Quito.

-Ecuador has active volcanoes.

-Their currency is actually a US dollar too!

-The main industires are petroleum, food processing, textiles, chemicals, and wood products.

-The main agricultural industires are bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, balsa wood, tapioca, sugarcane, sheep, and shrimp.

-Home of Ocwaldo Guayasamin, one of the best painters in the 20th century.

-The Guinea Pig is considered a delicacy.

-The people of Ecuador do not flush their toilet paper, they put it in the trash can instead.

-The national sport in Ecuador is soccer, they qualified for the 2006 FIFA world cup!

Volcano in Ecuador

There are three main Volcanoes in Ecuador called the Antisana, Cotopaxi, and Chimborazo. Many visitors and people that live in Ecuador look forward to climbing these volcanoes. Cotopaxi is the most popular and most climbed volcano. It is known to be the largest active volcano. It is a beautiful, prefectly shaped cone covered in snow.