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Ecuador
Where in the world is Ecuador?
Ecuador
Alabama
Red stands for the blood shed for independence
Blue is for the sea and skyYellow is for abundant cropshttp://www.countryreports.org/country/Ecuador/symbols/flag.htm
Ecuador’s Flag
Quito: Ecuador’s
Capital City
Church of San Fransicso, Quito
85 % of Ecuadorians are
Catholic. PHOTO COURTESY OF: Nick
Leonard
Rafael Correa,Ecuador’s President
The Andes Mountains
The highest peak is Chimborazo, at 20,702 feet
(6,310 meters).
Ecuador: geography. Map/Still. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 2 Sept. 2011. <http://school.eb.com/elementary/art-65024>.
Galapagos Islands
Marine Iguanas in Galapagos, Ecuador
PHOTO COURTESY OF: Matt Fleet
Galapagos Islands…Las Islas Encantadas – The
Enchanted Islands
giant tortoise: Isabela Island. Photograph. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 2 Sept. 2011. <http://school.eb.com/elementary/art-87003>.
Two blue-footed boobiesPHOTO COURTESY OF: Nick Leonard
http://www.countryreports.org/country/Ecuador/gallery.htm
Some fruits found there are: mangos, papayas, custard apples, pasion fruit, crab apples and bananas.
http://www.countryreports.org/country/Ecuador/gallery.htm
Local market in Cuenca, Ecuador
Ecuador is the largest exporter of bananas and they are included in
every meal.
PHOTO COURTESY OF: Nick Leonard
Futbol (Soccer) is one of the most popular sports in Ecuador.
In Ecuador, children attend school only every other year because it is so expensive to purchase uniforms
and shoes.