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Ecuador
Charles Darwin visited Ecuador's Galápagos Islands in 1835 and largely
based his theory of evolution on the discoveries he made there.
Guinea pig, known as 'cuy', is considered a delicacy in Ecuador, its
consumption seen as an ancient tradition.The Panama hat is actually
from Ecuador.
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Ecuador is a country straddling the equator on South America's west coast. Its diverse
landscape encompasses Amazon jungle, Andean highlands and the wildlife-rich Galápagos
Islands. In the Andean foothills at an elevation of 2,850m, Quito, the capital, is known for its
largely intact Spanish colonial center.
The Amazon rainforest, covering much of northwestern Brazil and extending
into Colombia, Peru and other South American countries, is the world's largest
tropical rainforest, famed for its biodiversity. It's crisscrossed by thousands of
rivers, including the powerful Amazon. River towns, with 19th-century
architecture from rubber-boom days, include Brazil's Manaus and Belém and
Peru's Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado.
Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the
Andes Mountains, located in the Latacunga
canton of Cotopaxi Province, about 50 km (31
mi) south of Quito, and 33 km (21 mi)
northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador, in
South America.[3] It is the second highest
summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of
5,897 m (19,347 ft). It is one of the world's
highest volcanoes.
Since 1738, Cotopaxi has erupted more than
50 times, resulting in the creation of
numerous valleys formed by lahars
(mudflows) around the volcano. The last
eruption lasted from August 2015 to January
2016.[6] Cotopaxi was officially closed by
the authorities to climbing until it reopened
on October 7, 2017.
Ecuador Game
The national team's matches are the most watched sporting events in the country. In
June 2007, FIFA adopted a resolution, prohibiting international football games at or
higher than 2,500m above sea level. Ecuador, Bolivia and other South American
countries issued a joint letter of protest against this ruling. Ecuador qualified for the
finals tournaments of both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup. Ecuador finished ahead
of Poland and Costa Rica, to come second to Germany in Group A, in the 2006 FIFA
World Cup.