The Exotic Country of Ecuador

Ecuador has 270,000 km2 (around 99,000 square miles). This country has the biggest bio-diversity per area in the world.

In a study by Conservation International, Ecuador ranked among the 17 Mega Diverse countries, alongside the United States, China, Australia, Brazil and Mexico. With 9.2 species per km2, it occupies the first place in the world with regards to species per area.

The richness of this country lies in its DIVERSITY, both natural and cultural. Ecuador has 4 diverse and unique regions:

The Amazon Rain Forest
The Coast
The Highland Andes
and The Galapagos Archipelago


These four regions are subdivided into 22 provinces. Besides its exuberant bio-diversity, Ecuador is home to an impressive variety of ethnic groups, including some communities who still preserve their non-western or pre-Columbian values and practice cultural manifestations from ancient times.

LOCATION.- Ecuador is one of the smallest countries in America. It lies on both the northern and southern Hemispheres and is divided by the "Equator", which gave Ecuador its name in the 19th Century. Ecuador borders are: Colombia (North), Peru (South and East), and the Pacific Ocean (West).

POPULATION.- Approximately 13 million people.

LANGUAGE.- Spanish. It