19 interesting facts about Ecuador

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A list of the most interesting facts about Ecuador, which we learned there during our time

Despite its relatively small size compared to the local giant Brazil and Argentina, Ecuador houses an astonishing series of miracles, including picturesque colonial cities, Amazon rain forest, the spectacular peaks of the Andes and of course the fragile but fascinating Galápagos Islands.

What is Ecuador famous for? Whether nature, wildlife, culture, anthropology or language, this diverse country will certainly impress it.

Here are the most interesting facts about Ecuador that we took on our trip through its countries (and seas).

interesting facts about Ecuador

  1. The National Baum Ecuadors is the Chinese tree that produces quinine, the first medication for the prevention and treatment of malaria. (Source: Britannica)

  2. Ecuador is one of only two countries in South America that is not bordered on Brazil. (Source: Google Maps)

  3. On April 12, 2019, Ecuador granted the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange political asylum. Assange, which is examined by the US government and threatens to deliver to Sweden, sought refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. (Source: Telegraph)

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    1. In April 2019, Lenin Moreno said that the country had "reached its limit in terms of Mr. Assange's behavior" and invited the British police to the message in London, where the co -founder of Wikileaks was finally arrested. (Source: BBC)
    2. In 2008

      ecuador was the first country to officially recognize nature's rights. Instead of treating nature as ownership, Ecuador recognizes that nature has constitutional rights and that “right to exist, to continue, to maintain and regenerate its life cycle.” (Source: Rights of Nature)

    3. The summit of Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest mountain, is the sun's night of the earth. Due to the location of the mountain along the equator curvature, its summit is the farest point. This also means that Ecuador is closest to space. (Source: Smithsonian Institution)

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      1. Ecuador is one of 17 megadive countries in the world and has the greatest biodiversity per square kilometer of all nations. (Source: Conservation International)

      2. what is Ecuador named? As is well known, Ecuador is named after the equator that runs through the country. It is actually the only country in the world that is officially named after a geographical feature. The official name, República del Ecuador, means "the republic of the equator". (Source: encyclopedia.com)

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        1. The equator is advertised in the tourist attraction Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (city in the middle of the world) 26 km north of the capital Quito. Here you should be able to stand with one foot on the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere. Unfortunately, thanks to modern aftermath, the exact equator should be 240 meters north of the marked line and the monument. Doh! (Source: world geodetic system )

        2. Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is 2,850 m above sea level and is therefore the highest official capital in the world. La Paz in Bolivia is higher, but it cheats a little because it is not the constitutional capital (this is sucre), but only the seat of government. Nothing is just in Bolivia! (Source: Wikipedia)

        3. Charles Darwin visited Ecuadors Galápagos Islands in 1835 and largely based his evolution theory on the discoveries he made there. (Source: Darwin Online)

        4. guinea pigs, known as "Cuy", is considered a delicacy in Ecuador, and its consumption is considered an old tradition. After Kia's reaction to the fact that I ate reindeer hearts in Finland, I thought it was best to refrain from doing it ... (Source: BBC)

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          1. Ecuador is one of three countries that were founded in 1830 after the collapse of Greater Colombia. After the independence of the Spanish colony, the Vice Kingdom of Neugranada, the short -lived Republic of Gran Colombia (1819–30) was founded. It included the areas of today's Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama as well as parts of North Peru, Westguayana and Northwest Brazil.

          2. The Panamahut actually comes from Ecuador. Straw hats that were woven along the Ecuadorian coast were initially brought to Panama to sell them to sewer workers and after opening the canal to wealthy westerners who passed the Panama Canal. (Source: Montecrristi Panama)

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            1. Ecuador is the world's largest banana exporter, to which up to 29 % of all exported bananas were in 2011. (Source: Faostat)

            2. ecuador was elected to expats in 2014 and 2015 for two years in a row. It runs consistently among the top ten countries and took 8th place in the last index of 2019. Quality of life, cost of living and personal finances were all the reasons to get the sticks up and open the sticks. (Source: Internations)

            3. One of the most interesting facts about Ecuador's culture is that at least 14 recognized languages ​​are spoken in the country. Spanish is the official language, while 13 indigenous languages ​​are also recognized, including Quichua and Shuar (source: CIA Factbook)

              4. alt = “unique geographical regions of Ecuador”> Atlas & Boots Interesting facts about Ecuador are his geographical regions

              1. ecuador is divided into four large and unique geographical regions: La Costa or "The Coast", La Sierra or "Das Hochland", La Amazonía, also known as El Oriente or "the East", and La Región Insular, the region that includes Galápagos Islands. (Source: National Geographic)

              2. Ecuador has the first and second UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the first UNESCO World Heritage Conference in 1978, 32 sites were initially shown. Each world site has a number-place No. 1 are the Galápagos Islands and No. 2 is the city of Quito. (Source: UNESCO)

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