Key Facts about Ecuador

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Ecuador’s Indigenous groups are fiercely opposing President Noboa’s plan to expand oil drilling in the Amazon.

About Ecuador

• Location: It is a country located on the northwestern edge of South America.
• History: Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire until the Spanish arrived and claimed the country as a Spanish colony. 
• It is divided into four geographic regions: the coastal lowlands and mountain area; the Central Andes Mountains and its two major chains (Cordillera Occidental in the West) and the (Cordillera Oriental in the east).
• Bordering countries: It is bordered by Colombia to the north, by Peru to the south and east.
• Maritime boundaries: It shares borders with the Pacific Ocean to the west.
• Ecuador also includes the Galapagos Islands. 
• Highest Point: The highest point in Ecuador is Mount Chimborazo, at 20,560ft (6,268m).
• Volcano: Cotopaxi is one of the world’s highest active volcanoes located in the Andes Mountains.
• Climate: Tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands.
• Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower
• Rivers:  Babahoyo, Chira, Coca, Curaray.
• Capital City: Quito

Source: DTE

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