1. Ecuador

2. “The Republic of the Equator”

3. A Country of Diversity Ecuador is a country that includes:
A coast on the Pacific Ocean
The Andes mountains
A tropical rainforest, the Amazon
Galapagos Islands

4. La Bandera
The condor is posed to attack its enemies and protect the nation under its wings.
Blue – independence from Spain
Yellow – recalls the Federation of Greater Colombia
Red – stands for courage

5. National Holiday August 10 (1809) – Independence Day
This celebrates the independence of the capital, Quito.

6. El Presidente
Presidente
Lenin Moreno
Since May 24, 2017

7. Quito La capital de Ecuador
The capital of Ecuador, Quito lies at the foot of the Pichincha volcano, and has been damaged several times by the area's frequent earthquakes

8. Cotopaxi Volcano Located in the Andes
It is the HIGHEST, active volcano in the world!
It has erupted 50 times since 1738.

9. What does their money look like?

10. Languages
Spanish (of course!) 
Quichua – the language of the Incas

11. Ecuadorian Facts 13,364,000 people live in Ecuador
The population consists of:
Mestizos (mixed Indian & Caucasian) – 65%
Indian – 25%
Spanish & other – 7%
African – 3%
Ecuador is slightly smaller than Nevada
95% of population is Roman Catholic

12. Indigenous Population
Ecuador’s Indigenous population is made up of 11 different cultures.
The largest ethnic group is the Andean Quichua.

13. Huaroni Indians This group lives in the Amazon Rainforest.
Deforestation has taken the homes of these people.
They are on the verge of becoming extinct.

14. Market

15. Clothing
People familiar with native dress can often tell roughly where an Indian is from based on what they wear.

16. Men’s Clothing
Otavalenos, most often seen in the Quito area, are very distinctive.
For men, dress consists of a blue poncho, a fedora, or felt hat, and white calf-length knickers.
A shimba -- a long braid that hangs down nearly to the man's waist -- dates back to pre-Inca times, and is deeply rooted in tradition.
In fact, the shimba is so important as a symbol of Indigenous ethnic identity, that when Indigenous men serve in the Ecuadorian army, they are not required to cut it off.

17. Women’s Clothes
The women's dress is the closest to Inca costume worn anywhere in the Andes.
Women dress in a white blouses, a blue skirt and shawl.
Jewelry is important -- layers of necklaces of predominantly gold beads, and red coral bracelets are the most common form of jewelry worn by the Otavalo women.
Although visitors to the area view their dressing styles as quaint or cute, to the Otavaleno, their dress is a way to outwardly express their ethnicity.

18. History
The Inca Empire extended over the highland region to an area near Quito.
The Spanish colonists established themselves in the country in 1534, and ruled for nearly three centuries.
The first uprising against Spanish rule took place in 1809.

19. Independence
On May 24, 1822, independence was won by the armies of Simon Bolivar, with the key battles in Ecuador lead by Antonio Jose de Sucre, one of Bolivar's field marshals
Antonio Jose de Sucre
Simon Bolivar

20. An Independent Country?
After independence from Spain, Ecuador tried a federation with Colombia and Venezuela.
This was unsuccessful.
Ecuador became an independent country in 1830.

21. Agriculture Products
Plantains
Sugar Cane
Potatoes
Coffee
Bananas

23. This was a favorite hideout for pirates between 1593-1710.
It is officially named:
"Archipélago de Colón" in honor of Christopher Columbus
Who made these islands famous after spending 20 years of research there????

24. Sir Charles Darwin
Founded the theory of evolution of species by mutation & natural selection
Wrote “The Origin of the Species by Natural Selection”

28. Bizarre foods in Ecuador