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2.  Ecuador gets its name from the equator, which runs through the country.  The Andes Mountains in Ecuador are so high that they are covered in snow even on the equator.  East of the Andes are tropical rain forests.  The Galapagos Islands, 600 miles from shore, are part of Ecuador.  It’s always hot and humid in the low regions and cool in the mountains.

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4. PEOPLE GROUPS: Mestizo (72%), Montubio (7%), Afroecuadorian (7%), Amerindian (7%), white (6%) CAPITAL CITY: Quito (1.6 million) POPULATION: 14 million LANGUAGES: Spanish (official), Quichua, other Indian tribal languages Ecuador QUICK FACTS

5. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD FACTS: 28 U.S. AG missionaries work with 409 churches and 640 pastors. Five Bible schools are teaching 700 more workers. RELIGION: Roman Catholic (95%), often mixed with tribal religions and spirit worship. Pentecostal churches are growing. Ecuador QUICK FACTS