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Facts of Ecuador

Ecuador is located in South America.
Today, the country deals with active volcanoes.
The South American country is diveded into four regions; coast, sierra, jungle, and The Galapogos Islands.
Ecuador is half the size of France making it the smallest of the Andean countries.
The country is located right on the equator.
The country borders the Pacific Ocean.
The Ecuadorian people are 7 t 10 percent Indigenous, 78 percent Mestizos, 11 percent Criollos, and 5 percent African.
Peru and Ecuador have a history of boundary conflicts.
Ecuador suffers from damage to its rainforest from, rivers, and indigenous way of life due to the exploit of oil.
Through damaging to the enviornment oil has significantly impacted postivly the economy of Ecuador.
Ecuador was the first country in South America to grant women the right to vote though slow in adopting the right into the Ecuadorian culture.