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Regions of Ecuador
The Country is naturally divided by the sea, rivers
and specially by the Andes Mountain Range in four regions;
Together
they form a unique and varied landscape where everything
is amazingly close. Due to its small area, in Ecuador
everything is within a day's travel from Quito
(capital city). Here you can be in one hour at the rainforest,
the next by snow covered peaks, and then on a sandy
beach.
People is as varied as it regions, you will see Native
Indians, Afro-Ecuadorians, Mestizos and White-Skinned
people, not to mention Asian, European and American
immigrants.
Spanish is the official language, also native tongues
are still spoken by certain ethnic groups and, until
these days, a number of ethnic traditions are part of
everyday life. Cultural
richness is characteristic, specially at the highlands
where numerous colonial buildings and works of art can
be appreciated. Also at the coastal and amazon region
pre-hispanic pieces.
Ecuador is as rich in natural diversity as can be. This
country has about 1600 bird species (one sixth of all
bird species on Earth), about 4500 orchid species (one
third of the number of South America's total number),
10% of all earth's plant species and so on. Besides
it holds what is considered as one of the Wonders of
the Natural World, the Galapagos Islands.
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