Ecuador info

Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands

• Full name: Republic of Ecuador
• Population: 13.4 million
• Capital: Quito
• Area: 272,045 sq km (105,037 sq miles)
• Major languages: Spanish, indigenous languages
• Major religions: Christianity
• Monetary unit: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
• People: The population is ethnically mixed: 55% mestizo (mixed Indigenous – Caucasian), 25% Indigenous, 10% Caucasian, 9% African, and 1% other.
  

  BACKGROUND INFORMATION

  BBC Country Profile:
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1212882.stm

  CIA World Factbook:
  https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ec.html

  NEWS SOURCES

  Einnews:
  http://www.einnews.com/ecuador/

  Topix.net:
  http://www.topix.net/world/ecuador

  ARTICLES

  Ecuadorial: National Parks and Protected Areas

  The Three Boobies of the Galapagos Islands

  Captive Breeding in the Galapagos

  Can Darwin’s Lab Survive Success?

  Endangered Species of the Galapagos

  Galapagos Facts & Info – Galapagos Conservancy

  History of the Galapagos

  The Ballad of Lonesome George

  On Native Ground

  Nature and Citizenship

  Galapagos Islanders Confront the Hazards of Tourism Built on Conservation

  Go to the Cultural Info page