ECUADOR
Magic by Nature or the Magic of Nature
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Ecuador is located in northwestern
South America, straddling the equator. Ecuador shares its northern
border with Colombia and its southern and eastern borders with Peru.
The Pacific Ocean lies to the west Ecuador. The presence of the
Andes, maritime currents, and the Amazon Rainforest give rise to
significant variations in the countrys climate. Geographically,
the nation can be divided into four distinct regions: the Coast,
the Highlands, the Amazon, and the Galapagos Islands. Politically,
It is divided into 22 provinces. Ecuador's total area is 256,370*
square kilometers and its population is over 12.5 million inhabitants.
* According to information provided by the Military Geographical
Institute.
To learn more about any one of our travel destinations, click on
one of the regions in our map of Ecuador shown above or, to go directly
to a specific province, click on the province that interests you
in our list of destination guides listed below.
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Our Destination Guides:
Amazon |
Northern Andes |
Southern Andes |
Coast |
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Galapagos Islands |
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