Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres west of the mainland. The capital and largest city is Quito.The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Amerindian groups that were gradually incorporated into... Show more

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