Ecuador

Geography

Main article: Geography of Ecuador

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Ecuador has four main geographic regions. These are the Costa (low-lying Pacific coast), the Sierra (mountainous, high-altitude Andean lands), the Oriente (literally, "East"; comprising the Amazonian rainforest areas), and the Galápagos Islands, some 1,000 km west of Ecuador in the the Pacific Ocean. Ecuador's capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil.

Related Topics:
Andean - Amazon - Galápagos Islands - Quito - Guayaquil

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