What is the capital of Ecuador
"as Cundinamarca or New Granada (modern Colombia) with its capital in Bogota, did not recognize the separation of the Southern District of the Gran Colombia, with its capital in Quito, from the Gran Colombian federation on May 13, 1830. After Ecuador's separation, the Department of Cauca voluntarily decided to unite itself with Ecuador due to instability in the central government of Bogota. President Juan José Flores with the approval of the Ecuadorian congress annexed the Department of Cauca on December 20, 1830, since the government of Cauca had called for union with the District of the South as far back"
"Quito Quito (; ; ; formally San Francisco de Quito) is the capital city of Ecuador, and at an elevation of above sea level, it is the second-highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the one which is closest to the equator. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 2,671,191 according to the last census (2014), Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil. It is also the capital of the Pichincha province and the"
"bag slashing, and hotel room theft are the most common types of crimes committed against U.S. citizens."" Quito is twinned with: Quito Quito (; ; ; formally San Francisco de Quito) is the capital city of Ecuador, and at an elevation of above sea level, it is the second-highest official capital city in the world, after La Paz, and the one which is closest to the equator. It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 2,671,191 according to the last census (2014), Quito"
"latitudes 2°N and 5°S, bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and has of coastline. It has of land boundaries, with Colombia in the north border and Peru in the east and south border. It is the westernmost country that lies on the equator. The country has four main geographic regions: Ecuador's capital is Quito, which is in the province of Pichincha in the Sierra region. Its largest city is Guayaquil, in the Guayas Province. Cotopaxi, just south of Quito, is one of the world's highest active volcanoes. The top of Mount Chimborazo (6,268 m, or 20,560 ft, above"
"The military campaign for the independence of the territory now known as ""Ecuador from Spanish rule"" could be said to have begun after nearly three hundred years of Spanish colonization. Ecuador's capital Quito was a city of around ten thousand inhabitants. It was there, on August 10, 1809 that one of the first calls for independence from Spain was made in Latin America (""""""""), under the leadership of the city's criollos, including Carlos Montúfar, Eugenio Espejo and Bishop Cuero y Caicedo. ""Luz de America"" was the nickname given to Quito. The nickname served the urge for the call of independence"
"Cuenca, Ecuador Santa Ana de los Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca, commonly referred to as simply Cuenca, is the capital and largest city of the Azuay Province of Ecuador. It is widely regarded as the most European city in the country of Ecuador due to its 16th and 17th century era Spanish colonial architecture resembling cities and architecture throughout Spain. The city of Cuenca is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about above sea level, with an urban population of approximately 400,000 rising to 700,000 inhabitants in the larger metropolitan area. The centre of the city is listed as a"
"form an elaborate civilization that ended at the birth of the Capital Quito. The Cañaris near Cuenca were the most advanced, and most feared by the Inca, due to their fierce resistance to the Incan expansion. Their architecture remains were later destroyed by Spaniards and the Incas. Approximately 96.4% of Ecuador's Indigenous population are Highland Quichuas living in the valleys of the Sierra region. Primarily consisting of the descendants of peoples conquered by the Incas, they are Kichwa speakers and include the Caranqui, the Otavalos, the Cayambe, the Quitu-Caras, the Panzaleo, the Chimbuelo, the Salasacan, the Tugua, the Puruhá, the"
"centre of Kraków in Poland, the first to be declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 18 September 1978. The Historic Centre of Quito is located in the center south of the capital on an area of , and is considered one of the most important historic areas in Latin America.There are about 130 monumental buildings (which host a variety of pictorial art and sculpture, mostly religion inspired, in a multi-faceted range of schools and styles) and 5,000 properties registered in the municipal inventory of heritage properties. Carondelet Palace () is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador,"
"Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba) is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at 2,754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes. The city is an important regional transport center as well as being a stop on the Pan-American Highway that runs through Ecuador. Riobamba stands as one of the largest cities in the central portion of Ecuador's Sierra region. Riobamba takes its name from a combination of the Spanish word for ""river"" and"
"of Ecuador's floriculture industry. The province is divided into eight cantons. The most common surnames in Pichincha Province and their frequencies as of 2014: Pichincha Province Pichincha () is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west. Prior to 2008, the canton Santo Domingo de los Colorados was part of the Pichincha Province. It"
"the capital of Imbabura province. It lies at the foot of Imbabura volcano and on the left bank of the Tahuando river. It is about northeast of Ecuador's capital Quito. Ibarra is a market town popular with tourists. It features colonial white-washed houses (giving it the nickname The White City) and cobbled streets. The Santa Domingo church houses an art museum. From Ibarra, the highway continues south for 115 km until reaching Quito. Quito is Ecuador's capital and second largest city (after Guayaquil). It is located in the Guayllabamba river basin on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha (), an"
"central Ecuador, south of the capital Quito. The volcano erupted in 2002 and a major ash out-fall covered the entire region including the capital city. Ambassador Mansour organized a relief effort that included the delivery of medical equipment and aid to small communities. Following the establishment of ODENOR the Ecuadorian Authority for stabilization of the border arias with Colombia (2003), Ambassador Mansour facilitated the participation of Israel in the International donor countries conference in Brussels. Later he led two projects in that region that provided clean drinking water. As part of the efforts to battle desertification in southern Ecuador and"
"rafting and kayaking in Ecuador. The jungle rivers on the Amazon side of the Andes are bigger and have more consistent flows than their west-Andean counterparts. Tena, Ecuador Tena (), the capital of the Napo Province, is a city in the Amazon rainforest. Known as the “cinnamon capital"" of Ecuador, and founded by missionary explorers, Tena has emerged as a major commercial center of Ecuador. It is home to a regional hospital and many tourist related businesses, including a small airport and a vital bus terminal. At the confluence of the Tena and Pano rivers in the center of town"
"government. According to economists, the proposed policies would damage Ecuador's economy and population since 95% of businesses are family owned. Protests began on 8 June 2015 and continued after President Correa temporarily withdrew the proposed bills from legislation on 15 June. Near the headquarters of Correa's party, Alianza País, about 1,000 people, both opposition and pro-government demonstrated with 100 police on standby. Thousands of protesters wearing black in ""mourning"" demonstrated in the capital city of Quito for the second time in a week. Government supporters confronted the opposition protesters leading their own chants under an Alianza País banner. In other"
"culture, from whence comes the name of the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. The chiefdoms were located in the Ecuadorian Sierra between the Guayllabamba River and the Mira River and had an estimated pre-Inca population of 100,000 to 150,000. A characteristic of the pre-Inca Caranqui region is the presence of many clusters of large man-made earthen mounds, locally called ""tolas"", dated from 1200 to 1500 CE. Most are found in the inter-montane basin surrounding the Imbabura Volcano, at elevations from to . The climate at these altitudes is suitable for growing maize, the chief food crop of the pre-Columbian (and present"
"floor of the palace. Carondelet Palace Carondelet Palace () is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador, located in Quito. Access is by the public space known as Independence Square or Plaza Grande (colloquial name), around which are also the Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Hotel Plaza Grande, and Metropolitan Cathedral. The history of this emblematic building dates back to colonial times, around 1570, with the acquisition of the former royal houses located in the city of Quito. The first seat of the Spanish Crown in the Royal Audience of Quito functioned near the convent of La Merced (current"
"Castilla to command an army against Ecuador if necessary to secure the national territory against its sale to the British creditors. A blockade of Ecuador's ports was ordered. On November 1, 1858, the first Peruvian ship, the naval frigate ""BAP Amazonas"", arrived in Ecuadorian waters; the blockade began in earnest on November 4, and was presided over by Rear Admiral Ignacio Mariátegui. By 1859, known in Ecuadorian history books as the ""Terrible Year"", the country was poised on the brink of a leadership crisis. President Francisco Robles, faced with the threat of the Peruvian blockade, moved the national capital to"
"1717, the Viceroyalty of New Granada was created with its capital in Bogotá and Ecuador was governed under the new viceroyalty. On 10 August 1809, Ecuador was the first country in Spanish America to declare independence soon after Napoleon’s invasion of Spain in 1808. The independence movement became known as the ""Luz de América"". Immediately, the criollo rebels of Ecuador lacked the anticipated support for their cause and they returned power back to the crown authorities who became brutal and punished the rebels severely. In 1822, armies led by Simón Bolívar and Antonio José de Sucre arrived to Ecuador and"
"the country's largest animal market. Landmarks include the mausoleum of Juan Montalvo, the estate of Juan León Mera, and the white Ambato Cathedral. From Ambato, the road continues south for 52 km to Riobamba. Azogues is capital of Cañar Province. From Azogues the road becomes six lanes wide (three north, three south) built in 1995, until it reaches Cuenca. Cuenca is the commercial center of the southern region, an UNESCO World Heritage Site and the third largest city in Ecuador by population (more than 467,000 by 2010). It is the capital of Azuay Province at . Points of interest include"
"to be re-elected only once). As head of state and chief government official, he is responsible for public administration including the appointing of national coordinators, ministers, ministers of State and public servants. The executive branch defines foreign policy, appoints the Chancellor of the Republic, as well as ambassadors and consuls, being the ultimate authority over the Armed Forces of Ecuador, National Police of Ecuador, and appointing authorities. The acting president's wife receives the title of First Lady of Ecuador. The legislative branch is embodied by the National Assembly, which is headquartered in the city of Quito in the Legislative Palace,"
"Ambato, Ecuador Ambato (; full form, San Juan de Ambato) is a city located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River, the city also sits beneath several tall mountains. It is the capital of the province of Tungurahua, at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. It is variously nicknamed ""City of Flowers and Fruit"", ""Cradle of the Three Juans"", and ""Garden of Ecuador."" Inhabitants of Ambato are called Ambateños, Guaytambos (after a type of native peach that the valley is famous for producing) or Patojos. The current mayor of Ambato"
"Carondelet Palace Carondelet Palace () is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador, located in Quito. Access is by the public space known as Independence Square or Plaza Grande (colloquial name), around which are also the Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Hotel Plaza Grande, and Metropolitan Cathedral. The history of this emblematic building dates back to colonial times, around 1570, with the acquisition of the former royal houses located in the city of Quito. The first seat of the Spanish Crown in the Royal Audience of Quito functioned near the convent of La Merced (current Cuenca and Chile streets)"
"Tena, Ecuador Tena (), the capital of the Napo Province, is a city in the Amazon rainforest. Known as the “cinnamon capital"" of Ecuador, and founded by missionary explorers, Tena has emerged as a major commercial center of Ecuador. It is home to a regional hospital and many tourist related businesses, including a small airport and a vital bus terminal. At the confluence of the Tena and Pano rivers in the center of town lies a popular pedestrian bridge, ""el puente peatonal"". The rivers become the Tena River, which soon joins with the Misahualli and eventually flows into the Napo"
"was built and began operations in November 2003 and until 2010 carried approximately 375 million barrels of heavy oil of several oil companies that have activities in Ecuador as reported by the company mentioned. San Francisco de Quito, is the city capital of the country and also of the province of Pichincha is also head of the metropolitan area that form, known as Metropolitan District of Quito It is located on the basin of Guayllabamba on the eastern slopes of the stratovolcano active Pichincha, in the western part of the Andes. It is located approximately in the coordinates and its"
"tourist attractions of Ecuador; undoubtedly, it is the most known and famous attractive of the country. Currently the number of visitors to the Galápagos reaches about 200 000 tourists per year. Administratively, the islands are a province of Ecuador, whose capital is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (officially, also is called ""Insular Region of Ecuador""). On 12 February 1832, under the presidency of Juan José Flores, the Galápagos Islands were annexed to Ecuador. Since 18 February 1973 constitute a province of this country. It is estimated that the formation of the first island took place more than 5 million years ago, as"
"for the production of Panama hats, the best quality of which is named ""montecristi superfino"" after it. Montecristi is the birthplace of Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842-28 January 1912), president of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911 and the leader of the Ecuadorian Liberal Revolution. Because of this, Montecristi was selected by the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly in 2007 as the seat of covenants for the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador. Montecristi, Ecuador Montecristi is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador and the capital of Montecristi Canton. Montecristi was formed during the first years of"
"Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil () (), is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, with around 2 million people in the metropolitan area, as well as the nation's main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil canton. Guayaquil is on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. Guayaquil is recognized by the government as having been founded on July 25, 1538 with the name ""Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil"" (Most Noble and"
"Ecuador.com. Ecuador Channel, n.d. Web. <http://www.ecuador.com/sights/santa-elena-site/>. Museo Amantes De Sumpa. Ministerio De Turismo, n.d. Web. <https://web.archive.org/web/20130327120110/http://www.ecuador.travel/que-hacer/actividades/turismo-cultural/museos/345-museo-amantes-de-sumpa>. Santa Elena, Ecuador Santa Elena () is a town in southwestern Ecuador, and is the capital of both the province and the canton of the same name. Santa Elena, originally called Sumpa, is located on the Ecuadorian peninsula near the city of Guayaquil. It is regarded as the location of the most important and best documented archaeological site in the country, predominantly due to the discovery of the Lovers of Sumpa. In 1977 Olaf Holm, the Director of the Anthropology Museum of the Central"
"Pichincha Province Pichincha () is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura and Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo and Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the west. Prior to 2008, the canton Santo Domingo de los Colorados was part of the Pichincha Province. It has since become its own province, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. The province is home to many rose plantations, which make up the bulk"
"Esmeraldas, Ecuador Esmeraldas () is a coastal city in northwestern Ecuador. It is the seat of the Esmeraldas Canton and capital of the Esmeraldas Province. It has an international sea port and a small airport (IATA location identifier: ESM). Esmeraldas is the major seaport of northwestern Ecuador, and it lies on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Esmeraldas River. It is exactly at the antipodes of Padang, Indonesia. The city is the principal trading hub for the region's agricultural and lumber resources, and is the terminus of the 313-mile (504-km) Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline from the oil fields in northeastern"
"were to be sold to the British creditors. Attempts at diplomatic resolution resulted in another breakdown of relations, and in October 1858, the Peruvian government authorized President Ramón Castilla to go to war with Ecuador if necessary to resolve the matter. A blockade of Ecuador's ports began in November. By 1859, known in Ecuadorian history books as the ""Terrible Year"", the country was poised on the brink of a leadership crisis. President Robles, faced with the threat of the Peruvian blockade, moved the national capital to Guayaquil, and charged General José María Urbina with defending it. In the wake of"
"opened in 2006. The system has three lines and is supplemented by 35 feeder routes, carrying a total of 400,000 daily passengers. Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil () (), is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, with around 2 million people in the metropolitan area, as well as the nation's main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil canton. Guayaquil is on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. Guayaquil is recognized by the government as having"
"Babahoyo Babahoyo (), founded September 30, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 153,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo River. This meets the Daule River to form the Guayas River, which runs to the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. A processing and trade center for the surrounding agricultural region, the city handles rice, sugarcane, fruits, balsa wood, and tagua nuts (vegetable ivory). Rice and sugar are also milled here. The city is located"