Tag: Ecuador

Named after the species of water turtles that live here, the Galapagos Islands are located in the east of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, almost 1000 km west of mainland Ecuador. The archipelago of volcanic origin (by the way, very recent by geological standards) consists of 13 large islands and 6 smaller islands, and let Wikipedia […]

According to ehistorylib, in 2005, the population of Ecuador was estimated to be around 13.5 million people. The majority of the population was of Indigenous and Mestizo heritage, with a significant minority of Afro-Ecuadorians and Europeans. The economy relied heavily on petroleum exports and foreign investment, with services, remittances and agriculture also playing important roles. […]