The document provides an overview of Ecuador, including its geography, history, capital city of Quito, flag, currency, languages, culture, religion, famous people, cuisine, traditional dress, and top tourist destinations. Some key points are that Ecuador borders Colombia, Peru and the Pacific Ocean, its capital and largest city is Quito, and its official currency is the US dollar despite being a sovereign nation. The culture is a mix of indigenous and Spanish influences and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion. Traditional foods include ceviche and fanesca soup while dress varies by region but commonly includes ponchos, hats and colorful textiles.

1. WELCOME TO

2. ECUADOR
 Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador,
which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator ") is a representative
democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the
north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It
and Chile are the only two countries in South America that do not have a border
with Brazil. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about
1,000 kilometers (620 mi) west of the mainland.
 Ecuador is a presidential republic and became independent in 1830, after having
been part of the Spanish colonial empire, and for a much shorter time of the
republic of Grand Colombia.

3. CAPITAL : QUITO
 Quito formally San Francisco de Quito is capital city of Ecuador, and
at an elevation of 9,350 feet (2,800 meters above sea level), it is the
highest capital city in the world housing the administrative, legislative and
judicial functions. It is located in north-central Ecuador in
the Guayllabamba river, basin the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an
active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of
2,239,191 according to the last census (2010), Quito is the second most
populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil . It is also the capital of the
Pichincha province and the seat of Metropolitan District of Quito. The
canton recorded a population of 1,842,201 residents in the 2001 national
census. In 2008, the city was designated as the headquarters of
the Union of South American Nations.

4. FLAG OF ECUADOR

5. ECUADOR FLAG COLORS MEANING
 The flag of Ecuador, which consists of horizontal bands of yellow
(double width), blue and red, was first adopted on 1835 and later on
September 26, 1860. The design of the current flag was finalized in
1900 with the addition of the coat of arms in the center of the flag.
Before using the yellow, blue and red tricolor, Ecuador used white
and blue flags that contained stars for each province of the country.
The design of the flag is very similar to Colombia and Venezuela,
which are also former constituent territories of Gran Colombia.
 Ecuadorian flag evolved from those of the flag of the nation of Gran
Colombia, which encompassed the territories of modern-day
Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. The colors have the following
meanings:
 Yellow: The Sun and the Gold of the ancestors.
 Blue: The ocean and the clear skies
 Red: The blood spilled by the heroes who died in the name of their
countrymen's Fatherland and Freedom.

6. FLAG CARRIER
 TAME (TAME EP Linea Aerea del Ecuador), is the flag
carrier of Ecuador (Aerolinea Bandera) with its headquarters
located in Quito, Pichincha. Its largest hub is Mariscal
Sucre International Airport. It is the largest airline
in Ecuador.

7. MONETARY UNIT AND LANGUAGE OF
ECUADOR
 The present currency of Ecuador is the United
States Dollar.
 The predominant and official language is Spanish,
in addition to Quechua and other pre-colonial
American languages. 2,300,000 speakers of
American Indian languages .

8. CULTURE OF ECUADOR
 The population is a mix of Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white),
Amerindian, Spanish and Blacks. 3%. There are more than 14 indigenous
groups on the mainland each with their own identities and nuances.
 Ecuador can be split up into four parts, geographically; the Costa (coast),
the Sierra (highlands), and El Oriente (the east; which includes the
Amazonic region). The Galápagos Islands, or Archipiélago de Colón, also
belong to Ecuador.
 Ecuadorians place great importance on the family,
both nuclear and extended. Unlike in much of the west, where the elderly
are often placed in care facilities, elderly Ecuadorians will often live with one
of their children..
 Godparents are also far more important in Ecuador than in other western
countries, and they are expected to provide both financial and psychological
support to their godchildren. Precisely for that reason, Ecuadorians with
marital troubles will often ask their godparents for advice.

9.  Families are formed in at least one of the following two ways: Civil Marriage (which
is the legal form of formalizing a bond between a man and woman, which all married
couples are required to undergo) and the Free Union (where a man and woman
decide to form a family, without undergoing any official ceremony). The Ecuadorian
Constitution accords the members of a Free Union family, the same rights and
duties as any other legally constituted family.
 Women, are generally responsible for the upbringing and care of children, and of
husbands in Ecuador, and traditionally, men have taken a completely inactive role in
this area. Recently, this has begun to change, due to the fact that more and more
women are joining the workforce, which has resulted in men doing a little
housework, and becoming slightly involved in the care of their children.
 Carnivals and festivals, usually featuring many traditional games and fun, are also
varied through the country, and are highly anticipated by the population. Some
regions celebrate mask carnivals, while others have no official customs, yet all of
them are related to a mixture of Amerindian and Catholic beliefs.

10. RELIGION
 Since the Spanish colonization, Ecuador became
a Roman Catholic country. The Catholic Church had
and still has an important place in the Ecuadorian
government and society. After the Constitution of
1869, the official religion became Catholicism and
only Catholics could obtain citizenship.
 Roman Catholic 95%, others 5%

11. FACTS!
 Football is the most popular sport in Ecuador.
 The main industries in Ecuador are petroleum, food
processing and textiles.
 Ecuador was the first nation in 2008 to declare that nature
has constitutional rights.
 Ecuador’s Independence Day is on August 10th.
 That Ecuador was one of three countries that emerged from
the collapse of The Gran Colombia in 1829 (the others
are Colombia and Venezuela).
 Close to 95% of Ecuadorians are Roman Catholic, although
the indigenous population blend Christian beliefs with ancient
indigenous customs.

12. 10. LA COMPAÑÍA, QUITO 9. COTOPAXI
TOP 10 TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN ECUADOR

13. 8. NARIZ DEL DIABLO 7. BAÑOS

14. 6. TENA
5. MONTAÑITA

15. 4. CATEDRAL NUEVA, CUENCA 3. OTAVALO MARKET

16. 2. SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH, QUITO 1. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

17. FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN ECUADOR
Michael Craig "Mike" Judge
Is an American
animator, directot, screenwriter, voice
actor, actor, producer, and musician.
He is best known as the creator and
star of the animated television series
Beavis and Butt-head (1993–1997,
2011), King of the Hill (1997–2010),
andThe Goode Family (2009).

18. Diego Serrano was born in Quito,
Ecuador. During his childhood, he
ironically did not watch television
but rather played soccer.

19. Liliana Rezende de Castro (born 29
June 1979) is an Ecuadorian-born
Brazilian actress. She was born
in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, due to
her father's job as a diplomat. Her
family also lived in Italy and Venezuela,
before relocating to Brazil. She began
acting at ten years old and, realizing
that it was her true passion, graduated
in theatre. Her first professional acting
role came in 1999 in the play As
Fúrias.

20. Carolina Andrea Aguirre Perez (born
25 June 1992) is a Model and
an Ecuadorian beauty
pageant titleholder who was
crowned Miss Ecuador 2012 and
represented her country in the Miss
Universe 2012 pageant.

21. Constanza María Báez Jalil (born
January 4, 1991) is a Model and
an Ecuadorian beauty
pageant titleholder who was
crowned Miss Ecuador 2013 and the
official representative at Miss Universe
2013 pageant for Ecuador.

22. ECUADORIAN CUISINE
 Ecuadorian cuisine is diverse, varying with altitude, and associated
agricultural conditions. Pork, chicken, beef, and cuy (guinea pig) are
popular in the mountainous regions, and are served with a variety of
carbohydrate-rich foods, especially rice, corn, and potatoes. A
popular street food in mountainous regions is hornado, consisting of
potatoes served with roasted pig.
 (Typical Meal) Ecuadorian cuisine traditionally consists of two dishes, a
soup and a rice platter. For the most part, Ecuador is known not only for
its bananas, and all the dishes made from them, but for its starch
consumption of products like potato, bread, rice, and yuca. Traditionally
any of these factors can be found in either the soup or the rice platter that
may be served.

23. ECUADORIAN FOODS
Ecuadorian ceviche, made
of shrimp, lemon, and tomato
sauce.
A bowl of fanesca served
in Quito, Ecuador. A
traditional soup of Ecuador
served around Easter.

24. TRADITIONAL DRESS AND CLOTHING OF
ECUADOR
 You can expect to see many distinctively dressed Otavalenos in
Ecuador, especially in the Quito area. The men's dress usually
consists of a blue poncho, a fedora, or a felt hat and white, calf-length
knickers. The Shimba (a long braid that hangs down nearly
to the man's waist) that dates back to pre-Inca times is a very
traditional piece of clothing. In fact the Shimba is so important to
the natives that they see it as a symbol of indigenous ethnic
identity. When the indigenous men serve in the Ecuadorian army,
they are not required to cut the Shimba off.
 The Ecuadorian woman's dress is the closest to the Incan
costumes worn in the Andes. A white blouse, a blue skirt and a
shawl is usually worn. Jewelry is very important, layers of
necklaces of predominantly gold beads and red coral bracelets
are the most common form of jewelry worn by the Otavalo
woman.

25. TRADITIONAL COSTUMES

26. Prepared by : Kristine Anne Fe S. Garcia
BS Tourism 2
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING 