Food

Guineapig
ArrozconPollo
Ceviche
Choclo
Langostinos
Librillo
Llapingachos
LocroSoup
Melcocha
PandeYuca
Trucha

GeographicalFacts
Quito
Quito,Ecuador's

Sports

JeffersonPerez
capital,sitshighintheAndean
racewalker1996
foothillsatanaltitudeof2,850m.
Constructedonthefoundations
AntonioValenciaplayednot
ofanancientIncancity,its
onlyontheEcuadornational
knownforitsSpanishcolonial
buildingsdatingbackmorethan
teambutalsoforManchester
500years.Itallcanbetakenin
United
fromtheTelefriQo,agondola

rideupthePichinchavolcano,
Ecuadorhasalotof
withtheParqueVulqano
amusementparkatitsbase.
professionalfootballteams
withsometownsproducing
Area125.1mi
morethanoneteam.The
Weather66F(19C),WindEat
mostwellknownbyfaristhe
7mph(11km/h),56%Humidity
LDUQuitowhichistheonly
LocaltimeThursday2:38PM
teamtowintheCopa
Libertadores,theCopa
Hotel3staraveraging$70,
Sudamericanaandthe
5staraveraging$200.
RecopaSudamericana.
Gettingthere9h14minflight,
Ecuadorwerealsothe
around$735.
runnerupsintheFIFAClub
Population:1.619million(2010) WorldCup(2008).Whenever
theirnationalteamplays,it
Thecityof
alwaysgetsthemajorityof
viewersinthecountry.That
Cuencainfull,SantaAnade
ishowmuchtheylove
loscuatrorosdeCuencais
football.TheEcuadorian
thecapitaloftheAzuayProvince.
nationalfootballteam
Area:26.14mi
qualifiedforthe2002,2006
Weather:62F(17C),WindEat and2014FIFAWorldCups
finalrounds.Theirhome
4mph(6km/h),84%Humidity
stadiuminQuitoisunusually
Hotels:3staraveraging$70,
highandtheelevationoften
5staraveraging$80.
affectstheperformanceof
Gettingthere:16h5minflight,
visitingteamswhoarenot
around$1,010.
usedtotherelativelythinner
air.
Localtime:Thursday2:49PM
Ecuadorfirstcompetedinthe
1924ParisSummerGames
withthreeathletes.They

Cuenca

Guayaquil

Guayaquil,officiallySantiagode

skippedthefollowingGames
andrejoininginthe1968
mostpopulouscityinEcuador,
OlympicGamesheldin
witharound2.69millionpeoplein MexicoCityandhavebeen
themetropolitanarea,aswellas competingeversince.To
thenation'smainport.
date,Ecuadorhasonly
receivedtwoOlympicmedals
Area:133mi
thatwereearnedbythe
Weather:91F(33C),WindSE
sameperson,Jefferson
at8mph(13km/h),49%
Perez,whotookthegoldon
Humidity
theMen's20kmwalkheldin
Localtime:Thursday2:53PM
Atlanta(1996).Heagain
competedforthesameevent
Hotals:3staraveraging$50,
andtookthesilverinthe
5staraveraging$140.
2008BeijingOlympic
Gettingther:11h17minflight,
Games.Healsosetthe2003
around$970.
WorldChampionshipsworld
Population:2.291million(2010) recordat1:17:21for20km.

Guayaquil,isthelargestandthe

Similaritiesanddifferences:

DailylifeinEcuador
OurDailylife
Everyonegetsupearly.
Differentpartsofthecountryhave
Kidsgotoschoolfromearlymorning
timedifferences,sowegetupat
toearlyafternoon.
differenttimes.
Lunchisanimportanttimeoftheday.
Wecelebrateholidays,suchas
Animportanttimetospendwiththe
ThanksgivingandChristmas.
family.
Wehavepartieswheredancingand
Dancepartiesarecommon.Everyone
drinkingisinvolved.Thoughlunchis
lovestodance.
notanimportantpartofthedayforus,
Spanishisthemainlanguage.
wehavedinnerparties.
Englishisthemainlanguage,but
therearesomeSpanishspeakershere
aswell.

HowdoesracismexistinEcuador?InEcuadortheyindeedexperienceracismbutina
morealternativewaythanamerica.
Today, La Mama Negra is depicted by a white or mestizo
man dressed as a woman and who paints his face Black. This is a quote from a website
called
https://raceworkracelove.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/more-on-race-racism-in-ecuador-th
e-role-of-the-university/
andthissitetalksalotaboutracisminecuador.InEcuadorhistory
therewasalotofafricanamericanwomanslaves.InthecapitalQuitoitisthemostracist
becausetherearenotalotofblackstheremostofthepeopleareindiansandmeszoros.Most
ofthecountrypeoplearenotracist.

Somecurrentproblemsinthiscountry:

Unemployment
Delinquency
Prostitution
Violence
Alchoholism
Poverty
Migrationanddiseases


LenikaAguilar
Whatdailychallengesthatcitizensfaceinthiscountry?
Ecuador,atropicallywarmnationsadlyfacespoverty.Citizenswhoencounterthis
persistentissueareusuallyfoundincentralprovinces.Thosecitizensalsolackimmediate
accesstohealthservices,andheavilydependongrouporganizations/volunteerstohelpthem
medically.Ecuadoralsohappenstobeoneofthepoorestnationsinlatinamerica.Thestate
workswithmultinationalstocontinuekeepingitabovewater.Oilcompaniesareoneoftheir
biggestbusinesspartners,andsoarefarmingcompanies.Therehasbeenoilspills,which
dramaticallyaffectthelandandpeoplewholiveofftheland.Therehasalsobeenanarisein
illnesscausedbyagriculturalpesticides.