Ecuador

Ecuador Travel Adventure, the vacation of your dreams. It is located in South America right next to Colombia and Peru. Ecuador has nice beaches, clear water, and all sorts of animals. You will try all types of food. It may be far away but it is worth the trip. You better have been studying Spanish because that is what you will be speaking when you are there. But don't worry there are plenty of people that speaks English. Also you will have a guide that speaks both English and Spanish. He will be your translator, he will also teach you some Spanish words that you will need to know.

Background info-
Population- 14,790,608

Latitude: 00°15′00″S Longitude: 78°35′00″W

Capital- Quito

Largest city- Guayaquil

Summer climate- in the highlands it is 18 to 20 C. in the coast of this country it is 28 to 30 C.

Unit of money- U.S dollars

Ethnicity/race-
 * 65% mestizo
 * 25% indigenous
 * 7% white
 * 3% black

Religions-
 * 75% roman catholic
 * 25% Protestants

Life expectancy-
 * total population 75.13years
 * male 72.79years
 * female 78.82years

Language- Spanish

History-
 * 1531- Atahualpa proclaim himself chief of the Incan empire.
 * August 10, 1809- independence movement started.
 * October 9, 1820- claimed independence
 * 1941- war with Peru started
 * October 1998- war ended

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Events
Ecuadorians love to party. Major holiday in Ecuador are normally very colorful events, with the whole country taking time off to celebrate. As a predominately Roman Catholic country, Ecuador’s holidays and festivals normally cross with religious festivals. Events in Ecuador start with the following, first Carnivals, which usually means that Ecuador celebrates for the whole week following Carnival, which itself is a long-weekend. Carnival is quickly followed by one of the biggest events in Ecuador - Easter Week. Easter Week produces an endless selection of religious events and holidays. Although Holy Saturday is technically the only national public holiday during this period, as mentioned, most Ecuadorians tend to take the entire week off. This time is also a popular time for Ecuadorians to do some family traveling - so expect the whole country to be peaceful and some what quiet. The next major event in Ecuador is on the August 10 - Independence Day. This Ecuadorian holiday usually includes military parades and big events held around the country.





Trip Itenerary
7:00 to 8:00 breakfast at hotel Wooden Galleon. 9:00 Plane flight to the Galapagos Islands 11:00 we will go see the wonders of the animals and plants of the Galapagos Islands first to **pto. ayora**, 2:00 **pto. villanil** 5:00 **pto. baquerizo moreno**. 7:00 Plane flight to Quito Lights out at 10:00
 * Day 1**

7:00 to 8:30 breakfast at hotel Wooden Galleon 10:30-12:00 Quito, known as the “Andean Shangri-la” or the “Florence of America” and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 12:30 3:00 beach for relaxing. Then lunch at la Choz. 3:00-6:00 architecture and shops and a food court where you can buy things and choose your dinner. 7:00 you can swim or go to your room or have a parent to take you to the beach. Be back by 8:00 Lights out at 10:00
 * Day 2**

8:00-10:00 breakfast at hotel the Wooden Galleon. 10:00-1:00 take care of kids and feed elderly people at a highlands area. 1:30 back to pool at hotel and eating lunch. then the rest of the day to do what ever pleases you be back by 7:30 to 8:00 8:00 back at hotel in your rooms 10:00 lights out
 * Day 3**

D**ay 4** 8:00-10:00 breakfast at Wooden Galleon, 10:00-12:00 hiking and zip lining. 12:00 4:00 lunch, snorkeling, and swimming. Back to hotel and get dressed for dinner 5:00 Have dinner at a trattoria. 10:00 lights out

8:0010:00 breakfast at Wooden Galleon, 10:00-5:00 you can go any where you want, go to the beach, shop, we leave at 5:00 to go to the air port. at 12:00 you can come back if you want to go to lunch at the Wooden Galleon. 12:00- 1:00 banana boating 5:00 leave to go to air port.
 * Day 5.**

Conclusion
Ecuador has many of the parts of all of South America in one country. It has a huge mountain running through the country, with an amazing 30 volcanoes,. It has rainforest, old colonial cities, an Incan heritage, lots of lively Indian markets and really nice beaches. It also has it own islands, the Galapagos, about 1,000 miles out into the Pacific.

It is easy to travel around Ecuador. The people a friendly and helpful and there are many things to do like climbing, bird watching, and swimming.

Ecuador is a great place to visit.