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1. Ecuador !!!

2. Information on Ecuador !! Ecuador is situated here in South America . Ecuador’s capital city is called Quito , and it’s largest city is called Guayaquil . And the official language is Spanish . The people in Ecuador are called Ecuadorian or Ecuadorean . The government is a unitary presidential Republic . There president is called Rafael Correa , here is a picture of him below : Ecuador’s vice president is called Lenin Moreno , here is a picture of him : Ecuador !

3. Traditional Foods Ecuador is known for its fabulous exotic fruits, high quality fish and seafood, and the countless varieties of Andean potatoes. Across the country you'll find a broad selection of national and regional dishes, including lemon-marinated shrimp, toasted corn, and pastries stuffed with spiced meats. If you dare you can put your bravery to the test with roasted Cuy (guinea pig) or Tronquito (bull penis soup).

4. Ecuador Festivals Music, parades, dressing up, beauty contests, dancing in the streets, drinking, feasting, bull fighting, cock fighting, firecrackers - the Ecuadorians love a good party and there's nothing like a fiesta to generate the right mood. For gringos, fiestas are a great opportunities to join in and have fun. Villages and towns all have their own festivals days, usually a local saint's day, while there are certain times of the year, notably Carnival in the days before Lent, when the whole country celebrates. Carnival takes place in the week before Lent, usually in February. This is the biggest festival in Ecuador. Frenzied water fights in which nobody is spared are an Ecuadorian specialty. The people of Cuenca in the south seem particularly fond of soaking each other . Instead, a festival of fruit and flowers takes place in Ambato in the last two weeks of February. On March 4, the annual Peach Festival is a wonderful sight to witness in Gualaceo, close to Cuenca.

5. Religion . The religion of Ecuador is Roman Catholic. Ecuador Religion is comprised mainly of Roman Catholic Christians. According to the CIA World Fact book, about 95% of Ecuadorians are Catholics. This was brought about by the colonization of the Spaniards in the 1800s. Ecuador Womenare devout to their faith. Today, you will see the influence of Catholicism throughout the country, with the old and new churches, to the holidays and other celebrations in the country.

6. Famous people born in Ecuador Alejandro Carrión Aguirreis one of these well-known Ecuadorians famous for his journalism, poetry and the short stories that he had written. In 1981 he was recognized for his works when he received the Maria Moors Cabot prize and the Ecuadorian National Prize. Alejandro Aguirre was born in 1915 in the city of Loja and died seventy-seven years later in 1992 in the capital city Quito Michael Craig Judgeis a famous animator who was born in Guayaquil in 1962 but now resides in America where he produces most of his work. As a university student he was interested in physics and engineering, which was the degree he finally obtained. However it was cartoon drawings, voice acting, animation, producing and writing that finally made him famous. Many will recognize some of his television works like 'King of the Hill' and 'Beavis and Butt-head' as well as his films like 'Office Space'. Today Judge lives with his family in Texas where he continues to produce well known animation. Oswaldo Guayasamin- Born in Quito on July 6, 1919, Oswaldo Guayasamin showed a love of art from a young age. As the oldest of ten children, born to parents of Quechua descent, he followed his desire to be an artist, graduating from Quito's School of Fine Arts where he had studied art and architecture and holding his first exhibition in 1942 at the age of 23 years. Guayasamin had an intense interest in people and the society in which he lived, reflecting this in his works of art, such as his painting "Los Niños Muertos" honouring his best friend who had died during a demonstration in Quito.

7. Art in Ecuador Ecuador is a place of tradition and the skills involved in the art is passed from generation to generation. Ecuador Art depicts its rich culture and heritage along with the diversity. Amongst the local people there is hardly any difference between the fine arts and crafts. That is why most of the Ecuadorian Art is not only beautiful, but also has a practical use. Few of the city Arts are commercialized and are of poor quality, but the work available in the crafts markets in Otavalo or Salcedo, are genuine hand crafted goods, which are also inexpensive. Art of Ecuador includes quite a few things like the Panama Hat, which is being made there for more than hundred years. Ecuador Art also includes weaving, as the woven crafts of Ecuador are quite popular all around Ecuador. The craft of weaving was first brought to Ecuador by the Spanish, who capitalized the indigenous people for cheap labor.

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