Relations
Ecuadorian embassy in London
www.reinounido.embajada.gob.ec
Anglo Ecuadorian Society
www.anglo-ecuadoriansociety.org
UK in Ecuador
www.ukinecuador.fco.gov.uk
Galapagos Conservation Trust
www.galapagosconservation.org.uk
DID YOU KNOW?
- The Galapagos Islands, famous for their connection with Charles Darwin and his work on the “Origin of the Species” are part of Ecuador.
- *Yasuni National Park, located in Ecuador's Amazon region, is the most biologically diverse forest on the planet. UNESCO named Yasuni a biosphere reserve in 1989. A small part of the park, known as Ishpingo-Tiputini-Tambococha (ITT), is home to at least two indigenous tribes, the Tagaeri and Taromenane, who maintain their traditional lifestyles in voluntary isolation.
- The Indian market at Otavalo is one of the most famous in South America
- The capital Quito was once the centre of the Inca Empire
- Chimborazo, the highest mountain in Ecuador at 6,310m is the furthest point from the centre of the earth
- Ecuador, although the same size as the UK, is a hugely diverse country and home to five different climatic zones.
