Quito is located at 2850 metres above sea level and this determines its average temperatures.
Definitely visit Quito, or use it a base for daily trips; just keep in mind, it may be colder there than you would expected.
Ecuador – Quito
Month: October 2019
Ecuador – Capital
Quito is the largest city of Ecuador and its capital.
Ecuador – Equator and Landscape
If you’re bored with all informations about the equator, you can simply enjoy the nature. There are nice landscapes around. 🙂
Ecuador – Museums nearby Equator
In the museums, you can see different exhibitions about the equator and Ecuador. Some of them try to explain what equator is; the others (look carefully at today’s picture) focus more on history…
Ecuador – Crossing Equator
You can cross the equator in Ecuador without really noticing it.
Or you can visit a museum and Equatorial Monument.
Ecuador – Equator
Ecuador lies on the equator, that’s the place where the Earth is the widest.
There are 13 countries that lie on the equator: Brazil, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Maldives, Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome & Principe, Somalia, and Uganda.
Ecuador – Name of the Country
Why Ecuador is called Ecuador?
-Well, Ecuador is named after equator and I find it quite nice.
Ecuador – Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Islands belongs to Ecuador.
However, the islands are so unique, that should be treated somehow separately, and I also had already a single month only about the Galapagos Island.
Anyway, it’s an amazing place and please have a look at my posts before planing your trip to the Galapagos Islands; I was trying to include some information how to make your trip more eco-friendly and ethical.
Ecuador – Flag
The flag of Ecuador consists of 3 horizontal bands: yellow (double width), blue and red.
As a small confusion, I’m showing you today a flag of Quito. 🙂
Ecuador – Basic Information
Republic of Ecuador is a relatively small South American country.
It’s only bordered by Colombia and Peru.
Ecuador – Introduction
Welcome to Ecuador!
October on my blog is going to be all about this South American country.
I can promise you lots of nature and … snow. 🙂
Hopefully, you’ll like it.