about 3 half hours - 4 hours (Approximatley from the airport of quito)
The 10 largest cities, and their respective populations, of Ecuador are listed below. Guayaquil (2,351,000), Quito (2,239,000), Cuenca (506,000), Santo Domingo (368,000), Machala (242,000), Durán (234,000), Portovejo (223,000), Manta (221,000), Loja (181,000), and Ambato (179,000). Guayaquil, the largest city, and Quito, the capital city, are far larger than any other cities and can be identified as agglomerations or metropolises.
The equator passes through Ecuador. The center of Quito is less than 16 miles from it. In all, the nation extends from about 100 miles north to about 345 miles south of the equator.
The flight distance from Jacksonville, Florida to Quito, Ecuador is 2,110 miles. Many flights take 6 hours 55 minutes, but a flight can take as long as 10 hours 20 minutes, depending on your stops.
The distance between the above places is 2363 miles. This distance is point to point straight distance as seen on the map. The actual distance covered by a flight may vary according to the flight path chosen. Also this is not the airport to airport distance.
The Culture of Ecuador is far from homogeneous. The population is a mix of Mestizos, Amerindian, Spanish and Blacks. There are more than 14 Indigenous groups in Ecuador and each have their own identities and traditions. You will notice quite a difference in the culture depending on whether you are in one of the large cities such as Quito in the Highlands, Guayaquil in the Coast or in the Jungles of Ecuador As with other countries in South America, the culture of Ecuador is a result of the blending of the native indigenous cultures with that of the Spanish who conquered here in the 16th century.
From Chile's northern city of Arica to the equator is over 1,200 miles. It is about the same distance from Nicaragua to the equator.
That point appears to be so far out in the Pacific Ocean that it must certainly be in international waters. The nearest land is the Galapagos Islands, almost 700 miles to the east, and the point is about 1,500 miles due west of Quito, Ecuador.
By airplane is about 5 hours...
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Bogota is about 90 miles WNW of the center of Colombia, midway between Ecuador to the SW and Venezuela to the NE.
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