What is the climate in Quito Ecuador?

Answer 1

Ecuador is located in the northwestern part of South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the west, Colombia on the North and Peru on the South and the East. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific (about 600 miles west of the mainland).

AREA

283,520 sq km

POPULATION

12.5 million inhabitants

PEOPLE

40% mestizo, 40% Indian, 15% Spanish descent, 5% African descent

CURRENCY & EXCHANGE RATE

Ecuador uses the U.S dollar since January 2001

LANGUAGE

Spanish is the official language of Ecuador.There are other languages and dialects spoken by the different ethnic groups in Ecuador. Among these languages, quechua is the most spoken, it is spoken in the towns of the rocky mountain range and jungle where there is two dialects, quechua of napo and the pastaza quechua. Several small lowland groups speak their own languages.

RELIGION

Over 90% Roman Catholic, small minority of other Christian denominations. Indigenous Ecuadorians, however, have blended Catholicism and their traditional beliefs.

GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION

Ecuador is divided in four regions:

The Coastal Area (Litoral)

The Andean Highlands (Sierra)

The Amazon (Oriente)

The Galapagos Islands.

The western coastal lowlands are today blanketed by banana, palm and cacao farms, and shrimp breeding. The coast offers wonderful beaches like Los Frailes, Salinas.

The Andean highlands - are composed of two volcanic ranges separated by a central valley in which the majority of the population lives. The highlands also contain the nation's highest mountain, Chimborazo, whose 6310 meter peak stands out and is, thanks to Earth's equatorial bulge, as the farthest point from the center of the planet.

The Amazon Basin lowlands east of the Andes are an almost impenetrable tangle of rainforest known to Ecuadorians as the Oriente, that means, the east. Although the Amazon itself does not flow through Ecuador, all rivers east of the Andes eventually empty into it.

The world famous Galápagos Islands. On these islands are Ecuador's first national park located and are celebrated for their unique and fearless wildlife.

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

Oil, bananas, shrimp, fish, coffee, textiles, metal work, paper products, wood products, chemicals, plastics, fishing, lumber.

MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS

USA, Latin America, Asia, Caribbean

WEATHER

Quito and the highlands are comfortable year-round, with temperatures usually in the 60s Fahrenheit, during the day and occasional light showers. The Amazon regions are hot, humid, and wet year-round with a slightly wetter season from April to June. Even the rains can be a refreshing break from the heat and humidity so any time of year can be a fine choice.

Ecuador is located in the northwestern part of South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the west, Colombia on the North and Peru on the South and the East. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific (about 600 miles west of the mainland).

AREA

283,520 sq km

POPULATION

12.5 million inhabitants

PEOPLE

40% mestizo, 40% Indian, 15% Spanish descent, 5% African descent

CURRENCY & EXCHANGE RATE

Ecuador uses the U.S dollar since January 2001

LANGUAGE

Spanish is the official language of Ecuador.There are other languages and dialects spoken by the different ethnic groups in Ecuador. Among these languages, quechua is the most spoken, it is spoken in the towns of the rocky mountain range and jungle where there is two dialects, quechua of napo and the pastaza quechua. Several small lowland groups speak their own languages.

RELIGION

Over 90% Roman Catholic, small minority of other Christian denominations. Indigenous Ecuadorians, however, have blended Catholicism and their traditional beliefs.

GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION

Ecuador is divided in four regions:

The Coastal Area (Litoral)

The Andean Highlands (Sierra)

The Amazon (Oriente)

The Galapagos Islands.

The western coastal lowlands are today blanketed by banana, palm and cacao farms, and shrimp breeding. The coast offers wonderful beaches like Los Frailes, Salinas.

The Andean highlands - are composed of two volcanic ranges separated by a central valley in which the majority of the population lives. The highlands also contain the nation's highest mountain, Chimborazo, whose 6310 meter peak stands out and is, thanks to Earth's equatorial bulge, as the farthest point from the center of the planet.

The Amazon Basin lowlands east of the Andes are an almost impenetrable tangle of rainforest known to Ecuadorians as the Oriente, that means, the east. Although the Amazon itself does not flow through Ecuador, all rivers east of the Andes eventually empty into it.

The world famous Galápagos Islands. On these islands are Ecuador's first national park located and are celebrated for their unique and fearless wildlife.

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

Oil, bananas, shrimp, fish, coffee, textiles, metal work, paper products, wood products, chemicals, plastics, fishing, lumber.

MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS

USA, Latin America, Asia, Caribbean

WEATHER

Quito and the highlands are comfortable year-round, with temperatures usually in the 60s Fahrenheit, during the day and occasional light showers. The Amazon regions are hot, humid, and wet year-round with a slightly wetter season from April to June. Even the rains can be a refreshing break from the heat and humidity so any time of year can be a fine choice.

Ecuador is located in the northwestern part of South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the west, Colombia on the North and Peru on the South and the East. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific (about 600 miles west of the mainland).

AREA

283,520 sq km

POPULATION

12.5 million inhabitants

PEOPLE

40% mestizo, 40% Indian, 15% Spanish descent, 5% African descent

CURRENCY & EXCHANGE RATE

Ecuador uses the U.S dollar since January 2001

LANGUAGE

Spanish is the official language of Ecuador.There are other languages and dialects spoken by the different ethnic groups in Ecuador. Among these languages, quechua is the most spoken, it is spoken in the towns of the rocky mountain range and jungle where there is two dialects, quechua of napo and the pastaza quechua. Several small lowland groups speak their own languages.

RELIGION

Over 90% Roman Catholic, small minority of other Christian denominations. Indigenous Ecuadorians, however, have blended Catholicism and their traditional beliefs.

GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION

Ecuador is divided in four regions:

The Coastal Area (Litoral)

The Andean Highlands (Sierra)

The Amazon (Oriente)

The Galapagos Islands.

The western coastal lowlands are today blanketed by banana, palm and cacao farms, and shrimp breeding. The coast offers wonderful beaches like Los Frailes, Salinas.

The Andean highlands - are composed of two volcanic ranges separated by a central valley in which the majority of the population lives. The highlands also contain the nation's highest mountain, Chimborazo, whose 6310 meter peak stands out and is, thanks to Earth's equatorial bulge, as the farthest point from the center of the planet.

The Amazon Basin lowlands east of the Andes are an almost impenetrable tangle of rainforest known to Ecuadorians as the Oriente, that means, the east. Although the Amazon itself does not flow through Ecuador, all rivers east of the Andes eventually empty into it.

The world famous Galápagos Islands. On these islands are Ecuador's first national park located and are celebrated for their unique and fearless wildlife.

MAJOR INDUSTRIES

Oil, bananas, shrimp, fish, coffee, textiles, metal work, paper products, wood products, chemicals, plastics, fishing, lumber.

MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS

USA, Latin America, Asia, Caribbean

WEATHER

Quito and the highlands are comfortable year-round, with temperatures usually in the 60s Fahrenheit, during the day and occasional light showers. The Amazon regions are hot, humid, and wet year-round with a slightly wetter season from April to June. Even the rains can be a refreshing break from the heat and humidity so any time of year can be a fine choice.