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Ecuador Cities with Hotels
 Ecuador, republic in northwestern South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west. The country also includes the Galapagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón) in the Pacific, about 965 km (about 600 mi) west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator and has an area of 272,045 sq km (105,037 sq mi). Quito is the country's capital.
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Land and Resources
Ecuador is divided into four geographic regions: The Costa, or coastal plain, covers a little more than one-quarter of the area of the country; the Sierra, or central highlands, extends as a double row of high and massive mountains enclosing a narrow, inhabited central plateau; the Oriente, or eastern jungle, covering about one-half the country, consists of gentle slopes east of the Andes; and the Galapagos Islands include six larger and nine smaller islands containing many volcanic peaks, mostly extinct.
The Sierra region lies between two chains of the Andes, the
Cordillera Occidental and the Cordillera Oriental, which have more than a
dozen peaks higher than 4877 m (16,000 ft). Cotopaxi (5897 m/19,347 ft), one
of the highest active volcanoes in the world, is located between the two
mountain chains.
Climate
Although Ecuador lies on the equator, the country has a wide
range of climates because of the varying elevations. The Costa is generally
hot and humid, with a mean annual temperature of about 26° C (about 78° F).
On the Sierra the temperatures range between about 7° C and 21° C (about 45°
and 70° F), depending on the elevation. Quito, which is some 2850 m (some
9350 ft) above sea level, has an average annual temperature of 12.8° C (55°
F). The Oriente is warmer and more humid than the Costa; temperatures
approach 37.8° C (100° F), and annual precipitation is about 2030 mm (about
80 in).
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