| − | '''Ecuador''' is a country in [[South America]]. It is near the [[equator]], hence its name, which means ''equator'' in [[Spanish]]. The country borders [[Colombia]] on the north and [[Peru]] on the south and east. To the west is the [[Pacific Ocean]]. | + | '''Ecuador''' is a country in [[South America]]. It is near the [[equator]], hence its name, which means ''equator'' in [[Spanish]]. The country borders [[Colombia]] on the north and [[Peru]] on the south and east. To the west is the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It has a fantastic diversity of climates. From the low land coast of the west to the highlands of the [[Andes]] which drop down in east to the lush [[rainforest]] of [[The Amazon Jungle]]. |