Facts About Ecuador
Ecuador is a South American country which is located in the northwestern part of the continent. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west, Columbia on the North and Peru on the South and the East. The world famous, Galapagos Islands, is a part of this country, which is about 600 miles west of the mainland of Ecuador.
The official language of the country is Spanish hence you will see the impact of Spanish culture and way of living in Ecuador. However, local people belonging to different ethic groups do speak a number of languages and dialects in Ecuador. One of the most used language is quechua which is spoken in many towns of the rocky mountain range and jungle. In addition, quechua itself is spoken in two different dialects, quechua of napo and the pastaza quechua. Besides this, people belonging to several small lowland groups speak their own languages. However, in many luxurious and bets known hotels and airline offices, English is comfortably understood and used. But, the percentage of English speaking people is very low.
Talking about the currency, the US Dollar is the official means of exchange in Ecuador. However, in 2000, the Sucre was introduced to replace the dollar as the legal currency, but the sucre will likely persist in rural areas. Travelers are advised to bring US currency as other curries are a bit difficult to exchange outside the major cities of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca. You can approach any re cognized bank or exchange house to get money at variable commission rates.
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