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| COUNTRY FACTS ECUADOR |
| SIZE | 109,483 square miles, 2nd smallest in South
America approximately the size of Colorado with 3 distinct regions: highlands, coastal lowlands, Amazon lowlands |
| POPULATION | 11,460,000 per 1995 census |
| CAPITAL | Quito (population 1,180,000) |
| TIME ZONE | Same as USA Eastern Standard time |
| ELECTRICITY | Electric Current & Plug Adapters |
| LANGUAGE | Spanish |
| RELIGION | Predominantly Roman Catholic |
| U.S. CITIZEN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | Valid passport, tourist card issued by air
carrier NOTE: Many countries are requiring that passports be valid for at least 6 months after the end of travel |
| AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAXES (as of January 2008) |
International flights: Quito $40.80 USD (must
be paid in cash); Guayaquil $27.15 Domestic flights $6.36 from Quito, $4.43 from Guayaquil USD |
| OTHER TAXES | $100 Galapagos park tax; $10 Galapagos Transit Card; $20 Cuyabeno Reserve tax |
| CURRENCY | Dollar (as of Oct 2000) |