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General Information

Ecuador General Information

- Capital: San Francisco de Quito
- Official Language: Spanish
- Official currency: American Dollar
- Population: 13’.000.000,00
- Boundaries: North: Colombia, South: Peru, East: Peru, West: Pacific Ocean
- International Airlines: LAN, Iberia, Avianca, American Airlines, Copa.
- National Airlines: TAME, ICARO, AEROGAL, SAEREO.
- Regions: Costa, Sierra, Amazonía, Galápagos
- Country code: 593
- Political system: Democracy

Climate

- Average temperature coast: 30º C; 86º F
- Average temperature highlands: 15º C; 59º F
- Average temperature jungle: 25º C; 77º F
- Average temperature Galápagos: 25º C; 77º F

Distances

Distances

- Quito - Salcedo: 120 Km, Rode transportation. Panamericana.
- Quito - Ambato: 176 Km, Rode transportation. Panamericana
- Quito - Bahía: 442 Km, Rode transportation. . Flight to Manta and then rode transportation, 110 Km, 1 hour 15 minutes.

La Piedra

Distances Bahía de Caráquez to…
- Bahía - Quito: 442 Km, overland six hours, 30 minutes by plane to Manta, 115 Km, later. overland.
- Bahía - Salcedo: 380 Km, six hours overland
- Bahía - Ambato: 300 Km, five hours overland

Patio Andaluz
Distances from Quito to…
- Quito - Salcedo: 120 Km, 1 hour and 15 minutes overland via first class
- Quito - Ambato: 176 Km, two hours overland via first class
- Quito - Bahía: 442 Km, six hours overland, portions of the first order; 30 minutes until Manta air, then 115 Km, an hour and 15 minutes overland

Rumipamba de las Rosas

Distances Salcedo to…
- Quito - Salcedo: 120 Km, 1 hour and 15 minutes overland via first class
- Salcedo - Ambato: 22 Km, 20 minutes overland via first class
- Salcedo - Bahía: 380 Km, overland six hours, sections of the first order, 30 minutes by air from Quito to Manta, then an hour and 15 minutes overland

Quinta Loren
Distances from Ambato to…
- Ambato - Quito: 176 Km, 1 hour and 30 minutes overland via first class
- Ambato - Salcedo: 22 Km, twenty minutes overland via first class
- Ambato - Bahía: 380 Km, overland six hours, sections of the first order, 30 minutes by air from Quito to Manta, then an hour and 15 minutes overland

Turistic Calendar

Turistic Calendar - months

JANUARY
1 – 6 New year holidays
PILLARO (Tungurahua): “Diablada” of Píllaro.
5 – 6 MOCHA (Tungurahua): Reyes Magos Feast
6 AMBATO (Tungurahua) Y MONTECRISTI (Manabí): Reyes Magos Feast
PUJILí (Cotopaxi): Niño de Isinche.
10 PEDERNALES (Manabí): Parroquialización de Atahualpa.

FEBRUARY
CARNAVAL
PRIMERA SEMANA SAQUISILí (Cotopaxi): Virgen del Quinche Feast
4 PATATE (Tungurahua): Señor del Terremoto. Procession
25 CALDERA (Carchi): Fiesta de San Francisco de Asís.

MARCH
2 MANTA (Mumbai): Foundation holiday
12 PORTOVIEJO (Mumbai): Foundation holiday
21 SAN ANTONIO DE PICHINCHA: Equinoccio, Mitad del Mundo.
31 PEDERNALES (Manabí): Cantonización.

APRIL
EASTER MOBILE DATES: Processions and religious celebrations.
7 QUERO (Tungurahua): Indian Day.
15 SANTA ANA (Manabi): raft by the Ruta de los Abuelos.
16 SAN VICENTE (Manabi): Travel Trade Fair.
22 IBARRA: Latin-American Popular Fair. Handicrafts.

MAY
Mobile dates May - June CORPUS CRHISTI: Corpus in Cañar, Salasaca (Tungurahua), Danzantes of Pujilí (Cotopaxi).
1 NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Labor Day.
2 QUITO (Pichincha): Las Cruces Festival
14 QUERO (Tungurahua): Virgen del Monte Veneration.
24 NATIONAL CIVIC FEAST: Battle of Pichincha.

JUNE
12 to 20 COTACACHI (Imbabura): Equinox Summer.
17 to 19 INGAPIRCA (Cañar): Inti Raymi: Celebration of Indian summer solstice.
20 to 28 IMBABURA and PICHINCHA: Sun holiday or Inty Raymi.
28 to 29 MANABí and GUAYAS: Presidents White and Black.

JULY
16 IBARRA (Imbabura): Procession, mad cow, burning Chamiza.
SAN VICENTE (Manabi): Ninth, aquatic festival.
22 PELILEO (Tungurahua): Paseo del Chagra.
25 MACHACHI (Pichincha): "Chagra" Festival
GUAYAQUIL (Guayas): Foundation Festival.

AUGUST
All month cultural activities in Quito "Month of Art and Culture."
10 NATIONAL CIVIC FEAST: First Cry of Independence.
15-20 (Loja): Fiesta de la Virgen del Cisne, massive pilgrimage.

SEPTEMBER
2 to 15 OTAVALO (Imbabura) - Yamor and Los Lagos Feast
6 to 14 COTACACHI (Imbabura): Jora Feast
19 to 28 SALCEDO (Cotopaxi): San Miguel Feast.
20 to 24 PORTOVIEJO (Manabi): Nuestra Señora de la Merced.

OCTOBER
BAñOS (Tungurahua): Nuestra Señora de Agua Santa.
MANTA (Manabi): Month of the arts.
9 GUAYAQUIL (Guayas): Independence of Guayaquil.
12 MANABí: Rodeo Montubio.
14 PUJILí (Cotopaxi): Popular Feast.
14 to 24 flint (Manabi): Pedernales Feast.

NOVEMBER
2 Throughout the country: Finados
4 MANTA (Manabi): city Feast.
11 LATACUNGA (Cotopaxi): Mama Negra.
21 EL QUINCHE (Pichincha): Virgen del Quinche.

DECEMBER
1 to 6 QUITO (Pichincha) - Foundation of San Francisco de Quito.
21 SANTA ANA (Manabi): Singing in the Rain festival.
24 ISINCHE and PUJILí (Cotopaxi): El Niño de Isinche.
QUITO (Pichincha): La Yumbada.
28: Across the country: Santos Inocentes.
31: Across the country: Años viejos Incineration.



 
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