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The Programa Pueblos Mágicos (Spanish: [pweβloˈmaxiko]; "Magical Towns Programme") is an initiative led by Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR). The program seeks to promote tourism in a network of small and mid-sized towns that represent aspects of Ecuador's cultural heritage, and to encourage sustainable economic development in these communities.
Ecuador, [a] officially the Republic of Ecuador, [b] is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland.
Road map of Ecuador (Spanish). Highway in Cashapamba, Pichincha.Part of E35. The primary highways of Ecuador are designated with both a name and an alphanumeric designation. . The highway designations begin with the letter E followed by a number on a shield that looks like the ones of the USA interstate highw
Spanish is the official and most commonly spoken language in Ecuador. Northern Quechua and other pre-colonial American languages were spoken by 2,300,000 in the past (Adelaar 1991). Ethnologue lists 24 languages of Ecuador: [2] Achuar–Shiwiar; Awa–Cuaiquer; Cha'palaachi; Cofán; Colorado; Ecuadorian Sign Language; Emberá languages; Media ...
Palms on the Santay Island.. Guayas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡwa.ʝas] ⓘ) is a coastal province in Ecuador.It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean (as the Gulf of Guayaquil); to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos and Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro and the Pacific Ocean.
These words come mostly from the Andean Spanish dialects of Ecuador, with strong influences from Quichua (Northern Quechua), although Quechua had no historical presence in the Ecuadorian coast. This is the case of the Quechua-origin word "ñaño" (brother) which is widespread throughout the country.
Claro Ecuador (formerly Porta) is a large Ecuadorian telecommunication operator, owned by a Mexican group América Móvil. It provides mobile and fixed phone, internet and television service. As of 2024, Claro Ecuador has about 8.6 million mobile users, making it the largest telecommunication provider in the country with a market share of ...
According to the Ecuadorian Superintendency of Banks, as of 2012, the ten most profitable banks in Ecuador were (ordered by profit): Banco Pichincha, Banco del Pacífico, Banco de Guayaquil, Produbanco, Banco Internacional and Banco Bolivariano, Banco del Austro, Banco Solidario, Citibank Ecuador and Unibanco (now merged with Banco Solidario). [2]