Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Ecuador. At present, the capital city of Quito hosts 38 embassies while several other countries have ambassadors accredited from other regional capitals. Several countries also maintain consulates or consulates general in other Ecuadorian cities.
La Hora is the newspaper with the most regional editions in Ecuador. It specializes in regional news, and runs a total of 10 regional editions. It specializes in regional news, and runs a total of 10 regional editions.
Initial diplomatic interactions began when William Wheelwright was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first U.S. Consul in Guayaquil in 1825. Diplomatic recognition of Ecuador as a separate state from the Colombian federation by the United States followed in 1832, subsequent to Ecuador's secession from Colombia in 1830. [1]
Ecuador Time (ECT), as named by the IANA time zone database, is the time observed in mainland Ecuador since 1931. Ecuador Time is at UTC-05:00 [ 1 ] and has no daylight saving , except for a brief period from late 1992 to early 1993 during the government of president Sixto Durán Ballén . [ 2 ]
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 ...
Correos del Ecuador is the national post office of Ecuador. It was first created on May 2, 1831 by President Juan José Flores as part of the Vice Presidency, and it is considered the oldest public company in Ecuador. [1] The company suffered financial losses and it was submitted for liquidation in May 2020. [2] [3]
Campesinos and mestizos often use a special calque of the Kichwa polite request: Déme mirando = Mire, por favor; Dame pasando por la casa = Quisiera que fueras por la casa. Phonetically the clearest distinction from any Mexican or other articulated Spanish (no ~s reduction) is the distinguishing of Y vs. LL.
An Ecuadorian passport (Spanish: Pasaporte ecuatoriano) is an identity document issued to citizens of Ecuador for the purpose of international travel. It is issued by the Registro Civil, Identificación y Cedulación (Civil Registry) in Ecuador, and the Minister of Foreign Affair Embassies & Consulates abroad.