Ecuador

SHORT INFORMATION

Rivers of Ecuador

The rivers of Ecuador are an important part of the nation's geography and economy. Most of the over 2,000 rivers and streams have headwaters in the Andes mountain range, flowing therefrom either westward toward the Pacific Ocean or eastward toward the Amazon River.

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

Christmas in Ecuador

Christmas, or Navidad, in Ecuador is probably most celebrated holiday throughout the year. As a very religious country, Ecuador is also very family-oriented, but during Christmas family traditions are doubled, tripled, and quadrupled. Christmas is indeed family time, but there are, however, other incredibly sweet and heartwarming Christmas customs and traditions in Ecuador.

SHORT INFORMATION

Ecuadorian people

Ecuadorian people consist of a diverse collection of ethnic groups, almost all related to another group in one way or another.