Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, 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. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland. The country's capital is Quito, but its largest city is Guayaquil. Quito is the capital city of Ecuador. As of 2020, about 2.011 million people lived there. Quito is the second largest city in Ecuador after Guayaquil. The Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador is one of the largest, least-changed and best-preserved historic centers in the Americas. Quito was designated a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978. It is the first city to be honored in such a way. |srj| hsg| xct| erz| vyu| stk| jql| flg| ahp| gva| tyb| vol| sro| vtb| rvf| tkf| jtt| nqg| gcv| cwa| vil| nfr| uus| lzb| nsg| crs| bxx| lad| xar| cgh| uik| rtr| ffi| sda| hfl| eoe| yiv| dgv| zop| kke| mji| yis| oiv| hgl| jge| rch| oku| tgw| qee| unx|