ECUADOR:%20DIVERSITY%20AND%20CONTRAST

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ECUADOR DIVERSITY AND CONTRAST
Linda Sacco Sherman E. Burroughs High
School Ridgecrest, CA
2005 Fulbright-Hays Seminar Ecuador
Sustainability and Development in Action
The Amazon at Sunrise
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REGIONS

• The Andes Mountains
• The Amazon
• The Galápagos Islands
• The Coast

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THE ANDES MOUNTAINS
Volcán Cotacachi
Volcán Cotopaxi
Lake near Cotacachi
Volcán Antisana
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THE AMAZON
Ferns
Casa del Suizo
Napo River
Canopy Area
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THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS
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THE COAST
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FLORA AND FAUNA

• 10,000 species of plants in the Amazon
• 25,000 species of trees in the Amazon
• 8,200 species of plants and vegetables in the
  Andes
• 2,725 species of orchids in the Andes
• 600 native species in the Galápagos
• 8 of the worlds animal species
• 3,800 species of vertebrates
• 1,550 species of mammals
• 350 reptile species
• 375 amphibian species
• 800 fresh water fish
• 450 salt water fish
• 15 of the worlds endemic birds
• 4,500 species of butterflies

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FAUNA OF THE GALÁPAGOS

• Condor
• Marine Iguanas
• Darwins Finches
• Penguins
• Great Frigates
• Albatrosses
• Flightless Cormorants
• Giant Sea Turtles
• Tortoises
• Blue-Footed Booby
• Sally Lightfoot Crab
• Sea Lions
• Dolphins
• Pelicans
• Peregrine Falcons
• Galápagos Hawk

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FAUNA OF THE GALÁPAGOS
Tortugas de tierra
León marino
Cangrejo
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FAUNA OF THE GALÁPAGOS
Iguana marina
Tiburón
Tortuga marina
Paloma de Galápagos
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AVES OF THE GALÁPAGOS
Blue-footed Booby
Frigate Birds
Albatrosses
Galápagos Penguins
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FLORA OF ECUADOR
Bromeliad
Orchid
Cactus
Bird of Paradise
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OTHER FAUNA
Monarch Butterfly
Leaf frog
Galápagos Mockingbird
Humpback Whale
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ECUADORIAN POPULATION

• White
• Mestizo
• Indian
• Black

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INHABITANTS OF THE NORTHERN ANDES
Merchants at the Otavalo Market
A Woman from Quito
Women from Peguche
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INHABITANTS OF THE AMAZON
An Amazonian Family
An Amazonian Indian
Amazonian children
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INHABITANTS OF THE COAST
School Children in Guayaquil
Children from Guayaquil
Archaeological Museum
Coastal Man
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INHABITANTS OF THE SOUTHERN ANDES
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INDIGENOUS DANCE AND RITUAL
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INTI RAYMI
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ART

• Textiles
• Tapestries
• Handknit Clothing
• Embroidery
• Hats, Baskets, and Bags
• Leatherwork
• Jewelry
• Ceramics
• Woodcarving
• Bread Figures
• Paintings

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PRE-COLOMBIAN ART
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CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART
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GUAYASAMÍN
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ARCHITECTURE

• Indigenous
• Spanish/Colonial
• French
• Modern

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INDIGENOUS STYLE
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COLONIAL/SPANISH STYLE
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FRENCH STYLE
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MODERN STYLE
Guayaquil
Imbabura
University of Tena
Quito
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CUISINE

• Llapingachos
• Salsa de Mani
• Cochinillo Asado
• Hallacas
• Cuy
• Ceviche
• Trucha
• Sopa
• Locro
• Mariscos

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TRADITIONAL CUISINE
Locro de papas
Trucha a la plancha
Arroz relleno con mariscos
Ceviche de camarones
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A TRADITIONAL DELICACY
Cuy asado
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TRADITIONAL CUISINE
Sopa de quinoa
Llapingachos
Trucha con vegetales
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TRADITIONAL CUISINE
Hallacas
Cochinillo asado
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CLIMATE

• The Dry Forest
• The Tropical/Wet Forest
• The Páramo
• The Cloud Forest

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DRY TROPICAL FOREST
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TROPICAL RAINFOREST
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THE CLOUD FOREST
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THE PÁRAMO
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PRODUCTS

• Corn
• Cacao
• Potato
• Beef
• Guinea Pig
• Banana
• Rice
• Sugar Cane
• Passion Fruit
• Guanábana

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PLANTATIONS
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INDUSTRIES

• Shrimp
• Tilapia
• Rose
• Panama Hat

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SHRIMP FARMS
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PANAMA HAT FACTORY
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ROSE FARMS
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OLD AND NEW SCHOOLS
School Construction in Manta
A School in the Amazon
A New Classroom in Manta
A Class in Manta
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BIG AND LITTLE CITIES
Cuenca
El camino a Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Quito
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INDIGENOUS AND CONTEMPORARY MARKETS
Tienda de flores en Cuenca
Mercado de Otavalo
Tiendas en Guayaquil
Centro comerical en Quito
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EVENING IN THE AMAZON
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ACKNOWLEDGEMETNS

• Elena Durango
• Michael Baron
• Maryanne Kalin-Miller