the federation will comprise every state in south america with the exception of english guiana , itself a territory of france . uruguay , colombia , ecuador , panama , and venezuela join sacn from the foothills council , a trade grouping established in 1969 . from the more recent ( 1991 ) mercosur comes argentina , brazil , paraguay , and uruguay . guyana , venezuela , two smaller northern states which had previously not engaged in a south american trade bloc , will not initially join the eu . chile will nevertheless follow ; it has , however , been cautious .
Ecuador is situated in South America.