Ecuador

**Ecuador** ( ), offeecially the **Republic o Ecuador** (Spaingie: República del Ecuador, Spaingie pronunciation: [reˈpuβlika ðel ekwaˈðoɾ]), leeterally "Republic o the equator"), is a representative democratic republic in Sooth Americae, thit mairches bi Colombie tae the north, Peru tae the east an sooth, an the Paceefic Ocean tae the wast. It is ane o anerlie twa kintras in Sooth Americae (thegither wi Chile) that disna hae a mairch wi Brazil. The kintra forby includes the Galápagos Islands in the Paceefic, aboot 965 kilometre (600 mile) wast o the mainland. Ecuador striddles the equator, fae whilk it taks its name, an haes a aurie o 256,371 square kilometres (98,985&nbsp;mi²). Its caipital ceety is Quito an its lairgest ceety is Guayaquil. Ecuador is yin o the 17 megadiverse kintras in the warld, bi the Warld Conservation Monitorin Centre's wey o it.

## Provinces
Ecuador haes 24 provinces (Spaingie: *provincias*):

## Historic Center o Quito, UNESCO World Heritage Site


File:Iglesia de Santa Barbara, (Quito) pic b 5.JPG|Iglesia de Santa Barbara, (Quito)
Image:Iglesia de San Francisco, Quito, Ecuador, 2015-07-22, DD 154.JPG|San Francisco (Quito)
Image:49 - Quito - Décembre 2008.jpg|Basílica del Voto Nacional (Quito)
Image:Catedral metropolitana Quito.jpg|Catedral Metropolitana (Quito)
Image:54 Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus (1).JPG|La Compañía (Quito)
File:Capilla Del Hospicio, Quito (pic 1).JPG|Capilla Del Hospicio, Quito

File:La Parrouqia de San Roque (Quito) pic a.JPG|La Capilla de Robo, Quito

File:Iglesia de San Roque (Quito) pic b2.JPG|Iglesia de San Roque (Quito)

Image:Iglesia de Santo Domingo, Quito, Ecuador, 2015-07-22, DD 194.JPG|Santo Domingo (Quito)
Image:Biblioteca Municipal Quito.jpg|Centro Cultural Metropolitano (Quito)
File:Monasterio Augustinas de la Encarnacion San Juan 1877, Quito pic a03.JPG|Monasterio Augustinas de la Encarnacion San Juan (Quito)
Image:Palacio Hidalgo (Quito) 02.JPG|Palacio Hidalgo (Quito)
Image:Palacio Gangotena, Quito, Ecuador, 2015-07-22, DD 156.JPG|Palacio Gangotena (Quito)
Image:Quito ChurchLaMerced.JPG|La Merced (Quito)
Image:Quito-San Diego-01.jpg| San Diego (Quito)
Image:MUSEO NUMISMÁTICO (20194779858).jpg|Museo Numismático (Quito)
Image:Catedral de la Inmaculada Consepción en el Parque Calderon en Cuenca, Ecuador.jpg|Catedral de la Inmaculada Consepción (Cuenca)
Image:OldCathedral.Cuenca.JPG|Catedral antigua (Cuenca)
Image:Portoviejo - Catedral.JPG|Catedral (Portoviejo)
Image:Ecuador Ambato Basilica.JPG|Basílica (Ambato)
Image:Loma de Quito.jpg|Loma de Quito (Riobamba)
Image:Iglesia de la Concepción Riobamba.jpg|La Concepción (Riobamba)
Image:Catedral Riobamba.jpg|Catedral (Riobamba)
Image:S5030127.JPG|Catedral (Loja)
Image:S5030138.JPG|Santo Domingo (Loja)
Image:S5030160.JPG|San Francisco (Loja)
Image:S5030152.JPG| San Sebastián (Loja)
Image:Torre de la Basilica de la Dolorosa.jpg|Basílica de la Dolorosa (Ibarra)

File:Museo de la Ciudad, Quito (church bell tower).JPG
File:Museo de la Ciudad, Quito (church view from the bell tower) pic a6.JPG

File:Museo de la Ciudad, Quito (church view from the bell tower) pic a7.JPG
File:Museo de la Ciudad, Quito (church view from the bell tower) pic a8.JPG


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