where is ecuador on a map
Geography. Ecuador is located in the northwestern region of South America. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, Colombia to the north, and Peru to the east and south.The territory of Ecuador consists of the mainland and the Galapagos Islands located 1000km to its west in the Pacific. Ecuador's official currency is the US dollar. 2  In 2008, Ecuador became the first country in the world to declare that nature has constitutional rights. 3  The Panama hat actually originated from Ecuador.