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Quito, Ecuador. Established. 1884. Period covered. 1538-1980. The National Archives of Ecuador ( Spanish: Archivo Nacional del Ecuador) was created on 17 January 1884, under the auspices of President José María Plácido Caamaño. [1] The present organizational structure was created in 1938. The National Archives is located in Quito, with a ...
Tower height. 377.2 Ft (115 meters) Spire height. 73 metres (240 ft) Administration. Archdiocese. Archdiocese of Quito. The Basilica of the National Vow ( Spanish: Basílica del Voto Nacional) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas.
Police at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in the capital Quito. The National Police of Ecuador ( Spanish: Policía Nacional del Ecuador) is the national police force and the main civil law enforcement agency of Ecuador. It is commanded by the Commanding General ( Comandante General) and subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior.
Ecuador, [a] officially the Republic of Ecuador, [b] 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 ...
The politics of Ecuador are multi-party. [1] The central government polity is a quadrennially elected presidential, unicameral representative democracy. The President of Ecuador is head of state and head of the army on a multi-party system, and leads a cabinet with further executive power. Legislative power is not limited to the National ...
Ecuador was an original member of the block, founded by left-wing governments in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2008. Ecuador also asked UNASUR to return the headquarters building of the organization, based in its capital city, Quito. In June 2019, Ecuador agreed to allow US military planes to operate from an airport on the Galapagos Islands.
Yellow for the sun and gold, blue for the sky and liberty, red for blood and freedom. National Mountains. Chimborazo. National symbol: see coat of arms. National river. Guayas. National symbol: see coat of arms. National symbol. Steam boat on the Guayas River with the Chimborazo in the background.
Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces: Region 1 (42,126 km 2, or 16,265 mi 2 ): Esmeraldas, Carchi, Imbabura, and Sucumbios.