EcuadorBy: Christine Panzitta, Jessica Savarese, and Sarah Polacco

Map of Ecuador

Borders Colombia, Peru and Pacific Ocean

Capital city: Quito

At 9,350 feet, it is the highest elevated city in the world.

Mostly tends to have hot to mild weather, year round.

Outside parts have heavy rain year round

Flag

First adopted in 1835 and finalized with in 1900.

Yellow: the sun and the gold of the ancestors

Blue: the ocean and the clear skies

Red: the blood of the heroes who died for their country’s Fatherland and Freedom.

Inside the shield: highest mountain in Ecuador- Chimborazo, with a river at its base. There is also a steamboat is named Guayas, and was the first water-worthy boat in Ecuador.

National Anthem:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POE_fHCCzxU

Popular Art:

Artwork of the Tigua people.

Painted on sheepskin canvases.

Popular in tourist areas.

Culture:

95% Roman Catholic, Spanish speaking

Majority are mestizo: European and Amerindian mixed.

Big on family values. Extended family and Godparents lives with them

Matriarchal society: Men are almost entirely inactive in the growth of their children. Women go to work, clean house, and raise kids.

At age 15: girls have a “coming out” party, or a Quincénera

Education in Ecuador:

• Requires that all children attend school until they achieve a "basic level of education", (9 years, est.)

• Average number of years completed is 6.

• In 1996, the net primary enrollment rate was 96.9%, and 71.8% of children stayed in school until fifth grade.

• Cost of education is borne by the government.

Provision of public schools falls far below the levels needed and class sizes are large.

In rural areas, only 10% of the children go on to high school.

Sources:

https://Youtube.com/watch?v=Fk10ZaaDnEU

https://Timeforkids.com/destination/ecuador/day_in_the_life

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Ecuador#Family

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ecuador/weather

https://www.google.com/search?q=quinceanera