Ecuador, the size of the state of Wisconsin, has 9 distinct climate zones.

 

Ecuador is home to 47 volcanoes in total (both active and extinct), with 15 of them in the Galapagos Islands, and 32 on the mainland; 27 are potentially active.

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Ecuador experienced 14 days of violent protests in October of 2019, and 18 days in June of 2022.

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