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Ecuador is home to varied landscapes with infinite
soil types, ecosystems, and microclimates.
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Pacific
Coast.
Ecuadors coastal region is made up of fertile
plains, rolling hills, and sedimentary basins traversed
by a plethora of rivers that rush from the heights of
the Andes to the Pacific Ocean.
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The
Highlands .
The Andes Mountain Range crosses the country from north
to south. The Highlands Regions, referred to as "La
Sierra", is made up of ten provinces, each of which
have important peaks such as Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Cayambe,
and Antisana.
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The
Amazon Region.
Comprises an inmense jungle, it is the threshold of
the fabulous Amazon basin. Its features are its ethnic
richness, countless hydrocarbon resources, varied vegetation
and its exotic animals of inestimable beauty.
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Galapagos
Islands.
The officialy called Archipelago of Colón is
made up of 13 main islands, 17 islets, and dozens of
ancient rock formations.
United Nations declared it Ecological Heritage of Mankind.
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