Line #2 UsefulNotes/Ecuador


1	[[quoteright:328:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ec_map.gif]]
2	[[caption-width-right:328:Doesn't that island[[note]]Isabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos[[/note]] look like a seahorse to you?]]
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4	->'''Wayne:''' Ecuador. ''[Drew buzzes him out]''\
5	'''Ryan:''' [[ChewingTheScenery Ecuador]]?!
6	-->-- From a playing of Questions Only on ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway''
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8	The '''Republic of Ecuador''' ('''Spanish:''' ''República del Ecuador''; '''Quechua:''' ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; '''Shuar:''' ''Ekuatur Nunka'') is a little (compared to its neighbors, that is; [[https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTYwMjY2NDQ.NTk4NzI3NwMjY5NDMyNDc(MzUxMTcwNzU~!GBMA.MTgwMDAwMDA)Mw~!EC*Nzk4ODE1OA.MjA5MTI0NzE)NA it's actually larger than Britain]]) country in UsefulNotes/SouthAmerica. As you can probably guess, the Equator goes right through the country. It is one of the two countries in the continent that doesn’t share a border with UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}, the other one being UsefulNotes/{{Chile}}.
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10	Originally home to many different civilizations, the territory fell to the [[UsefulNotes/PreColumbianCivilizations Incan Empire]] in the fifteenth century; however, they were eventually conquered by the Spanish empire. Fun fact: the majority of the native peoples in Ecuador were originally from UsefulNotes/{{Bolivia}}, and vice-versa; Tahuatinsuyu had a policy of swapping around native peoples during their rule. During their time in the region, Ecuador was just a little backwater region, with marginal development; however, the first seeds of independence, although fruitless, had its roots here.
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12	In 1822 the country achieved independence and, in a rush of regional fervor, joined the [[TheFederation Republic of Gran Colombia]] (which included UsefulNotes/{{Colombia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Panama}} (at that time part of Colombia) and UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}). Some years later they decided the whole unity thing wasn’t that interesting and declared themselves independent once again.
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14	Since then, the country passed through the same things as almost all their neighbors: [[BananaRepublic economical ups-and-downs, military coups, intervention from external powers and border skirmishes]]. The fact that they were the second producer of oil in the region only helped the facts. In TheEighties the country got back the democracy and has been growing since then, but it still has economical problems, especially with the poverty and the growing influence of indigenous people.
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16	In 2010, an attempted coup ensued, the development of which was worthy of a Hollywood script (complete with the president as hostage, shootouts and a [[BigDamnHeroes daring rescue mission]]). Some groups, however, see the whole thing as [[BatmanGambit an exaggeration of the President Rafael Correa]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit to help him win popular sympathy and the following elections]]. Somehow, that makes it even more worthy of Hollywood.
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18	Ecuador has a huge biodiversity, regardless of its size, having a seashore, highlands and a rainforest, all of them containing lots of species, many of them unique to their environments. The Galápagos Islands, famous for giving UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin his idea for the theory of evolution, belong to the country as well. The Mount Chimborazo (actually an inactive volcano), in the Andes mountain range, is considered the most distant point from the center of the Earth.
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20	In spite of having split from Colombia, the relations between the countries have been nice (there was an impasse a couple of years ago that involved the FARC and UsefulNotes/{{Venezuela}}, but it was resolved peacefully). However, not the same can be said about the relations with UsefulNotes/{{Peru}}. When Ecuador was part of Gran Colombia, it fought a war with Peru between 1828 and 1829 that ended on a stalemate. During this war, Ecuador had the support of all of Gran Colombia. Both countries were neutral during most part of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, but that didn’t mean they didn’t see war in the meantime; the Ecuadorian-Peruvian War was fought in 1941, with Peru victorious. The disputed territory (where most of the oil was) still gave enough controversy to trigger two wars more: the Paquisha War in 1981 (sometimes called Paquisha Incident, because of the small profile of the conflict) and the Cenepa War in 1995. Since then, both countries have had a civil relationship.
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22	Ecuador is well known for its AndeanMusic, along with its neighbors Peru and Bolivia.
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24	!!Notable Ecuadorians and people of Ecuadorian descent
25	* Music/ChristinaAguilera's father is an Ecuadorian immigrant to the United States [[ImmigrantPatriotism who later joined the army]].
26	* Marie-Chantal Miller, wife of Prince Pavlos, the claimant Crown Prince of UsefulNotes/{{Greece}}. She was born in the UK to an Ecuadorian mother, and was raised in her Catholic faith, though she converted to Orthodoxy to marry her husband.
27	* Christopher Vélez of the boyband Music/{{CNCO}} was born in the US but grew up in Ecuador.
28	* Creator/EmanEsfandi was born to an Iranian father and Ecuadorian mother.
29	* Creator/XoloMariduena is of partial Ecuadorian descent.
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31	!!Ecuador in Fiction
32	* {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er [[Wrestling/JuanFranciscoDeCoronado "The Ecuadorian Aristocrat" Juan Francisco de Coronado]], best known for his work in Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, who is actually an American guy named Joe Padilla. He would cut promos in English with Spanish subtitles, wave the Ecuadorian flag and even wore bowties with the flag's colors. At ''National Pro Wrestling Day 2019'' on February 10th, he learned that Ecuador had "revoked" his citizenship for not paying his taxes for the past ten years. (For the record, he started the gimmick in 2012).
33	* In ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', the [[NationsAsPeople personification]] of Ecuador exists as a minor character and has been implied (in the few sketches of him) to be a FriendToAllLivingThings, likely in tribute to the country's biodiversity.
34	* ''Series/SEALTeam'' Season 4's seventh episode takes Bravo Team to Lluzhapa, Ecuador on a mission to recover a cache of Russian [=MANPADs=] from an ArmsDealer before they can be sold to Hezbollah.
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36	[[AC:The Ecuadorian flag]]
37	https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ecuador_flag_9502.png
38	->The flag is derived from that of Gran Colombia, with which it was a member. Its yellow, blue and red stripes symbolize gold, the seas, and the blood of its freedom fighters, respectively. It is also differentiated from that of UsefulNotes/{{Colombia}}, however, by its coat-of-arms. The oval shield depicts both [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazo_%28volcano%29 Mount Chimborazo]] and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayas_River Guayas River]], Ecuador's highest mountain and most important river, respectively; sailing the waters is the ''Guayas'', Ecuador's first seaworthy ship; on the sky is a golden sun with a band of [[WesternZodiac zodiac signs from Aries to Cancer]], representing the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcist_Revolution Marcist Revolution]] of March-June 1845. Perched above the shield is an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_Condor Andean Condor]], a symbol of power since pre-Inca times; flanking the sides are four Ecuadorian flags as well as a wreath of laurel and palm leaves of victory and sacrifice, respectively; and below the shield is the fasces of republican dignity.
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40	[[AC:The Ecuadorian national anthem]]
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42	->¡Salve, Oh Patria, mil veces, oh Patria!
43	->¡Gloria a ti, gloria a ti!
44	->Ya tu pecho, tu pecho, rebosa,
45	->gozo y paz ya tu pecho rebosa;
46	->Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa,
47	->Más que el sol contemplamos lucir.
48	->Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa,
49	->Más que el sol contemplamos lucir.
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51	->Los primeros, los hijos del suelo
52	->que, soberbio, el Pichincha decora,
53	->te aclamaron por siempre señora
54	->y vertieron su sangre por ti.
55	->Dios miró y aceptó el holocausto
56	->y esa sangre fue germen fecundo
57	->de otros héroes que atónito el mundo
58	->vió en tu torno a millares surgir.
59	->¡A millares surgir!
60	->¡A millares surgir!
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62	->¡Salve, Oh Patria, mil veces, oh Patria!
63	->¡Gloria a ti, gloria a ti!
64	->Ya tu pecho, tu pecho, rebosa,
65	->gozo y paz ya tu pecho rebosa;
66	->Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa,
67	->Más que el sol contemplamos lucir.
68	->Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa,
69	->Más que el sol contemplamos lucir.
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73	->Hail, Oh Fatherland, a thousand times! Oh Fatherland,
74	->Glory be to you! Glory be to you!
75	->Now your breast, your breast, overflows,
76	->Now your breast overflows with joy and peace;
77	->And your forehead, your radiant forehead
78	->we contemplate shining more than the Sun.
79	->And your forehead, your radiant forehead
80	->we contemplate shining more than the Sun.
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82	->The firsts, the sons of the soil
83	->Which Pichincha adorns superbly,
84	->They declared you as their sovereign lady forever,
85	->And shed their blood for you.
86	->God observed and accepted the holocaust,
87	->And that blood was the fertile germ
88	->Of other heroes whom the world in astonishment
89	->Saw rise up around you by the thousands.
90	->Rise up by the thousands!
91	->Rise up by the thousands!
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93	->Hail, Oh Fatherland, a thousand times! Oh Fatherland,
94	->Glory be to you! Glory be to you!
95	->Now your breast, your breast, overflows,
96	->Now your breast overflows with joy and peace;
97	->And your forehead, your radiant forehead
98	->we contemplate shining more than the Sun.
99	->And your forehead, your radiant forehead
100	->we contemplate shining more than the Sun.
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102	[[AC:Government]]
103	* Unitary presidential constitutional republic
104	** President: Daniel Noboa
105	** Vice President: Verónica Abad Rojas
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107	[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
108	* '''Capital and largest city:''' Quito
109	* '''Population:''' 17,684,536
110	* '''Area:''' 283,561 sq km (109,484 sq mi) (73rd)
111	* '''Currency:''' United States dollar ($) (USD)
112	* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' EC
113	* '''Country calling code:''' 593
114	* '''Highest point:''' Chimborazo (6267 m/20,561 ft) (13th)

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