Ecuador's Indigenous groups are fiercely opposing President Noboa's plan to expand oil drilling in the Amazon.
About Ecuador:
Location: It is a country located on the northwestern edge of South America.
History: Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire until the Spanish arrived and claimed the country as a Spanish colony.
It is divided into four geographic regions: the coastal lowlands and mountain area; the Central Andes Mountains and its two major chains (Cordillera Occidental in the West) and the (Cordillera Oriental in the east).
Bordering countries: It is bordered by Colombia to the north, by Peru to the south and east.
Maritime boundaries: It shares borders with the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Ecuador also includes the Galapagos Islands.
Highest Point:The highest point in Ecuador is Mount Chimborazo, at 20,560ft (6,268m).
Volcano: Cotopaxi is one of the world's highest active volcanoes located in the Andes Mountains.
Climate: Tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands.
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