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Can someone write something about Ecuadorian volleyball which I think is more of a community occasion than US volleyball... See Kennington Park in London... Szczels 18:54, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Good idea. The name of such an article should be Ecuavolley or Ecuaboli or Ecuavoli some such plus redirects, as that is how it is termed in Ecuador. None of these currently exist. Mona-Lynn 21:16, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I added Ecuavolley to the list of variants under the Volleyball article. Seitz 03:36, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
The right name's JAMIL MAHUAD and he was responsible of the biggest and worst economical crisis of our country, a corrupt politician who robbed millions of USD together with his "friends", ledding our country into an even deeper status of poverty. He lives covered by a nice and confortable "Political Refugee" agreement in Costa Rica.
It is my understanding that Mahuad lives confortably in the USA.
The same could be said of any recent president.
the CIA had Jamil Mahuad's name spelled two different ways, popular opinion is it's "Mahuad" (11,300 vs. 307 pages in google). I hope Mr. Mahuad or Mahaud agrees.
Reference moved from article page. olivier 12:05, 10 Aug 2003 (UTC)
This article contains information from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website.
Motto
The national motto of Ecuador, Libertad y Orden is translated as The peace and wellbeing, the glory and triumph. But doesn't Libertad y Orden mean Freedom and Order or something to that extent? Or does Ecuador have another motto and is the translation correct? Aecis 13:48, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
The motto of Ecuador is "El Ecuador ha sido, es, y será país amazónico." (Ecuador has been, is, and will be a country of the Amazon.) I'm not sure if that was changed after relatively recent resolution of territorial issues with Peru.
- It is Dios, patria y libertad. on Spanish Wiki: w:es:Ecuador Meteor2017 11:37, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
Commons pictures
Hi,
I've uploaded a few photos taken by Mazbln to the Wikimedia Commons. Take a look: Commons:Category:Ecuador -- I would appreciate it if someone could go through them and add relevant ones to this and other articles.--Eloquence* 04:37, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)
Map
A controversy has erupted over the choice of map for this article. The two candidates are shown here, along with any others that other Wikipedians may choose to enter. Feel free to make any comments. The lower map may also appear in the corresponding Geography article for this country. Kelisi 03:11, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
The lower one would, of course, be reduced, but could be clicked to enlarge it. Kelisi 03:11, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I prefer the lower Kelisi version, --SqueakBox 03:21, Apr 2, 2005 (UTC)
Improvement Drive
South America is currently nominated to be improved on Wikipedia:This week's improvement drive. You can support the article with your vote.--Fenice 12:14, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
sport and culture?
I think the culture heading should be changed to culture and sport
Then the main national sports of Ecuador could be listed (soccer and volleyball?) Szczels 15:17, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
needs more information
Such as information on points of interest, the conflict with Perú, geography, etc.
- Confict with Perú: here
dollar?
Why did Ecuador start using the dollar? Is it true? --Revolución (talk) 23:59, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
Yes, it is true. On January 17th, 2000, Dr. Jamil Mahuad, then President of Ecuador, announced a banking holiday and that Ecuador would assume the US dollar as its currency. The exchange rate was pegged at 25,000 Ecuadorian sucres per 1 USD. All deposits in savings accounts above $500 had 50% frozen for one year. The Ecuadorian Central Bank ceased producing Sucres and all commercial banks in the country began cashing all cheques, paying withdrawals in USD at the fixed exchange rate. All Sucres that were deposited were then deposited into the Central Bank at the fixed exchange rate and then destroyed. The Central Bank concentrated on importing bills and coins from the US.
- As to why, it's because the sucre was very unstable. Basically they just threw their hands in the air, adopted a more stable currency and let someone else handle monetary policy. It was a good idea too. Inflation is probably close to an all-time low. Most of the arguments against it in Ecuador are purely based on nationalism. Neurodivergent 16:39, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
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- Inflation is probably close to an all-time low. Unfortunately, it is not (at least the locals say so). The prices of everything are still raising while salaries remain the same.
- Most of the arguments against it in Ecuador are purely based on nationalism. No, they're not. True, inflation is lower (I remember when I went there once and paid with 100 sucres coins, then the next year I had to use 1000 sucres coins, etc.) but in general the life has been tougher for the greatest part of the population since the US dollar was made the national currency.
- By the way, they're called dollars but wouldn't be accepted in the US. The bills are the same, as well as the $1 coin, but the other coins are completely different. Real USD are accepted anywhere in the country though. It is common to pay with both currencies mixed. Fgabolde 18:10, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
English Names of Countries
If the English form of España is Spain, and Spain is used widely by English speakers, why isn't "Equator" used as the name of Ecuador by English speakers? --Shultz 04:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
- I think this is true of all countries in Latin America, right?. European countries do tend to have different names in English. Neurodivergent 16:41, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
- The issue has also to do with the fact that the word "Equator" refers to the imaginary line. In Spanish, "Ecuador" is not the name of the imaginary line. The imaginary line is called "línea Ecuatorial" or "línea Equinoccial" in Spanish. Thus, using the term "Equator" to refer to the country is actually a mistake.--192.188.59.3 17:40, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
Ecuador
What is the main language of Ecuador
- Spanish. Quishua is spoken, mainly in the Sierra, but in the cities, you will mostly hear Spanish. I believe such questions would be best answered in the corresponding article, however. Fgabolde 18:11, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
Archipelago de Colón?
I speak Spanish, and I've always claled the Galapagos Islands "islas Galápagos". I've never heard "Archipelago de Colón".
- The province of Ecuador is called Islas Galápagos: the geographical entity is, in Spanish, called by either that name or Archipelago de Colón (although I've always thought that Archipelago de Darwin would have been more appropriate) Kevin McE 11:35, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Incorrect Statistic Corrected
Jehovah's Witnesses do not count membership according to the number in attendance at the yearly Memorial. They count membership according to active publishers (although, technically only the publishers who are baptized as Jehovah's Witnesses are actually members). I am correcting the statistic to use current 2005 data from Watchtower February 1, 2006 issue, which showed average publishers as 50,843. I also removed the POV qualifier "rapidly" from the context. Respectfully, --Evident 00:47, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
How big is Ecuador?
I am totally confused about the size of Ecuador: The written text tells me 272,045km², the table shows only 199,235km² and the comparison listing in 1E11m²shows a size of 283,560 km² So who can help me in finding the correct size? A confused teacher, Brigitte
- You're right that the numbers are conflicting. The one I'm finding is most cited is 256,370 km². The CIA factbook says 283,560 km² total, with 276,840 sq km in land. The Ecuadoring Ministry of Foreign Affairs cites the 256,370 figure [1], as does the Ministry of Tourism [2]. I'd go with what the government of Ecuador says. Neurodivergent 18:16, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
Ecuadorians living in Australia
Hi,
I am a Year 7 student (12 years old) in Melbourne, Australia. I need to know, as part of a Geography assignmnet, if there are any Ecuadorians living in Melbourne or Sydney. I am sure there must be many. I also need to know what their lives as migrants to Australian are like, how they keep in touch with other Ecuadorians in both Australia and Ecuadore. If any one has any iinformation or ideas I would be very grateful.
Hi, I am also wanting to know the same question. I am living in Australia and i would also like to know the same question.
Signed: Madmatt2314
the country ecuador is a place where toyurist love to visit because of the galapagos islands
Demographics of Ecuador
I have a question for ecuadorians here: Ive been watching the world cup in Germany and I really loved the Ecuador team. Well, I came here to learn more about the country and I found it weird to find out that blacks are just a very small minority, when the national team is almost completely made out of blacks. I found that strange, so I ask you are they really that few, or do they do like in other latin american countries and declare themselves metistzos, not black? I'd appreciate an answer and good luck with england, hope you'll beat them... Dizzee ignorant 16:33, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
As an Ecuadorean I can tell you that Mestizos is a huge percentage of the country, we are talking above 90%, then you have african-americans (no idea if that term applies outside the US) and caucasians. By no means is the country split up in the same way the soccer team is, I imagine its something like sports in the US where african-americas clearly dominate almost every sport yet they are only a small percetange of the population. In Ecuador there are two regions that are mostly comprised by black people, one is Esmeraldas, and the other is the Chota valley, I think as many as 6 of the national team players came from Chota.
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