Ecuador is located in the northwestern region of South America and home to over 15 million people! The country is divided into 24 provinces and 7 regions. This area is pretty impressive considering that Ecuador can be roughly compared to the size of the state of Nevada. Additionally, Ecuador is home to the famous Galapagos Islands and (given the shape of our planet) the top of Mount Chimborazo (20,560 feet above sea level) is considered to be the most distant point of the Earth’s surface! 

Located at the equator, Ecuador experiences little variation in daylight throughout the year. Ecuador has breathtaking landscapes that can truly fall into every type of possible climate definition. The variation of climate seems to largely be determined by the altitude, but rich abundant plant and animal life flourish across all types of terrain. From rainforests, jungles, highlands, mountain regions, valley lands,  basins, coastal areas, all the way to arid dry land–Ecuador has a little bit of everything!