Visiting Ecuador
- Food
- Holidays
- Souvenirs
- Sports
- Tourist Attractions
Food:
- special food for each holiday
- special food for each town/city
- order of service: (guest), father, male children, female children, mother
- breakfast: coffee, bread, and eggs
- dinner: rice, bread. beef, fruit, fish, and soup
- favorite dishes: locro, empanadas, ceviche, caldo de bola
Holidays:
- New Years: January 1
- Summer Solstice: June
- Independence of Quito: August 10
- Independence of Guayaqui: October 9
- All Souls Day: November 2
Sports:
- Most popular: Futbol (soccer)
- Second popular: Volleyball
- Third popular: Basketball
Tourist Attractions:
- Cotopaxi: worlds largest active volcano
- La Midad del Mundo: marks the equator
- Quito
- Galopagos Islands: islands off of Ecuador
Education:
- ages 6-14 or 15 attend school
- Primary School
- Secondary School
- Preschool
- public schools are free
- enroll in any public school
- 60%-70% finish primary school
- school hours: 7 am-12:30 pm or 1-6 pm
- English is taught as foreign language
- French may be taught at Private Schools
