Ecuador
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General Information
Capital: Quito.
Time: : GMT - 5 (Galapagos Islands GMT - 6).
Tel. Code: 00 593 .
Official Language: : Spanish is the official language but Quechua and other indigenous languages are common. Some English is spoken.
Currency: : US Dollar (US$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of US$100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1. Coins are in denominations of US$1 and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents. The US Dollar replaced the Sucre as the official currency of Ecuador in September 2000 .
Electricity: : 110/120 volts AC, 60Hz.
Religion: More than 90 per cent are nominally Roman Catholic.
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Climate
Warm and subtropical. Weather varies within the country due to the Andes mountain range and coastal changes. Andean regions are cooler and it is especially cold at nights in the mountains. Rainfall is high in coastal and jungle areas. In the Galápagos the weather is dry and mild.
Required Clothing:Lightweight cottons and linens, and rainwear in subtropical areas. Warmer clothes are needed in upland areas.
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Airport

Quito (UIO) (Mariscal Sucre) is 8km (5 miles) from the city centre.
Guayaquil (GYE) (Simón Bolívar) is 5km (3 miles) from the city. There are bus and taxi services into the city

Departure Tax: US$25.

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Internal Travel
Air,Sea/River, Rail and Road are the modes of transportation used within Ecuador.
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Public Holidays

Public Holidays 2005:
Jan 1 New Year's Day.
Mar 24 Maundy Thursday.
Mar 25 Good Friday.
May 1 Labour Day.
May 24 Battle of Pichincha.
May 26 Corpus Christi .
Jul 24 Simon Bolivar Day.
Aug 10 Independence Day. .
Nov 2 All Souls’ Day.
Dec 25 Christmas Day.
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve.

Note:Ecuador's Carnival (in March/April), the Foundation of Guayaquil (usually in October), the Foundation of Cuenca (usually in November) and the Foundation of Quito (usually in December) are not official public holidays, but are widely observed. Other holidays, in addition to the above, may be marked locally.

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Iternery
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