Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland. The capital is Quito.
The sovereign state of Ecuador is a middle-income representative democratic republic and a developing country that is highly dependent on commodities, namely petroleum and agricultural products. The country is a founding member of the United Nations, Organization of American States, Mercosur, PROSUR and the Non-Aligned Movement.
One of 17 megadiverse countries in the world, Ecuador hosts many endemic plants and animals, such as those of the Galápagos Islands. In recognition of its unique ecological heritage, the new constitution of 2008 is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights.
These amazing photos from
Bob McCleskey were taken by Ernst Leonhardt that show street scenes of Ecuador in 1959.
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| Ecuador. Tulcan main street, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Between Ibarra and San Antonio de Ibarra, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Bitter cold at night, but most bare footed, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Bus between Cuenca and Pasaje. People in front, cows in rear, chickens on top, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Cajabamba hot peppers, food highly seasoned, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Cajabamba market day, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Chickens going to market, tied by feet in big bundle but all still alive, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Ibarra sheep girls. Donkey used as "leader" of flock, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Indians carrying wood, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Main road out of town to Pan Am Highway, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Old lady in black has just unloaded smoked pig from stooped back, children helping, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Oxen pulling wood on Pan Am Highway just above Tulcan, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Pasaje old saddles, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Pasaje, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. People streaming into market in early morning. Many trot all the way (for miles) with loads on their backs, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Quito cathedrals. Quito still a small, beautiful city with no slums, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Quito government building, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Quito typical street scene, 1959 |
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| Ecuador. Tobacco and vegetable area. Each type of produce strictly assigned to own areas. Had to pay a city tax to set up shop here, 1959 |
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| Ecuadorian children, 1959 |
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