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1. What is Quito most known for?
2. What animals is Ecuador known for?
3. What is the official name of Quito?
4. How many species of animals are there in Ecuador?
5. What animals live in the Ecuador rainforest?
6. What is El Salvador's animal?
7. Are there racoons in Ecuador?
8. Are there jaguars in Ecuador?
9. What language do they speak in Ecuador?

What is Quito most known for?

The oldest of all South American capitals, Quito is notable for its well-preserved old town, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978. Church of San Agustín, on the Plaza Mayor, also called Plaza de la Independencia (“Independence Square”), Quito, Ecuador.

What animals is Ecuador known for?

The Official National Animal of Ecuador. The official national animal of Ecuador is the Andean condor. This vulture is the largest flying animal on earth and can have a wingspan of close to 11 feet. Like most vultures, its head and neck are naked, though it has a ruff of white feathers around the neck.

What is the official name of Quito?

Area approx. Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in northern Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains.

How many species of animals are there in Ecuador?

The Ecuadorian Amazon has over 300 species of mammals, 800 species of fish, 1600 species of birds, and 350 species of reptiles. Some of these amazing animals include monkeys, piranhas, anacondas, tapirs, jaguars, and iguanas. Check out my picks for the top 7 animals of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest!

What animals live in the Ecuador rainforest?

Amongst the mammal species are three-toed sloth, black-mantled tamarin, nine-banded armadillo, capybara, agouti, coati, tapir, and the elusive jaguar. The Ecuadorian Amazon's rivers, streams and lakes are home to two species of freshwater dolphin, four species of caiman and over 300 species of fish.

What is El Salvador's animal?

The beautiful, medium-sized turquoise-browed Motmot is the national animal of El Salvador. This bird belongs to the motmot family. In Salvador, this bird is called the Torogoz. It's mostly green with a bright blue stripe above its eye.

Are there racoons in Ecuador?

They live high up in the cloud forests of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. A collection of specimens from the raccoon family displayed in a storage room of the Smithsonian.

Are there jaguars in Ecuador?

A recent study by the WWF estimates that 2,000 jaguars live in the Amazon border region of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, in what's known as the Napo-Putumayo corridor, including 21 identified in Ecuador's Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve.

What language do they speak in Ecuador?

Ecuador's official language is Spanish, but Quichua, the lingua franca of the Inca Empire, is spoken by many of the indigenous people. Nine additional indigenous languages are also spoken in Ecuador.