Sights & Sounds Of Ecuador

By admin | Apr 28, 2009

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Here Is A video I found that greatly shows some of the natural and wonderful beauty hat Ecuador has to offer !!

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History Of Ecuador

By admin | Apr 28, 2009

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In January 2000, Mahuad announced plans to replace the sucre, the national currency, with the US dollar. Mahuad wanted to stabilize the economy and end chronic inflation, but native peoples grew angry at the plan because they believed they would lose their savings. The sucre had been pegged at about 8,000 per dollar only a [...]

History Of Ecuador IV

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In July 1996, Abdalá Bucaram was elected president of Ecuador. A showy and eccentric populist, Bucaram quickly alienated most of the political establishment. Under Bucaram, US ambassador Leslie Alexander told Ecuadorians the country was gaining a reputation for pervasive corruption. Bucaram had come to describe himself as “El Loco,” or the madman, and citizens began [...]

History Of Ecuador III

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Return to elected government
The regime of General Rodríguez lasted for four years, and then he was ousted on 12 January 1976. A three-member Supreme Council assumed power, promising a return to civilian government within two years. Presidential elections took place in July 1978, but because none of the candidates received the required majority, a runoff [...]

History Of Ecuador II

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From 1860 to 1875, Ecuador was ruled by the fervently religious Conservative Gabriel García Moreno, Ecuador’s first great statesman. He sought peace and consolidation for his torn country through a rigid, theocratic government. His administration granted special privileges to the Roman Catholic Church, even dedicating the Republic to “The Sacred Heart of Jesus” by act [...]