厄瓜多尔共和国是南美洲西部的一个小国家,因为它位于赤道下,所以得名(厄瓜多尔又译为‘赤道国’)。厄瓜多尔北与哥伦比亚为邻,东部和南部的疆土与秘鲁毗连,西临太平洋。在共和国的中部,南北直贯着安达斯山脉。沿太平洋岸一带,是一狭长的热带平原,有着平稳的气候。安达斯山脉以东,是野生热带森林的低地。全国的面积共三十万零七千方公里。古老的基多城是它的首都。从基多由铁路南下,接连着瓜阿基尔商 The Republic of Ecuador is a small country in western South America, named because it is located under the equator (Ecuador is also translated as ’Equator country’). Ecuador is bordered on the north by Columbia, on the east and on the south by Peru and west by the Pacific Ocean. In the middle of the Republic, the Andhra Pradesh runs straight through north and south. Along the Pacific coast, is a narrow tropical plains, has a stable climate. To the east of the Andes Mountains is the lowland of wild tropical forests. The total area of ​​the country is 307,700 km2. The ancient city of Quito is its capital. From Quito by the railway south, followed by Guajik merchants