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Place nameEcuador
Other namesRepública del Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador, Équateur, République de l'Équateur, ECU, EC, ISO218, EC00, Quito, Equadorian
Latitude-2
Longitude-77.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Area was inhabited by several Amerindian peoples; most early cultures were agrarian; established Caras kingdom with capital at Quito; conquered by the Incas of Peru after 1450; Spanish invasion began in 1534; part of Gran Colombia 1822-1830; official language is Spanish, though Quechua & other Amerindian tongues are also spoken.
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