Ecuador

Garett



== The location of Equador is Western South America, boardering the Pacific Ocean at the equator. It's between Colombia and Peru. The capital is Quito. The climate is tropical along the coast, cooler inland at higher elevation. The population is around 13,927,650. The ethnic make up is 65% mestizo, 25% Amerindian, 7% Spanish and others, 3% is black. ==

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"Ecuador - Culture, Etiquette, Customs and Protocol." //Professional Translation Services | Interpreters | Intercultural Communication & Training//. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. [].======

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== On Christmas Day the Indians will ride down from the moutains with their finiest clothes and their best llamas down to the employers at the ranch. The gifts that they will bring down are fruit and produce and will lay them infront of the manger which is located inside the ranch house. The children will come up with their best speeches and asking blessings for their family and animals. Then they will have a fiesta outside where dancing and singing will take place. The owner will hand out gifts to all his employees and their families. They say that there is always to much to eat. Their meals consists of roast lamb, baked potatoes and some brown sugar bread. == "Christmas Traditions in Ecuador." //Christmas History//. Web. 14 Dec. 2011. [].

Custom 2 == Novenas or house tours starts nine days before Christmas and begins the holiday season. Ecuadorians will visit different houses and look at the different nativity scenes. While this is happening children will place their Christmas lists in this old shoe so then papa noel can come and read it. When Christmas Day comes the children will find theirselves with new shoes and some other Christmas gifts. Also on this day families and friends will come and visit eachother. Then the families will have these special cookies that a made up of maple syrup and will be eaten as a treat (Prstinos). The main meal is a turkey, also on Christmas they will set off fireworks.media type="youtube" key="o9lG7ZTkhrc" height="315" width="420" align="right" == "Holiday Traditions | Ecuador." //Welcome to The Museum of Science and Industry//. Web. 14 Dec. 2011. [].