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Chapter 9B Cultura Viva. Ecuadors location is southwest of Colombia and North or Peru. Ecuador used to be a part of the Inca Empire. When the Inca emporer died he divided the empire between his two sons. The division of the empire made Ecuador so weak it crumbled. The Spanish took over them until the declared there independence in 1809. There are many interesting places in Ecuador today which include the Galapagos Islands. These islands were formed by volcanic eruptions and are now refered as a national park consisting of over 600 miles of coastline. On Galapagos Islands many plants and animals that are rare in the world are known to be found. -389

To go shopping in Ecuador you will want to go to Guayaquil it has 187 stores, 25 fast food restaurants, 5 banks, a big supermarket, 9 movie theatres,and parking for 2000 cars. In Mercado Artesano of Guayaquil there are 280 exhibits and sale stands where one person is always working. To walk by the exhibits all you hear is different kinds of music like Ecuadorian and see different art stands. Quayaquil has infiniti possibilities. -397

Ecuador is very pretty with concerts and places to shop in Quito. In Quito shopping malls there are department stores and escalater everywhere. There are pretty beaches in Manabi. A product of Panama is a sombrero; they have been exporting sombreros since the 1800s. Its the number one export for the past 40 years. -402

Estructura. Diminutives. To make words refer to something small a certain ending must be added. For nouns that end in a consonant the ending are -cito, -cita, -citos, or -citas. For nouns that end in a vowel the endings are -ito, -ita, -itos, or -itas. Some words may change. You can add these ending to almost any word to make it refer to something smaller .

Current Event.. U.S.-educated economist and socialist Rafael Correa became the first president to win re-election in Ecuador since 1972, a victory all the more astounding given that the three preceding presidents were ousted amid anti-government protests.

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