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ECUADOR PATCH PROGRAM
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1. Ecuador is right on the Equator, which is where it got its name, "Ecuador." Locate Ecuador on a map and its Capital. Identify its flag.

2. The official language of Ecuador is Spanish. It is used in all aspects of life including school and the government. Other languages include the indigenous language Quichua and Shuar. Learn some words or slang that is spoken in Ecuador.

3. Celebrations and holidays are big events in Ecuador. Christmas is a major celebration. One of the event's attended by all Ecuadorians on Christmas eve is called Pase del Nino, meaning "Passage of the Child". This involves Christmas eve worship and a parade. On New Year's Eve, Ecuadorians dress up in costumes and have festivities that include burning a giant scarecrow. Learn about festivals in Ecuador, go to a festival, participate in one, OR complete a craft that represents a festival.

4. Ecuador is one of the world's largest producers of bananas, making banana a very widely used ingredient. Other popular ingredients are plantains, fish, eggs, rice, and cheese. A popular dish is called Locro, which is a rich soup made from potatoes, cheese, and avocado. Try a recipe, food, or drink from Ecuador.

5. Traditional Ecuadoran music is generally from Andean folk music. Instruments used in this style of music include: bamboo flutes, panpipes, conch shells and drums called bombos. Ecuador's national instrument is the rondador, or the panpipe. This instrument is made up of many bamboo pipes which are bound together. Folk dance is accompanied to this type of traditional music. Watch a dance OR listen to music OR sing a song OR learn more information about a dance from Ecuador and try your own moves.

6. Legends and stories of Ecuador reflect Spanish influence on their culture. Folk Tales and nature poetry make up many of Ecuador's early literature. Read a story, legend, OR listen to a legend or play.

7. The Inca had lived in Ecuador about 1460. The official language of the Incans was Quechua, which is still an indigenous language in Ecuador today. The Inca was a skillful and strategic civilization that ruled in much of South America for a long time. Today, there is a lot of Incan remains all around the country. The city of Cuenca sits in the ruins of Tomebamba. Learn more about the Incan civilization and their culture.

8. The Amazon Rain Forest is in Ecuador. This Rain Forest hoasts many plants and wildlife. The ocelot is a large species of cat living in Ecuador, along with pygmy marmosets, monkeys, jaguars, the caiman, and frogs. There are more than 6,000 species of plant species in Ecuador, an examples being heliconias. The Amazon Rain Forest forms what is called a canopy, which is a thick growth of trees over the entire rainforest. Choose [3] animals OR plants from Ecuador to learn more about. Also, Locate the Atlantic Ocean.

9. There is a large variety of hand made crafts made all over Ecuador. Leather goods, jewelry making, wood carvings, and Masapan figures. Masapan figures are made of dyed dough that are shaped into animal and human figures. Create a craft or project using a traditional a skill OR jewelry OR observe someone creating a handicraft OR a traditional craft from Ecuador.

10. During holidays or festivals the people in Ecuador wear their traditional clothing. Draw a picture of the clothing, dress up in Ecuador themed clothing, create an accessory, complete our paperdolls OR view traditional clothing through books or the internet or our country manual.

11. There are a variety of games played by children in Ecuador. Soccer is the national sport in Ecuador. Learn a traditional game OR play a game that symbolizes Cuba OR play a water game OR play a game in our manual.