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The Greenback Goes South: Dollarization in Ecuador
Dollarization is the practice of using a foreign currency, in this case the US dollar, in parallel or instead of a nation’s own currency. The main advantage for a country’s using the dollar is ...
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Los verdes van al sur: la dolarización en el Ecuador
La dolarización consiste en la práctica de utilizar divisas, en este caso el dólar estadounidense, en forma paralela o alternativa a la moneda propia de un país. La principal ventaja de un país ...
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Las iguanas marinas de las Galápagos
Las islas Galápagos del Ecuador son famosas por sus muchos animales singulares e interesantes que no habitan en ninguna otra parte del mundo. La mayoría de las personas, si se las consulta, ...
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Marine Iguanas of the Galápagos
Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands are known for their many unique and interesting animals that live nowhere else in the world. Most people, if asked, would probably mention the Giant Tortoises as ...
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Ecuador’s Rivalry of the Cities
Most countries experience some degree of rivalry between different regions or their larger cities like New York and Los Angeles, Tokyo and Osaka, and so on. Often these rivalries are played out ...
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Una posada ecológica en el Ecuador
La Finca Punta Ayampe, una posada ecológica, es un excelente ejemplo de la nueva tendencia en destinos vacacionales que satisfacen las necesidades de las personas que desean más que la ...
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An Ecolodge in Ecuador
The Finca Punta Ayampe Ecolodge is a prime example of the new wave of vacation destinations that cater to those who want more than the stereotypical tourist experience. For so-called ...
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Ecuador’s 500-year War
Ecuador is one of South America’s smaller countries but that doesn’t mean its territorial ambitions are small - quite the opposite. In fact, a simmering border dispute with southern neighbor ...
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La guerra de los 500 años en el Ecuador.
Ecuador es uno de los países más pequeños de América del Sur pero ello no significa que sus ambiciones territoriales sean pequeñas… todo lo contrario. De hecho, recién hace poco tiempo, se pudo ...
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No Blank Walls in Quito, Ecuador
There is a saying in Ecuador: “No wall is blank in Quito.” This can mean two different things. One is that a wall that appears to be blank is actually a canvas that was created to be painted. ...
