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Articles in Ecuador
Business and Economy in Ecuador
Expatriate Websites and Resources
Government and International Organizations
Language Courses in Ecuador
News and Media in Ecuador
Recommended Reading on Ecuador
Travel Information for Ecuador

Featured Articles on Living, Working, Studying, Traveling, and Volunteering in Ecuador
Teaching English in Ecuador: Adventure Awaits at Latitude Zero by Newley Purnell
Volunteering in Ecuador: Spend a Month in the Alto Choco Cloud Forest by Kate Gustafson
Volunteer in Ecuador with Lead Adventures and Villa Tica Daycare by Alison Gardner
Work in Ecuador: Both Paid and Volunteer Opportunities Abound by Christopher Sacco
Volunteering in South America: Top Ecuadorian Eco-Lodges Seek Talented Help by Nathan Ward
Volunteer in Ecuador: Work with an Indigenous Amazonian Community by Sarah Keyt
Volunteer in Ecuador with an NGO by Vivienne Mackie
Study in Ecuador: Post-Arrival Orientation by Tiffany Hendrix
Off the Gringo Trail, Ecuador by Chris O’Connell 
Vacations in Ecuador: Combine Language Immersion with Ecotourism by Clay Hubbs
Learn Spanish in Quito: Immersion in Ecuadorian Culture by David Joshua Jennings
Study in Ecuador: Quito's Spanish Language Schools are Many and Affordable by Heather Wynn
Ecuador’s Authentic Hotels and Haciendas from North to South by Sandra Kennedy
Ancient Incan Cities in Ecuador by Carla Waldemar
The Monkey Hunt: Amazon Teen Exchange Program in Ecuador Benefits Community by Shoshanna Sumka
A Host Family Experience in Ecuador: What Is the Impact? What Does It Mean? by Shoshanna Sumka
Community Tourism in Ecuador: Development Model Is Transforming Villages by Eric Hartman

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 Business and Economy

Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce - Guayaquil, www.amchamecuador.org
Cdla. Kennedy Norte, Ave. Francisco de Orellana, Edificio Centrum Piso 6, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Tel:(59-34) 269-3470/71/72/73/74; Fax: (59-34) 269-3465; director@amchamecuador.org

Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce - Quito, www.ecamcham.com
Edificio Multicentro, Piso 4, La Niña y Avda. 6 de Diciembre, Quito, Ecuador; Tel: (59-32) 250-7450; Fax: (59-32) 250-4571; info@ecamcham.com

The Economist is a British weekly newsmagazine reporting on the global economy, politics etc. The Country Briefings, compiled for 60 countries by the Economist Intelligence Unit, provides extensive economic and political data, as well as links to articles. Take a look at the Ecuador Country Briefing.

U.S. Government Export Portal, www.export.gov, publishes Country & Industry Market Reports, Commercial guides, and other essential information for doing business abroad, including Ecuador.

The World Bank, www.worldbank.org, provides extensive political and economic analysis and data on most countries, including Ecuador.

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 Expatriate Websites and Resources

Askalo Ecuador www.askalo.com.ec is a Q&A community which allows expats to ask their own questions about any local topic and share their own tips and recommendations. This is an expat tool to help everyone discover useful experiences in all major cities across Ecuador.

Expat Exchange provides country-specific resources, classified ads, articles, as well as a forum.The site has a few useful articles and links about Ecuador.

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 Government and International Organizations

Ecuadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores), www.mmrree.gov.ec

Organization of American States, www.oas.org, of which Ecuador is a member, is an international organization aiming to strengthen cooperation between all states in the Western hemisphere; 17th Street & Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, USA; tel: (202) 458-3000.

Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations, un.cti.depaul.edu/cgi-bin/spider.py?_request=0&country=Ecuador (currently under construction), provides general information about culture, politics and the economy, as well as a variety of useful links, or visit the United Nations web portal at www.un.org/english or www.un.int.

United Nations Development Programme in Ecuador, www.pnud.org.ec (in Spanish), provides information about UN projects on democratic governance, social development, environment and sustainable development, and more (in Spanish). The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), www.undp.org, publishes annual Human Development reporst, www.undp.org/annualreports/, with in-depth analyses of development issues and trends worldwide, as well as the Human Development Index, a statistical tool comparing key Human development criteria of most countries worldwide.

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 News and Media

The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), www.nacla.org, is a non-profit organization providing comprehensive information on major trends in Latin America and its relations with the United States; publishes the bimonthly magazine ‘Nacla Report on the Americas’.

Kidon Media Link is an online directory of world newspapers and news media, has an extensive listing of news media in Ecuador.

Live-radio.net, provides continuously updated links to thousands of online radio stations worldwide, including Ecuador.

Online Newspapers lists over 1,000 links to online newspapers worldwide, including Ecuador.

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 Recommended Reading
Moon Handbooks: Ecuador by Julian Smith
Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands by Danny Palmerlee et al.
Rough Guide to Ecuador by Harry Ades and Melissa Graham
In Focus Ecuador: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture by Wilma Roos, Omer Van Renterghem
Indians, Oil, and Politics: A Recent History of Ecuador : A Recent History of Ecuador by Allen Gerlach
Culture Shock! Ecuador: A Guide to Customs & Etiquette by Nicholas Crowder
Footprint Ecuador and Galápagos by Robert Kuntstaetter, Daisy Kuntstaetter
Hunter Travel Guides Adventure Guide to Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands by Peter Krahenbuhl

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 Travel Information

Ecuador.us, www.ecuador.us, is a travel website dedicated to Ecuador with lots of useful information.

Lonely Planet Worldguide provides a ton of useful travel information. check out the link for Ecuador.

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