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ECUADOR

CONTINGENT: Abriendo Brecha Internacional-CisneVision
                        Bronx, NY

CONTINGENT: Balet Folklorico Ecuatoriano y Musica
                        Plainfield, NJ

Ecuador is a republic on the northern Pacific coast of South America bordered on the north by Colombia and on the south and east by Peru. It also includes the GALAPAGOS ISLANDS off the Pacific Coast. Ecuador was a Spanish colony until 1822. Today it is the South American nation where traditional society remains most nearly intact. Since the discovery of petroleum, however, Ecuador's developing economy is bringing increasing modernization to the nation.