Annotated Bibliography: Websites on Ecuador
contributors: Stephanie Batista, Vanroy Clarke, Amanda Englund, Kandace Fisher, Brian Gatheru, Emily
Shakal
GEOGRAPHY
Ecuador geography
http://www.mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/ecuador/GEOGRAPHY.html
This site was good for looking at the geography. It has a lot of interesting facts about the landscape.
Climate in Ecuador
http://www.piedrablanca.org/climate.htm
This website had good enough facts about climate. There may be a better site out there but this site was
good enough.
Ecuador-Land of megadiversity
http://www.ecuador-travel.net/information.biodiversity.htm
This site had a lot of good details about the diversity of animal life. Very easy to use.
Ecuador: The Galapagos Island
http://www.geographia.com/ecuador/galislands.htm
This website had a lot of general information on the Galapagos Island including geography and history of
the islands.
Galapagos Animals
http://www.galapaguide.com/islas_galapagos_fauna.htm
This website had a lot of information on the animals that live in Galapagos Island. The website provided
the names of each well-known animal and a brief description of them with good pictures.
Explore Galapagos
http://www.gct.org/intro.html
This website provided good information on plant life in the islands. It gave the names and good
descriptions of different kinds of plants people would find in the Galapagos.
HOLIDAYS
New Year Celebrations in Ecuador
http://south-american-customs-holidays.suite101.com/article.cfm/new_years_celebrations_in_ecuador
In English. This website provides a short summery of Años Viejos and its main events .
Año Viejo: Old Year
http://www.studyspanish.com/comps/ano-viejo2.htm
In both English and Spanish. This website is very useful and goes into more details about the meaning
behind the effigies. It also provides a personal experience from the celebration.
New Years Eve-Ecuador, South America
http://www.vivatravelguides.com/south-america/ecuador/ecuador-overview/holidays/new-years-eve/
In English. This website shows more details about the celebration of the New Year in Ecuador.
Carnival Festivities. Exploring Ecuador. Web. 9 Oct 2009.
<http://www.exploringecuador.com/en_ar_carnival.htm>.
MARKETPLACES
Ecuador Channel
http://www.ecuador.com/blog/the-uniqueness-of-ecuadors-indigenous-markets
In English. This is a link to an article called The Uniqueness of Ecuador’s Indigenous Markets. It is very
interesting and has a lot of specifics about individual markets, however, it does not appear to be the
most credible source, and does not provide sources for its own information.
Edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/awesome-otavalo
In English. This is the link to a short overview of markets in Ecuador. This article is said to have appeared
in a magazine entitled Edutopia in 2005. It is an appropriate brief description, but is too short to provide
much solid knowledge on the topic.
Go Nomad
http://www.gonomad.com/features/0708/ecuador-food.html
In English. This is a link to an article written by published author, Darrin Duford. He recounts his
adventure in Otavalo. He briefly writes about some historical aspects of the nomadic lifestyle of some of
those living in Otavalo, but most of the article is an enjoyable read with vivid descriptions.
CUISINE
Maps of World: Ecuador Food
http://www.mapsofworld.com/ecuador/food
Ecuador has many varieties of food, like different vegetables, fruits, seafood. The regular diet would
include rice, potato, and meat.
Destination360: Ecuador Dining
http://www.destination360.com/south-america/ecuador/dining
Ecuador includes the availability of western cuisine and Asian food. The majority of the traditional foods
in Ecuador are served with some kind of meat, but they do make a lot of vegetarian dishes.
Travel Amazing South America: Food from Ecuador
http://www.travel-amazing-southamerica.com/ecuador-food.html
There are three different regional styles of cooking in Ecuador, but there is little variation between
them. Markets and street vendors are great places to pick up food.