Bisected horizontally by the equator - from which its name derives - and vertically by the young volcanic Andes mountains, at only 270,670 sq km [104,208 square miles] it is only a smidgen larger than Great Britain, and no bigger than the state of Nevada in the United States. But if you imagine its mountainous, peak-and-trough topography as a crumpled handkerchief, and then smoothed that handkerchief flat, you would see that the surface area of the country is far, far greater than it appears on a map. Despite this, Ecuadorians still cultivate a deep inferiority complex. Losing some half of its territory [in the Amazon] to Peru in 1942 and the pervasive influence of the United States over its economy and politics have resulted in Ecuadorians belittling their great nation.
- ISBN10 1304321169
- ISBN13 9781304321169
- Publish Date 12 August 2013
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 March 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook
- Language English