Ecuador

Ecuador is a very poor country. They mainly live in huts with dirt floors. The girl's chores are mainly the cooking and the cleaning. They are not as favored as the guys are. In their house holds they don't talk back to the father. He is the head of the household. They honor and respect him. Girls learn how to act like mothers early in life. When their mother goes to the market the girls take care of the younger children. They are also married at a younger age then most Americans. A girl is the only person who can carry things on their heads. Guys are supposed to carry things on their backs. If a man does carry a basket on his head he gets laughed at. Women and girls were taught to weave and back then it was cool. Weaving is still practiced today. Women and girls were mostly supposed to do the family chores such as: family wash, sheep herding, and weaving! Ecuadorians also descended from the Inca's. One half of the people live in the country while the other half lives in cities. Most whites in Ecuador live in cities where there are open food markets. There they sell things like food and handicrafts. 10% of the population is made up of rich Europeans, 40% is made up of Indian, 40% is made up of Mestizo's (part Indian, part white), and finally the last 10% is made up of African Americans which were brought as slaves (but are now free). Education is required by the law and is free. Although most children don't finish school. The main language is Spanish. The main religion there is Roman Catholic. For this reason most girls have to go through a special ritual. Most girls do what their mothers did before them.

Population: 13,363,593

Land Area: 283,560 km

Leaders: Republic

Climate: Tropical

Currency: US Dollar

Language: Spanish, Quichua

Religion: 95% Roman Catholic, 5% other