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Where is Ecuador?

Ecuador is a country in South America.

Ecuador in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
South America
Region
Northern Andes
Land borders
2: Colombia, Peru
Area
About 260,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Northern and Southern; Western
Capital city
0.18° S, 78.47° W

About Ecuador

Darwin spent five weeks in the Galápagos in 1835. Because Earth bulges at the equator, Chimborazo's summit is about 2 kilometres farther from the centre than Everest's. The country dollarised in 2000 after a banking collapse and runaway inflation.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 2 on 6 September 2026 (#5), hardest clue first:

  1. A cluster of volcanic islands 1,000 kilometres off its coast inspired a famous theory of evolution.
  2. Its capital is the second-highest in the world, at about 2,850 metres.
  3. The point farthest from Earth's centre is the summit of its volcano Chimborazo.
  4. It has used the United States dollar as its currency since 2000.

Round 5 on 13 September 2026 (#12), hardest clue first:

  1. A cluster of volcanic islands 1,000 kilometres off its coast inspired a famous theory of evolution.
  2. Its capital is the second-highest in the world, at about 2,850 metres.
  3. The point farthest from Earth's centre is the summit of its volcano Chimborazo.
  4. It has used the United States dollar as its currency since 2000.

Round 3 on 20 September 2026 (#19), hardest clue first:

  1. A cluster of volcanic islands 1,000 kilometres off its coast inspired a famous theory of evolution.
  2. Its capital is the second-highest in the world, at about 2,850 metres.
  3. The point farthest from Earth's centre is the summit of its volcano Chimborazo.
  4. It has used the United States dollar as its currency since 2000.

Round 3 on 22 October 2026 (#51), hardest clue first:

  1. A naval lieutenant from here built the first submarine in Latin America back in 1837.
  2. A pipeline finished in 1972 carried oil across the Andes and made it South America's second biggest oil exporter.
  3. In its highlands, guinea pig is a popular dish served with rice, mote or potatoes.
  4. It split from Gran Colombia in 1830 to become an independent republic.

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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Ecuador. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.