>>213822850 (OP)The name Ecuador is Spanish for Equator.
They own the Galapagos Islands, which are about 700 miles off the coast.
They were the northernmost point of the Incan empire.
Guayaquil was once the world's largest producer of shrimp and helped turned shrimp from a luxury dish into a common bulk seafood.
There's a massive difference in climate between the lowland cities and the cities in the mountains.
That's about it. Probably more than most Americans but most Americans didn't have a crush on a cute Ecuadorian girl growing up.