Ecuador - a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the AndesPuka Inti, Red Sun, Sol Rojo - a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings OAS, Organization of American States - an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation Galapagos, Galapagos Islands - a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life Cotacachi - an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955 Cotopaxi - the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador Sangay - an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946 Andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast Chimborazo - a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high) South America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama |