Puka 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

South American country, South American nation - countries occupying the South American continent

Guayaquil - the largest city of Ecuador

capital of Ecuador, Quito - the capital of Ecuador

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

Ecuadoran, Ecuadorian - a native or inhabitant of Ecuador