Jazmin Cristina Harb A.
Topic:
General Purpose:
Specific Purpose:
Central Idea:
Ecuador and its regions.
To Inform
To inform my classmates how is Ecuador has to offer to
the world and to show them all the wonderful
landscapes and flora and fauna it has.
Ecuador is divided into 4 regions: La Costa, La Sierra,
La Amazonia and Galapagos islands. Each region has
its own charm.
INTRODUCTION: Do you know all the amazing kind of nature that lives in
Ecuador? Even though Ecuador is a small country with only 13 millions habitants, it
has 4 region that has in few words everything. It has amazing beaches, volcanoes,
jungles and unique species. Ecuador is located in South America, between Colombia
and Peru. Each region has different life styles; Hence, different customs, which makes
the trip an adventure. Ecuador’s official language is Spanish, but if you go to the
small towns, you will notice that people have other languages, as Quichua, which is a
language that native Ecuadorians speak. This also helps to the different life style
between regions. In each of the regions you will be able to see different kinds of flora
and fauna. In some of the regions, like Galapagos Islands, you will find unique
species, which means that only Ecuador has them.
Transition: Lets look at the four different regions and learn more about them.
I. La Costa is located in the Pacific Ocean.
A.
Tourist attractions
1.National Park
2. Activities
B. Fauna and flora
Transition: the next region is also known as the highlands.
II. La sierra is located in the Andes Mountains.
A.
Tourist attractions
1.National Park
2. Activities
B. Fauna and flora
Transition: Now that I have talked about the two more habitants regions lets get a
look to the also known as the “ jungle region” La Amazonia.
III. La Amazonia is where all the oil fields are located.
A.
Tourist attractions
1.National Park
2. Activities
B. Fauna and flora
Transition: Last but not least, we are going to look up to the most famous spot in
Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands.
IV. Galapagos Islands: the home of evolution.
A.
Tourist attractions
1.National Park
2. Activities
B. Fauna and flora
Transition: Finally, after I have talked about the four main regions I will
conclude saying the following:
CONCLUSION: Ecuador is an amazing country that has too many things to offer to
everyone who visits it. Its four regions have many enriched things to offer to the
world. Some of them are considered as “ Patrimonio cultural de la humanidad”, which
means that is a Cultural Heritage. Hopefully, after my speech everyone be more aware
of how amazing Ecuador is and be willing to go and visit it. As I said before, each of
the regions, Costa, Sierra, La Amazonia and Galapagos islands have unique things, so
I strongly recommend you to go and visit each of the regions while you are there.
You will fall in love with every of the species you see over there.
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COAST
A) There is only one national park in the entire region. Its name is Bosque
Protector Cerro Blanco. It is located in Guayaquil. This national park is around 8,
645 acres and protects some 3,500 dry forests; it gives den to over 200 bird
species and plenty of mammals. For example: howler, monkeys, kinkajous and
jaguars. It is open daily from 8:30 to 4: 30 and the admission fee is 5 for adults
and 2 for students or kids.
There are so many places where you can go and have so much fun. The best
waves are in Montanita., with waves that reach three meters in height. That is
why a lot of international surfers go there to surf and train. Yet, one doesn’t have
to surf you can also have a great time meeting so many international and
national people that go there to have fun and exercise themselves. The second
major beach is canoa, which is located in Manabi. It is also a beach where lots of
surfers go for the waves. If surfing is not your thing you may go to Punta Blanca,
Punta carnero, or manglaralto, where you can find fishing or boating
opportunities. Salinas, which is the beach where more of the Ecuadorian people
visit every holiday as Jet Ski, windsurf and dive opportunities.
B) The Ecuadorian coast counts with amazing beaches and with extraordinary
mangrove swamps. These kinds of swamps are able to grow in salt water. They
are the home of a lot of animals such as fish, mollusk, crustacean and other
invertebrates’ animals, which live on their roots. It also gives den to animals
such as: pelicans, frigates and other sea birds.
HIGHLANDS
A) 1. El angel colloquial reserve is the main national park the highlands have
according to hip.ecuador.com. It is located in Carchi and it counts with 38831,23
acres. It mainly consists of grassland, that because is located in a high altitude it
is able to retain large quantities of water. This grassland is known as paramos in
Ecuador. The strange flora that grows up over there is called espeletia, which is a
giant plant around three meters high and it is very similar to the sunflower.
2. Things you can do in La sierra are hiking the volcanoes or mountains, trout
fishing, the Andes camping, horseback riding and of course rating. For instance,
Cajas offers you an extensive box canyon. The podocarpus national park offers a
large range of orchids, romerillos and the rare podocarpus tree. Horseback
riding and hiking are activities you might do near the lakes of los compadres or
picachos del condor. Vilcamba or anywhere In Loja is the best place to od any
river sport such as rafting. However, if you are more into agriculture, you should
visit Yunguilla valley near Cuenca, where are located most of the farms with
sugar plantations, sugar mills, citrus fruits, coffee, tomatoes, potatoes, wheat, and
rice.
B) The highlands count with a wide and amazing fauna. Some unique species are
Tremarctos ornatus, the paramo deer, the American puma and the paramo
jaguar. It is also home of so many birds species such as: Monte hen, torrent
duck, Andean turkey, band- tailed pigeon, rose crowned parakeet, blue fronted
parrotlet, green parakeet, golden headed, green monitor, the amazing and
national seal the condor, others. On the other hand, there is also the flora which
is mainly vegetation type, that remains green al year round. Some tree species
you will find are Laplacea fructicosa, Weinmania jahni, Laurel
,Oreoponax moritzii, Clusia sp,Podocarpus oleifolius, Cyathea
sp,Polylepis sericea.
Amazonia
Amazonia
A) 1. The Cuyabeno Forestal reserve is located in sucumbios. It is the largest
reserve the Amazonia has. It counts with 1,490,931.56 acres. The life zone
is pretty much humid tropical rainforest, which is considered the
most complex ecosystem in the world. It has a high biodiversity and
interaction and cooperation between the species inhabiting the
area. The flora you will find over there are the ciebo, the guayasa,
el yoco, lianas, the canelo, the guarango and the epifitas,orchids,
mayflower, according to maquinet.com
2. The pure and crystal waters of the amazon’s turbulent rivers
provide the tourist the opportunity to do some rafting and kayaking.
Around the 16th century there where found lots of underground
rivers, passageways and impressive caves. In Tena, which is
Ecuador’s watersports capital you will be able to choose between
calm or excitement heavy rapids waters. You might also do some
fishing near lake agrio, nueva loja.
B) Some animals you will find here are the parrots and macaws of incredible
colours. Also you will find toucan and gold tangara and this are only some of the
550 especies of birds registered in the orient. Ornithologists from all over
the world visit the Amazon forest to investigate the huge diversity
of species, many of which are still being discovered. You might also
find different and rare species of reptile such as snakes. Mammals
are also find there, mammals such as: jaguars,tapir, armadillo, the
puma and the rare spectacled bear.
GALAPAGOS ISLAND
The Galapagos Island is the main national park, and principle area
of scientific interest. Galapagos is the most famous spot in Ecuador.
It is worldwide known for its amazing and unique species. It
consists of 3 main islands, 6 smaller islands and 42 baron islands.
The United Nations named the Galapagos as a World Cultural
Heritage Site. Galapagos counts with around 220 types of endemic
plant species, 339 native species native species and 119 introduced
species have been indentified on the island. Wind, sea, man or bird
has transported the Flora. Due to the flora’s ability to adapt some of
these species cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Many,
however, are similar to those on the American continent.
Things you can do in Galapagos are whale watching and bottlenose
dolphin. Scuba diving is an excellent choice, because the Galapagos
Islands are consistently voted as one of the top dive holiday
destinations in the world and are one of the Seven Underwater
Wonders of the World.
In December 2001 Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine awarded the
Galapagos Islands in the following categories:
No 1 best dive trips destination in the world [tied with Papua New Guinea]
No 1 best dive trips for fish life in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
No 1 healthiest marine environment in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
No 1 best place in the world to dive with big animals
No 1 best advanced dive trips destination in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
No 1 top dive trips destination in Pacific and Indian Ocean a diver would return
to
No 2 best value dive trips destination in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
In the Floreana Island you will fins sea lions, turtles, rays, morays,
garden eels, white tip reef sharks, hammerhead sharks and
thousands of tropical fish, manta rays, eagle rays, golden rays,
turtles, fur seals, schools of tuna, jack, hammered head shark,
snapper, penguins, and marine iguanas.