Location: In a high Andean valley in Ecuador in the Northwest of the South American continent.
Country dialing code: + 593.
Time zone: GMT – 5.
Electricity: 110 volts, 60Hz; US-style two-pronged plugs.
Average January temp: 14°C (57°F).
Average July temp: 14°C (57°F).
Annual rainfall: 1,206mm (47.5 inches).
Cost of Living:The currency used in Ecuador is the American Dollar.
1 American Dollar
(US$1) = £0.57; C$1.16; A$1.31; €0.84
Currency conversion rates as of October 2005Special Events:Carnival, Feb (sometimes Mar), widely celebrated, as it is everywhere in South America, but Quito’s particular specialty is water throwing - everyone gets a thorough soaking, throughout the city
Easter Week, processions through the streets of religious statues followed by thousands of devotees, throughout the city
Independence Day, May 24, parades and cannon fire
Arts and Culture Festival, Aug, a month long event, various venues
Dia de Quito, early Dec, a week of parades, bull fights and general carousing, throughout the city
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