GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ecuador is unusual among Latin American countries in having two major centres of population and commerce, the vibrant port city of Guayaquil acting as a counterbalance to the capital, Quito, located in the Andean highlands in the north-central part of the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -At 2, 850 meters (9, 350 ft) above sea level, Ecuador’s dramatic capital city is the second highest in the world after Bolivia’s La Paz.