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Ecuador
Triplandio Ecuador guide covers 3 travel guides with 1 city across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Ecuador with 74 POI, spanning 52.4 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Ecuador
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Ecuador
Cost
HIGH
Safety
18
Health
47
Lifestyle
52
Infra
33
Rank
#82
Score
28
Tourists
2.1M/y
GDP/cap
$7.1k
Life Exp
77.6 yrs
Population
18.3M
Currency
USD $
Language
Spanish
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
911
Traditional Local Food Ecuador
Local Flavours of Ecuador — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
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Main course
Vegetarian
Tigrillo
tee-gree-yo
· Mashed plantain breakfast
A breakfast dish of scrambled eggs and mashed green plantains.
Snack
Vegetarian
Bolón de Verde
boh-lohn de vehr-day
· Green plantain ball
A hearty, fried green plantain dumpling mixed with cheese or pork.
Main course
Meat
Guatita
gwa-tee-ta
· Tripe stew with potatoes
A stew made of beef tripe, potatoes, and a rich peanut sauce.
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Main course
Meat
Churrasco Guayaquileño
choo-rah-sko gwa-yah-keel-eh-nyoh
· Guayaquil-style grilled steak
Grilled steak served with fried eggs and rice.
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Encebollado
en-seh-bo-yah-do
· Fish and yucca soup
A fish soup made with albacore and cassava, garnished with pickled onions.