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Petroecuador is a state-owned enterprise, founded on September 26, 1989. In its conception, Petroecuador began as a fiscal agent; however, in time, it came to manage and operate most of the country's oil sector. [ 4] It is the successor to Corporación Estatal Petrolera Ecuatoriana (CEPE) which was formed in 1972. [ 5]
The Central University of Ecuador ( Spanish: Universidad Central del Ecuador) is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador. It is the oldest and largest university in the country, and one of the oldest universities in the Americas. [ 2] The enrollment at the university is over 10,000 students per year. One of the cornerstones of Central ...
The Central Bank of Ecuador ( Spanish: Banco Central del Ecuador; BCE) is the central bank of the country, and an institution of the Executive Function, which has institutional, administrative, financial, and technical autonomy. It is in charge of executing the monetary policy established by the Monetary Policy and Regulation Board of Ecuador ...
Regionalization, or zoning, is the union of two or more adjoining provinces in order to decentralize the administrative functions of the capital, Quito. In Ecuador, there are seven regions, or zones, each shaped by the following provinces: Region 1 (42,126 km 2, or 16,265 mi 2 ): Esmeraldas, Carchi, Imbabura, and Sucumbios.
Pichincha is a stratovolcano in Ecuador. The capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes. The two highest peaks of the mountain are Wawa Pichincha ( Kichwa wawa child, baby / small, [ 3] Spanish spelling Guagua Pichincha) (4,784 metres (15,696 ft)) and Ruku Pichincha (Kichwa ruku old person, [ 3] Spanish Rucu Pichincha) (4,698 metres (15,413 ...
Valle de la Luna (Chile) Coordinates: 22.9112°S 68.32303°W. Valle de la Luna Landscape. El Valle de la Luna ( Valley of the Moon) is located 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of San Pedro de Atacama, in the north of Chile in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama desert. It has various stone and sand formations which have been carved by wind and water.
The Romanian Intelligence Service (Romanian: Serviciul Român de Informații, abbreviated SRI) is Romania's main domestic intelligence service.Its role is to gather information relevant to national security and hand it over to relevant institutions, such as Romanian Government, presidency and law enforcement departments and agencies.
José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport. Mariscal Sucre International Airport. EC Plus Airline. 2019. Eloy Alfaro International Airport. Proposed. Ecuacóndor.