Ecuador

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border with Brazil. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland.

The main spoken language in Ecuador is Spanish (94% of the population). Languages of official use in native communities include Quichua, Shuar, and 11 other languages. Ecuador has an area of 258,238 km² (99,706 sq mi). Its capital city is Quito, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the 1970s for having the best preserved and least altered historic center in Latin America. The country's largest city is Guayaquil. The historic center of Cuenca, the third largest city in the country in size and economically, was also declared a World Heritage Site in 1999, for being an outstanding example of a planned inland Spanish style colonial city in the Americas. Ecuador is also home to a great variety of species, many of them endemic, like those of the Galápagos islands. This species diversity makes Ecuador one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world. The new constitution of 2008 is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights.

Topography

Ecuador is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and has 2,337 km of coastline. It has 2010 km of land boundaries, with Colombia in the north (590 km border) and Peru in the east and south (1,420 km border).

The country has three main geographic regions, plus an insular region in the Pacific Ocean:

• La Costa, or the coast, comprises the low-lying land in the western part of the country, including the Pacific coastline.
• La Sierra, ("the highlands") is the high-altitude belt running north-south along the centre of the country, its mountainous terrain dominated by the Andes mountain range.
• La Amazonía, also known as El Oriente ("the east"), comprises the Amazon rainforest areas in the eastern part of the country, accounting for just under half of the country's total surface area, though populated by less than 5% of the population.
• The Región Insular is the region comprising the Galápagos Islands, some 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland in the Pacific Ocean.

Ecuador's capital is Quito, which is in the province of Pichincha in the Sierra region. Its largest city is Guayaquil, in the Guayas Province. Cotopaxi, which is just south of Quito, features one of the world's highest active volcanoes. The top of Mount Chimborazo (6,268 m above sea level) is considered to be the most distant point of the earth's surface from the center of the earth, given the approximately ellipsoid shape of the planet.

Wrestling in Ecuador

In Spanish Wrestling is called: Lucha Olimpica.                                                       
The national federacion is called: Federacion Ecuadoriana de Lucha Amateur.
In 22 of 24 Provinces there are wrestling clubs, and  this sport is widespread in Ecuador.
The President of the federation is: Jhonny Zambrano

Olympian Andres Montano (rigth) 2016 at the in Rio.                                                                                                         Lucia Yepes with her bronce medal from the World Championships 2017 (Cadets)

International situation

In wrestling, Ecuador is waiting for the first big success.
Only four athletes who participated for the southamerican country at the Olympic Games. Lissete Antes Castillo (female Until 55Kg) and Vicente Huacon (66kg greco) ensured in London in 2012 for the late debut of the Ecuadorian Olympic Wrestling. 2016 at Games in Rio, Lissete Antes Castillo could qualify again and Andres Montano took part in 59Kg Greco/roman. In female wrestling they have already succeeded win four World Cup medals. Diana Piza won silver and bronze in the junior and Luisa Valverde also won bronze for their country. 2017 Lucia Yepes won Bronce at the Cadet World Championsships. On Pan-American level ever again succeed good results. At the Pan American Games 2011 in Guadalajara brought Lisette Antes Castillo, Yoan Blanco and Juan Valverde, each with bronze to Ecuador. At the Pan American Championships 2017 in Brasil, the ecaudorian Team could win 8 medals and Andres Montano won the Gold medal at 59Kg Greco.

World Class:                         Lissette Antes Castillo (blue)                                           and                        Yoan Blanco Reinoso.

National Situation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   In
In 22 of 24 Provinces there are wrestling clubs. The best clubs are in the biggest town Guayaquil (Province Guayas), and at the capitol Quito (Province Pichincha) and in the Provinces Loja, Esmeralda and Manabi. At the national campionships they figth for their Province and not fort he club. One of the most important Coaches for Greco/roman in Ecuador is the cuban Jorge Gonzales (Esmeraldas – Coliseo Ricardo Plaza Batistas).

Here a List of Wrestling Clubs in Ecuador. (9 Provinces at the moment)

 Club:   Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha
              Federacion Deportiva Manabi

      Federacion Ecuadoriana de Lucha Amateur 
                                                         
  President : Jhonny Zambrano

 Av. de las Americas Explanada del Estadio Modelo "Alberto Spencer",Comite Olimpico Ecuatoriano Guayaquil - Ecuador

(593) 04 - 2295802
 

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http://www.fela.com.ec

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