Cuisines and Cultures from Columbia and Ecuador

In the coastal area of ​​Colombia, arroz con coco, coconut rice is a popular dish (Parrott-Sheffer, 2013). There are local staple, ajiaco stew around Bogota. The main ingredient of stew is "Chicken and three potatoes, corn and guacus herb" (Dinho, 2009). In Medellin, common foods are flyholes and chichalon, beans and pigskin (Parrott - Sheffer, 2013). Like Colombia, the landscape of Ecuador also affects local food.

Tomatoes are often closely related to Italian cuisine and Mediterranean cuisine but in fact they are growing naturally in western South America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Bolivia in the western half of the area. The Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador is also regarded as part of the origin of tomato. The first growing tomato is thought to be a larger breed like a smaller cherry tomato. However, tomatoes do not seem to be cultivated first in South America, but in Mexico they are probably cultivated in the form of small yellow fruits, probably in the Aztec civilization. The word "tomato" may actually come from the word "tomatl" by Nahautl (Aztecan) which means "enlarged fruit". From a historical standpoint, for the first time in a while, tomato returned to Europe from a European Mexican ship and put vegetables on the continent.

Damien is currently in the northwestern part of South America. His first stop is Ecuador. It is officially known as the Republic of Ecuador. The word "Ecuador" was translated into the equator and actually crossed the country with the equator. In Colombia's northern Ecuador, Peru can find it in the east and the south, and the western boundary of it has the Pacific Ocean. Crossing the water from the west coast to the west about 1000 kilometers or 620 miles will arrive at the Galapagos Islands and become part of Ecuador. These islands were one of the important places of Darwin's pioneering scientific observation of the 1800s and led to his theory of evolution.

Ecuador is smaller than the state of Nevada and is located in the western part of South America. The equator is in contact with the Pacific Ocean and it is a tropical region. The capital of Ecuador is Quito. Quito is located in the north central part of Ecuador. An interesting fact about Ecuador is that it contains the most active volcano in the world, Cotopaxi. The volcano is under the base per capita. Thanks to their new constitution, the economic status of the third world country Ecuador is rising. Gross domestic product is $ 58.7 billion. GDP per capita is 4,800 dollars. Only 35% of the population is below the poverty line. The lowest income 10% is shared by 3% of the population, the highest 10% is 37.6%. The external debt was $ 12.5 billion. 12% of the population living in Ecuador was experiencing widespread unemployment. The growth rate of industrial production is 4%. Excluding funds from private organizations, Ecuador's budget is $ 5.1 billion.