Ecuador

Why it sticks

1. 1

   Ecuador is named after the equator, which runs just north of Quito.

2. 2

   Because Earth bulges at the equator, the summit of Chimborazo is the point on the surface farthest from Earth’s centre.

3. 3

   The Galápagos Islands, whose wildlife inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution, belong to Ecuador.

4. 4

   Panama hats actually come from Ecuador. The country has used the US dollar since 2000.

• White plates that can be short or long. Commercial vehicles have orange plates or an orange bar at the top.
• Generation 3 imagery uses a white car with a short, stubby antenna. Gen 4 uses a white pickup with a black bed and no antenna.
• A low-quality camera with brownish colours and a wide round blur.
• Bollards are common: round with two red stripes, or flat with two red reflectors on black.
• Lots of chevrons on curves, double guardrails and concrete roads.
• Mountain, lowland coastal and jungle coverage within one small country.