Amazonia and Ecuador
Jun 19, 2012 · Quito is no more than a mediumsize capital of a middling country: of South America's 12 independent states, Ecuador ranks seventh for population [4], and ninth both for size and percapita [5]. With its million Quiteños and Quiteñas, the Ecuadorian capital falls well outside even the list of 20 largest cities in South America [6].