Tertiary Sector

Transport

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Ecuador, as all countries live have changed their transportation. Due to the oil resources, large highways have been built. The train has been rehabilitated with tourist fines. The commercial use of export and import.

Marine transport. That has grown nationally and internationally.

There are three important roads in Ecuador to change The Spondylus Route that crosses three coastal provinces. The Pan-American Highway that goes from Colombia, crosses the provinces of the mountains and reaches Peru. The Amazon trunk in the Amazon region.

Electricity

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In our country, electrical energy is obtained mainly from the great waterfalls of the numerous rivers.

This is known as hydroelectric power.

This produces less negative impact on the environment and is cheaper. Another energy comes from the thermal plants but these cause a lot of pollution

Communication

Tourism

Its objective is to inform society about local national and international events.


Some communication media have come to be controlled by the State as a result of the final crisis of 1999. Radio is another important means of communication despite strong competition from television.

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Ecuador is a very attractive country for internal and international tourism development.

TYPES OF TOURISM IN ECUADOR:

✓ Nature tourism or ecotourism is carried out on beaches, in the jungle,

Galapagos Islands and volcanoes.

✓ Cultural and historical tourism in cities declared cultural heritage

Quito and Cuenca.

✓ Ethnic tourism is carried out in certain provinces of Ecuador such as:

Imbabura, Otavalo and in the Amazon.

✓ Health tourism is developing in Baños de Agua Santa and other places.

✓ Adventure tourism developed in several places in Ecuador.

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