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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 13, 1903

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 2.

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Ecuador

By F. H. Davis

F. H. Davis
Ecuador, as all other Pacific coast republics, is Spanish-speaking. The inhabitants are a mixture of negro and Spanish. It is a rare thing to see the pure Spanish blood. Intense heat and uncleanliness of the lower class have made the coast towns very unhealthy. The writer could not help noticing the untidiness of Guayaquil, the principal seaport of Ecuador, compared with Callao, Peru, or Valparaiso, Chile, which are indeed bad enough. A Peruvian, commenting on the filthiness of the Ecuadorians, told of a foreign lady riding through Guayaquil who, on passing one of the seuch holes, had to put her odored handkerchief to her nose to counteract the bad odor. In spite of all these drawbacks, there are some nice, clean-looking people.
GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR
GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR
Tropical fruits are cheaper in Guayaquil than in any other place on the coast, so far as I know. A whole head of red or white bananas costs only a few cents.
Ecuador, sick, and almost ruined by the black-robed priest, has opened her doors to the gospel. Other denominations have accepted the invitation, and thousands of Bibles have entered, churches have been established, and the work in general is going on. Shall we who have the precious truth hold back because this is a hot climate?
My few hours' stay in Guayaquil acquainted me with a young man who had heard the gospel, and seemed interested in the truth. Also, there came aboard our steamer a native of Jamaica who had accepted the Sabbath in Ecuador under the influence of one of his countrymen while working on the railroad. So Ecuador has borne fruit already, before we go there.
After a few days' ride, partly by mule and partly by the railway that is in construction from Guayaquil to Quito, one finds himself in the capital, which has the best climate of any city of South America. Although directly under the sun's rays, Quito is sufficiently elevated to have a temperate climate in the torrid zone.