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Introduction Since Ecuador is smaller than a single US state, Arizona, I had assumed that its population would be homogenous. Little did I know that there are many fragmented ethnic groups. The Spaniards extensively propagated Quichua to unite Ecuadorians through a single language and catechize them, or teach them the principles of Christianity. However, societal…

Introduction When you hear the term “survival of the fittest,” what do you think? You may know that according to the theory of natural selection, nature favors organisms that are well-adapted to their environments, so these organisms survive longer. However, a misconception about this term is that evolutionary success is determined by the ability to…

Introduction During the third day of our trip, we visited a center that is part of the Condor Huasi Project at Hacienda Zuleta and that works to conserve the shrinking condor population. The biologist at the center explained the tragic story of the Andean condor as well as other condor species in different countries. We…