Bodies of Water of Ecuador

Ecuador is a country in South America home to various water bodies. The Pacific Ocean borders the country to the west. The Amazon River runs through Ecuador, and the country hosts many other rivers, lakes, lagoons, and reservoirs that are essential to the country's natural and cultural heritage.

Ecuador encompasses a wide range of natural landscapes and climates, from the arid Pacific lowland coast to the snowcapped peaks of the Andes to the eastern tropical lowland plains of Amazonia. It also includes the Galápagos Islands off the country's western coast in the Pacific Ocean.