The Rio Group is an international organization of Latin American states. It arose in 1986 as an alternative body to the Organization of American States during the Cold War, since that body was dominated by the United States. The Rio Group does not have a secretariat or permanent body, and instead relies on yearly summits of heads of states. An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ... The Cold War (1947-1991) was the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between groups of nations practicing different ideologies and political systems. ... Secretariat may refer to: a racehorse who won the Triple Crown in 1973, see Secretariat (racehorse) In a Communist Party, a Secretariat is a key body that controls the central administration of the party, and if it is a ruling party, the country. ...
Ecuador is a member of the United Nations (and most of its specialized agencies) and also is a member of many regional groups, including the RioGroup, the Latin American Economic System, the Latin American Energy Organization, the Latin American Integration Association, and The Andean Pact.
The largest ethnic group is comprised of Mestizos, the mixed descendants of Spanish colonists and indigenous Amerindians, who constitute just over 65% of the population.
The second group is the "segundo", "second", which most of the times is a portion of rice, a meat or fish ration, and a specific menestra.
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