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Ecuador
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The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Thomas E.
Weil, Jan Knippers Black, Howard I. Blutstein, David S. McMorris,
Mildred Gill Mersereau, Frederick P. Munson, and Kathryn E.
Parachini, who wrote the 1973 edition of the Area Handbook for
Ecuador. Portions of their work were incorporated into the present
volume.
The authors are grateful to individuals in various agencies of
the United States government and private institutions who gave
their time, research materials, and special knowledge to provide
information and perspective. None of these agencies or institutions
is in any way responsible for the work of the authors, however.
The authors also wish to thank those who contributed directly
to the preparation of the manuscript. These include Sandra W.
Meditz, who reviewed all drafts and served as liaison with the
sponsoring agency; Ruth Nieland, who edited the chapters; Martha E.
Hopkins and Marilyn Majeska, who managed editing and production;
and Barbara Edgerton, Janie L. Gilchrist, and Izella Watson, who
did the word processing. Cissie Coy performed the final
prepublication editorial review, and ___ compiled the index.
The Library of Congress Printing and Processing Section
performed phototypesetting, under the supervision of Peggy Pixley.
David P. Cabitto, who was assisted by Sandra K. Ferrell and
Wayne Horne, provided invaluable graphics support. Harriet R.
Blood, David P. Cabitto, and Greenhorne and O'Mara prepared the
maps. David P. Cabitto also deserves special thanks for designing
the illustrations for the book's cover and the title page of each
chapter.
The authors also would like to thank several individuals who
provided research support. Arvies J. Staton supplied information on
military ranks and insignia, and Karen M. Sturges-Vera wrote the
section on geography in chapter 2.
Finally, the authors acknowledge the generosity of the
individuals and the public and private agencies who allowed their
photographs to be used in this study. We are indebted especially to
those who contributed original work not previously published.
Data as of 1989
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