Ecuador contains the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific.
Ecuador . Ecuador is also known for its rich ecology , hosting many endemic plants and animals , such as those of the Galápagos Islands . The Galápagos Islands ( official name : Archipiélago de Colón , other Spanish name : Islas Galápagos , [ ˈizlaz ɣaˈlapaɣos ] ) are part of the Republic of Ecuador and an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere , 906 km west of continental Ecuador .