People also practice soil cultivation while crops are growing. It is important to make sure that soil is aerated throughout the growing season, and additives such as mulch can be used to protect the soil while crops are growing, in addition to providing protection to the roots of crops.
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Ecuador's only territory, administered as a province since 1973, is the Archipelago of Columbus (Archipi Ã© lago de Col Ã³ n), more commonly known as the Gal Ã¡ pagos Islands, after the Spanish name for the large land tortoise found there.