Hello. Please tell me about Peru. 
 Hi! I can definitely help you with that. Ecuador is a small country in South America. Would you like to know about Ecuador's history? 
 I am interested in learning about their education. 
 Of course! Ecuador honors a long tradition of having some of the oldest universities in South America that still confers degrees according to the traditional Spanish education system. Ecuador even has 61 universities. 
 I see. What are their major universities? 
 I'm sorry, I don't have information on what their major universities are. I do however have information on Ecuador's History. 
 Okay. Please tell me about it. 
 Ecuador has very strong economic and cultural ties with the Cauca region. Also, Grand Colombia thought that Ecuador was once part of the Inca Empire. 
 Interesting. How's their sciences and research there? 
 Mathematician and cartographer Pedro Vicente Maldonado, born in 1707, is one of the most notable icons in Ecuadorian science. 
 I see. What else? 
 The majority of scientific production in the engineering fields comes from the top three polytechnic institutions, which include: Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, also known as ESPOL, Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas, also known as ESPE, and Escuela Politecnica Nacional- EPN. 
 Thanks for the information! 
 You are welcome!
Ecuador