From the coastal profile to about 1000 m elevation in the western foothills of the Andes. The Costa region is characterized by a tropical arid climate in the southwest, dry to humid in the center-south, and very humid in the north. The dry season, characterized by low temperatures and scant rainfall, lasts from June to November or December. The average temperature of the entire region ranges between 24-25ºC, although it can be less than 22ºC in mountainous areas. Its annual precipitation levels vary from less than 60 mm (Santa Elena Peninsula) to more than 2000 mm, depending on the location with respect to the zone of influence of the Humboldt current. The soils that can be observed are: Vertisols, Alfisols, Entisols, Aridisols, Mollisols, Andisols, Inceptisols. Source: https://bioweb.bio/fungiweb/GeografiaClima/ and RIVERA GRUNAUER ROBERT ERICK.

Practices: Species of export, rice and maize take place.

wet irrigated Eastern Region or Amazonia

It is characterized by a very humid tropical climate throughout the region throughout the year, due to the retention of moisture by the large Amazonian forests. Rainfall in this region is constant, with a slight increase between March and July and a decrease in August and January as a result of the movement of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. The average temperature is 24-25ºC, which fluctuates very little, with maximums of up to 40ºC in the month of May. Source: https://bioweb.bio/fungiweb/GeografiaClima/. Amazonian soils are poor in nutrients and have a low retention potential, especially with regard to calcium, potassium and phosphorus, unlike other regions. Source: Geovanni Tipantiza.

Practices: The timber harvesting, the extensive stock-raising and tropical crops and of subsistence predominate.

hill mountain Sierra or Central Andina

The Sierra region is dominated by the Andes Mountains with altitudes from 1,0000 m.a.s.l. in the western part to more than 6,000 m.a.s.l. It is made up of rows of mountains, snow-capped mountains, volcanoes, high Andean páramos, peaks, valleys and lagoons. It is characterized by a very humid tropical climate in transition zones towards the coast and Amazonia, temperate semi-humid to humid in the inter-Andean zone, hot and dry in the inter-Andean valleys and cold high mountain in the páramos, above 3000 m above sea level altitude. This region receives the alternating influence of oceanic and Amazonian air masses and the oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, which is why it registers two rainy seasons (bimodal distribution of rainfall), between March-April and October-November. In general, the annual average rainfall varies between 800 and 1500 mm. The highest temperatures are recorded between December and January, with minimums between April and June. The temperature is linked to the height; Between 1,500 and 3,000 m the average values vary between 8 and 20ºC, with a temperature gradient of ~5ºC for every 1,000 m of altitude. The soils of the Sierra Region are sandier, less evolved, have greater mineral reserves but are more acidic than those of the Coast, due to the fact that they have a greater amount of accumulated organic matter. Source: https://bioweb.bio/fungiweb/GeografiaClima/

Practices: In the superior floors the tubers and some cereals predominate and to more than 3200 msnm the harvests are uncertain. In the average floor (2200 - 3000 msnm) the tempered climate allows the cereal curop, legumes, vegetables, fruit trees and in adition cat