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Ecuadorian Children
The children available are infants up to 15 years old. The children are either Hispanic or Native American. Siblings are sometimes
available.
Note: The requirements and process below is combined with US laws, but it should be a basis
for citizens of other countries.
Requirements
Single women may adopt. She must be 30 years older than the child if the child they are adopting is a boy. If the child is
a girl, the single woman must be at least 15 years older than the girl. At least one parent must be between 30 and 40. Couples
must be married 2.5 years during the adoption. Ecuador doesn't specify the number of children in the home, but no more than
two Ecuadorian children can be adopted by a family unless the Ecuadorian children are siblings.
Process
Medical and psychological reports of your child will be available. Parents can stay in Ecuador for one trip of three weeks
or two short trips of five and three days.
Weather / Climate
The rainy season in the Pacific coast lasts from December to May and the dry season is between June and November. On average,
the temperature in the Pacific coast region is between 23 and 26 C (around 70 - 80 F). The highlands have a rainy and cold
season from Nov. to Apr. and a dry season from May to October. The temp. varies from 13 - 18 C (around high 50s to low 60s
F). The Amazoin areas are rainy and humid between the months of January and September, and it is dry between October and December.
The Galapagos Is. have a temperate climate between the temperatures of 22 and 32 C (mid 70s - 90 F). The climate varies greatly
in Ecuador. Temperatures depend on the altitude.
Other Information / Ecaudor
The capital is Quito. The primary language is Spanish. The country is bordered by Peru and Colombia and is buffered by the
Pacific Ocean. The country is located on the continent of South America.
Major Reasons Ecuadorian Children are being put up for Adoption
Advantages
Travel to Ecuador isn't too bad since it relatively close to the US and Canada. The choice of gender, availablity of younger
children and siblings are some advantages.
1.)The US State Dep's Page on Adoptions from Ecuador.
2.)Child Adoption Resource Association, Inc. - CARA; China, the US, Cambodia, Vietnam, Korea, Russia, India, Bulgaria,
Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Moldavia (part of Romania).
3.)Rainbow House Int.; China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Kazakhstan, S. Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, India, Bangladesh,
Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Peru.
4.)Children's House Int.; China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, India, Russia, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico.
5.)Adopt Help; China, Cambodia, Korea, Kazakhstan, Russia, India, Romania, Moldova, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala,
and the US.
6.)The Children's Home Society of Missouri; China, Korea, Vietnam, India, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria,
Slovakia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Honduras, and domestic US. Founded in 1891.
7.)World Child Int.; China, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Romania, Kazakhstan, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia,
Vietnam, and Cambodia. Est. 1981. Placed nearly 3,000 children.
8.)Alliance for Children Foundation- AFC; China, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Russia, Ukraine, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala,
and the US. Based in MA. Helped more than 4,000 families.
9.)Holt Int.; China, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Mongolia, India, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Guatemala
and the US. Has photolisting. 100,000 adoptions!
10.)Adoptions from the Heart; China, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, India, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Ecuador, Guatemala,
and the US. Over 17 years old!
11.)MAPS - Maine Adoption Placement Services; 25-year-old agency specializing in adoptions from China, Vietnam, Cambodia,
Kazakhstan, India, Russia, Romania, Sierra Leone, Ecuador, Guatemala, and the US.
12.)#The Open Door; China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Ecuador, Guatemala, and the US. Est. 1987. Christian agency. Based
in GA.#
13.)Children's Home Society of Minnesota - CHSM; This adoption agency was founded in 1889 and has placed over 180,000 children in forever families. The agency specializes in adoptions of children in China, Korea, Vietnam, India, Russia, Romania,
Kazakhstan, Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Ethiopia, and the US.
14.)#Bethany Christian Services; China, Hong Kong, S. Korea, the Philippines, India, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Albania,
Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and the US. Int. programs est. 1982.# 6,000 adoptions!
15.)Los Ninos Int. China, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala,
and Honduras. Est. 1981.
16.)The Gladney Center China, Thailand, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and the US.
Based in TX, with offices in TX, NC, NY and OK.
17.)Spence-Chapin Int. Adoption; China, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Russia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Colombia,
Ecuador, Guatemala, and the US. Est. 1908. Based in NYC.
18.)Summit Adoption; China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Marshall Islands, India, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine,
Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Poland, Rwanda, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Haiti, and the US.Only for Minnesota residents.
19.)Villa Hope Int. Adoptions; China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Guatemala.
Based in Alabama. Est. 1988.
20.)The Miracle of Mindo Orphanage.
21.)The Embassy of Ecuador in the US.
22.)The Unidad Educativa Técnico Ecuador; Orphanage and boarding school.
23.)Returning to Ecuador after adopting an Ecuadorian child.
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