Sue,
Thanks for clarifying your comments. I now better understand what you were saying. I saw the focus of the question on racism and prejudice on a broader scale and that is part of the misunderstanding. Racism and prejudice are really complicated, in part because of the cultural bias that can be missed by people outside that culture. One thing I have constantly emphasized in this forum is the extent to which non-Ecuadorians miss the subtlety of the culture and will still argue they "understand" or believe that their objections are valid because they would be valid in their culture. Here is a case where subjective applies; many cultural views are, in fact, subjective (i.e. an outcome of the culture's uniqueness).
I also objected to the blanket statement that blacks and Asians will probably not experience racism here. That is just irresponsible because one cannot know what might happen or what one might subjectively experience (your point, I think). No reason to beat this to death; the point has been made. Racism and prejudice exist everywhere, But I can't help saying, "Mostly, Ecuadorians are really, really nice people." Anyone know where I can get a bumper sticker that says: I heart Ecuadorians?