Trip IdeasEcuador
South of Quito the Andes rise sharply on either side of the Pan-American Highway, creating a narrow corridor of fertile valleys... (more)
Cuenca and the Southern Highlands
The less-visited Southern Highlands deserve a more prominent spot on travel itineraries. Cuenca, Ecuador's third largest city... (more)
Ecuador's slice of the Amazon basin accounts for roughly one-third of the country's landmass but just 4% of its population. One... (more)
A zoologist's dream, the Galápagos Islands afford a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness animals found nowhere else on... (more)
Guayaquil and the Pacific Coast
Few foreign visitors see Ecuador's Pacific coast beyond the view from the plane window as they head out to the Galápagos... (more)
When the Spanish conquered the territory north of Quito, they introduced sheep to the region. Over time the mountain-dwellers... (more)
Built on the ashes of the northern Inca capital following the 1533 Spanish conquest, Ecuador's capital city brims with colonial... (more)
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