The Struggle With Altitude Sickness in the Ecuadorian Andes Is Real
With the beautiful views come the very real struggles of hiking 13,000 feet above sea level.
With the beautiful views come the very real struggles of hiking 13,000 feet above sea level.
The wild spectacled bear is on the verge of becoming endangered, but this 4-star ecolodge is looking to change that.
Here’s what it’s like to sail on Hurtigruten’s newly launched Galápagos cruise.
“Voluntourism” has received a lot of criticism in recent years. In 2000, I worked as a conservation volunteer in the Ecuadorian rainforest and returned 20 years later as a visitor.
Leave your inhibitions at home. They won’t suit you here.
Explore the unspoiled Andean countryside far from crowds but close to Pachamama (Quechua for Mother Earth).
Don’t miss out on these cheesy dishes on your next trip to this culinary capital.
Empanadas, breathtaking vistas, and church-hopping: here’s how to spend a long weekend in Quito, Ecuador.
Here’s a sampling of a dozen of the creatures you’ll see while exploring the cloudforest surrounding Mashpi.
There seems to be something about this remote collection of islands that fosters the rare, the fearless, and above all, the weird.