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I traveled to Ecuador through escapetoecuador.com and it was an excellent experience. I volunteered at Rio Muchacho and helped run a sustainable living establishment. The housing was excellent and it was close to the beach town Canoa, which was beautiful and very relaxing. The guides at Escape to Ecuador were very friendly and helped every step of the way. Canoa Beach
Quito, officially called San Francisco de Quito, is the capital of Ecuador, as well as Pinchincha Province and the Metropolitan District of Quito. It is situated on the eastern base of Pinchincha Volcano at about 9,186 feet (2,800 meters), making it the second-highest capital city in the world, after La Paz, Bolivia. It is a clean, modern city that is known for its colonial Old Town, one of the largest and best-preserved in the Americas. There are about 1,850,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area.Quito was founded around 1,000 B.C. by the Quitu tribe. The settlement was centrally located in the central highlands, and therefore became a regional center of commerce and trade. In about 980 A.D. the Caras tribe conquered the Quitus and established the Kingdom of Quito. Eventually the area came under control of the Incas, and Quito became the capital of the northern portion of the Inca...
Although most people call the city Coca, its official name is Puerto Francisco de Orellana, named after Spanish conquistador and explorer Francisco de Orellana, who set off down the Napo River from here eventually to discover the Amazon River. With a population of around 18,100, it is one of the largest of the Ecuadoran cities in the Amazon Basin. Up until 1998, it was a small, unimportant outpost. However, an oil boom in that year led to a dramatic increase in the city's population and improvements in its infrastructure, including a highway that connects Coca to the rest of the country. (Prior to 1998, Coca was only accessible by boat or plane).There is not much to see or do in the city itself, but many tourists go to Coca to travel down the Napo River to stay at one of the many nearby jungle lodges to experience the lowland rainforest. Among the jungle lodges in the Coca area are Sacha...
Hi I have read your message and, I will be able to show you my Country arround (Quito)I'm from Quito, and I speak english fluently. My name is: Sebastian RuizAge: 35Profesion: Personal TrainerMy Phone # 2-339-688. To dial from the U.S.A. 011 5932 2 339-688Hope to help you, good luck. The wheater is just gorgeuos, Food so delicious, all the natural views(Mountains-Vulcanos- Rivers-Old buldings.Ecuador's fantastyc culture, Handicrafts, nice people etc.
HI, the ecuadorian law have now become very strict, you will be giving a 90 days tourist stamp once you get in, you can get out at peru border to enter again in the same year, but can only do 180 days in one year! If you OVERSTAY, you will be fine min. 200 $ but you can also run it to problems not recomended. For storage, the airport offer a 5$ 24 hours storage room, or www.dreamkapture.com have a storage room as well.enjoye
Canaris are the main represantatives of the pre-Incan population in the area of Azuay. They settled down between 500 AD and 1480 AD . They had developed a great social organisation of ethnic nobility, social division within the establishments, with the priest being the head of the social structure and the extreme priest governing. They were of great culture, knowledgeable in silver, agriculture, weaving and pottery. Today Cuenca is built in the area of their important old capital, Guapondelig. In about 1500 the Incas arrived, invaded and conquered them. Canaris were dispersed to different parts of the region but their descendants are still present in the province. Their famous open market is an opportunity for local people to sell their goods. Canaris culinary art is famous with delicious dishes of meat escorted by their fresh vegetables. They mainly cook pork. For the cold winter days...
I always recommend to get at least a glimpse of all three kinds of landscapes, Ecuador has to offer: the sea (costa), the mountains (sierra), the jungle (oriente/selva). For the sea, I recommend Galapagos. You have to register and there is a maximum of days you can stay there. That makes sense as Ecuador tries to have sustainable (and for you that means non-crowdy) tourism there. So if you fly into the capital Quito (most flights go there), you can acclimate first, see the city, and then you have the chance to either go to the mountains and the jungle first and then to Galapagos or vice versa - depending on when you get your ticket for the island. For the mountains I'd recommend the south (if you have enough time to go there), and there especially Loja. Its farther away from Quito but just beautiful. Riobamba, on the other side, is closer to Quito, has a great infrastructure but is quite...
When I saw Cotopaxi perfectly reflected in Laguna Limpiapunga I was ready to go home. I figured there was nothing that would compare to it and in fact all else would pale. And perhaps that one instant was the highlight of the trip and quite possibly as I grow too old to backpack I will look back on the walk around the mighty one as the highlight of Ecuador. But overall and possibly due to surprise the Galapagos Islands seems to have taken the front seat. The surrealistic terrains, the variety of easily photographed wildlife, and swimming with sea lions was just tough to top. I’ve never been a great compromiser but I am learning or should I say my wife is quietly teaching me. Prior to our recent trip to Ecuador I did all the planning as is generally the case. She doesn’t mind this set up and in fact likes that I do all the work and trusts my judgment. It had been quite some time since we...
The Galapagos trip was better than even she imagined and though we had had an absolutely magical trip trekking around Cotopaxi I had to admit that the islands had overall been the highlight of the trip. We were a bit worried following it up with the jungle and confessed to each other that if we could end the trip perfectly we would have gone home then and there, direct flight to Miami but we’d already booked the Amazon flight so off we went. Once there it was readily apparent that it would not be as bowl you over spectacular as the Galapagos Islands but right from the start it seemed a place that could seep into you given the chance. The sights were more delicate and it took some work to find them but overall it felt more intimate because of it. We were lucky to be amongst only three guests at the lodge which only added to the seclusion natural to the jungle. But ultimately what turned...
The Old Town area in Quito had a wonderful feel to it. It was very safe and had a ton of character. I ran into other travelers that didn't really like it, but most of them stayed in the Mariscal (Gringolandia) area of town. The churches were much nicer then the ones in Cuenca, and the town just had a little more character. I loved just spending hours walking around the Old Town investigating every little alley and church i could find.
Four Points by Sheraton Quito Quito
6 Reviews and 82 Opinions I knew this hotel as the Sheraton Quito, but I suppose that it was, at least at one time, a Four...
Hotel Victoria Cuenca
1 Review and 46 Opinions I arrived without a reservation at the end of a long and exhausting day (see my Alausi page). The...
Samari Spa Resort Baños
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Q: Hello I leave in Ecuador next month and i'm looking a spanish school, located in the Pacific Coast. I know there is a school in...
A: Hello Enrico You're right, Montanita is such a touristic place. I understand you want to avoid it. Last year, I have spent one month in a spanish school in Sua, near...
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