Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands

On the Road

Ecuador Highlights

Destination Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands

Getting Started

Events Calendar

Itineraries

History

The Culture

Food & Drink

Environment

Ecuador Outdoors

Galápagos Wildlife Guide

Quito

History

Climate

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights

Activities

Old Town Walking Tour

Courses

Quito for Children

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

Around Quito

La Mitad del Mundo

Rumicucho

Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua

Calderón

Guayllabamba & Around

Sangolquí

Refugio de Vida Silvestre Pasochoa

Volcán Pichincha

Northern Highlands

Cochasquí Archaeological Site

Cayambe

Cayambe to Oyacachi

Otavalo

Around Otavalo

Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas

Intag Valley

Reserva Biológica Los Cedros

San Antonio de Ibarra

Ibarra

La Esperanza

North of Ibarra

El Ángel

Reserva Biológica Guandera

Río Blanco Area

Tulcán

Western Andean Slopes

Cloud Forest Lodges

Mindo

West of Mindo

Central Highlands

Machachi & Aloasí

The Illinizas

Parque Nacional Cotopaxi

Latacunga

The Quilotoa Loop

Ambato

Around Ambato

Baños

From Baños to Puyo

Parque Nacional Sangay

Guaranda

Salinas

Volcán Chimborazo

Riobamba

Guano & Santa Teresita

South of Riobamba

Guamote

Alausí

Southern Highlands

Ingapirca

Cañar

Biblián

Azogues

Cuenca

Around Cuenca

Saraguro

Loja

Parque Nacional Podocarpus

Zamora

Vilcabamba

Zumba & the Peruvian Border

Catamayo & Around

Catacocha

Macará & the Peruvian Border

The Oriente

The Northern Oriente

From Quito to Lago Agrio

Lago Agrio

Along Río Aguarico

Reserva Producción Faunística Cuyabeno

South from Lago Agrio

Coca

Vía Auca

Lower Río Napo

Parque Nacional Yasuní

Parque Nacional Sumaco-Galeras

Parque Nacional Sumaco-Galeras to Tena

Tena

Misahuallí

Upper Río Napo

Puyo

The Southern Oriente

Macas

Parque Nacional Sangay

Kapawi Ecolodge & Reserve

The Jungle from Macas

Sucúa

From Méndez to Limón

Gualaquiza

From Gualaquiza to Zamora

North Coast & Lowlands

Western Lowlands

Quito to Santo Domingo de Los Colorados

Santo Domingo de Los Colorados

North of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados

South of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados

Quevedo

The North Coast

San Lorenzo

Reserva Ecológica de Manglares Cayapas Mataje

Limones to La Tola

Borbón to San Miguel

Playa de Oro

Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas

The Road to Esmeraldas

Esmeraldas

Atacames

Súa

Same & Tonchigüet;e

Muisne & Around

Mompiche

Cojimíes

Pedernales

Canoa

Around Canoa

San Vicente

Bahía de Caráquez

Portoviejo

Inland from Portoviejo

Crucita Area

Manta

Montecristi

Jipijapa

South Coast

Ruta Del Sol

Parque Nacional Machalilla

Puerto López

South of Puerto López

Olón

Montañita

Santa Elena Peninsula to Guayaquil

La Libertad & Santa Elena

Salinas

Playas

Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco

Guayaquil

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights & Activities

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

South of Guayaquil

Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute

Machala

Puerto Bolívar & Jambelí

Zaruma

El Bosque Petrificado Puyango

To/from the Peruvian Border

The Galápagos Islands

Isla Santa Cruz (Indefatigable)

Around Isla Santa Cruz

Isla San Cristóbal (Chatham)

Isla San Salvador (Santiago or James)

Around Isla San Salvador

Isla Isabela (Albemarle)

Isla Fernandina (Narborough)

Southern Islands

Northern Islands

Directory

Accommodations

Business Hours

Children

Climate Charts

Courses

Customs

Dangers & Annoyances

Discount Cards

Embassies & Consulates

Food

Gay & Lesbian Travelers

Holidays

Insurance

Internet Access

Legal Matters

Maps

Money

Photography

Post

Shopping

Solo Travelers

Telephone

Time

Toilets

Tourist Information

Travelers with Disabilities

Visas

Volunteering

Women Travelers

Work

Transportation

Getting There & Away

Entering the Country

Air

Land

River

Sea

Getting Around

Air

Bicycle

Boat

Bus

Car & Motorcycle

Hitchhiking

Local Transportation

Tours

Train

Trucks (Rancheras & Chivas)

Health

Before You Go

Insurance

Recommended Vaccinations

Medical Checklist

In Transit

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Jet Lag & Motion Sickness

In Ecuador

Availability & Cost of Health Care

Infectious Diseases

Traveler's Diarrhea

Environmental Hazards

Traveling with Children

Women's Health

Language

Glossary

The Authors

Behind the Scenes

Index

Greendex

Map Legend