 | The 600 000 ha Cuyabeno
National Park and the only major Amazonian park in the world that can be
reached over a paved road! Drive straight from capital Quito to our
motorized canoes within the borders of the park, or even better, fly from
Quito to Lagoagrio, where we pick you up on the airport and ride you
comfortably into the Amazon Jungle! |
| Capital Quito, with many
cathedrals and historical buildings and streets, the center of the Roman
Catholic church of South America during the Colonial days, is the most
beautiful colonial capital of the entire American continent; |
| Otavalo is the center of
the famous industrious Otavalo Indians, who have developed themselves as a
strong economic force, while maintaining their cultural values. Their market
is famous for their beautiful artisan craft and one of the finest hand-woven
fabrics and other crafts in Latin America. No-one ever leaves Otavalo
without buying at least something; most people buy a lot!; |
| The
Valley
of the Volcanoes is a dramatic landscape between Otavalo and Cuenca,
which is bordered with famous volcanoes at both sides, like the Cayambe at
the Equator, Picincha towering over capital Quito and reacheable by cable
cart, the Cotopaxi throning over a national park with a herd of lamas and
the highest mountain on earth measured from the earth's center, the
Chimborazo with a vecuņa reserve at its foothills; |
| The
Galapagos Islands don't need further
introduction! When you go to Ecuador, you have got to see the only place on
earth where animals don't flee from people: the lost paradise; |
| Cuenca, the friendly colonial city in the south of
the country; not as dramatic as Quito but extremely friendly and gentle; |
| Las Cajas Ecuador's paramo park with countless
cristal clear lakes; |
| Ingapirca, the misterious Inca city of which no
record exists and whose history remains a mystery until the present day; |
| The famous Ecuadorian mangroves in Esmeraldas
Province. |
