You will definitely would wish to travel to Ecuador after watching this video. Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Ecuador has over one hundred different types of hummingbirds and thousands of orchid varieties. Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve, Mindo and San Luis de Pambil are all good places to see many types of flora and fauna. The Galapagos Islands are justly famed for their wildlife.
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The beaches in Ecuador are amazing, including: Salinas, Bahia de Caraquez, Manta, Crucita, San Jacinto, and San Clemente. They offer very inexpensive hotel accommodations, great food and friendly people. But there are also very upmarket establishments as well.
Main Cities
In the Coast
Guayaquil - Largest city in the country and largest port city
Manta - Largest coastal city and fourth largest city in Ecuador. Fastest growing city in Ecuador. Home to the second largest port in Ecuador.
Portoviejo - Is the capital of the province of Manabi. Know as the city of the "Reales Tamarindos".
Esmeraldas - It has the major seaport of northwestern Ecuador and a popular beach.
Quevedo - Is the biggest city and the economical capital of the province of Los Rios.
Babahoyo - Is the capital of the province of Los Ríos.
Machala - Is the capital of the province of El Oro. Know as the banana capital of the world.
In the Highlands
Quito - Quito, the capital of Ecuador stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. The city has the best-preserved, least altered historic centre in Latin America.
Ambato - The central city of Ecuador. Special celebrations during Carnival time.
Baños- The adventure capital of Ecuador at the foot of an active volcano having small eruptions of ash and lava. Volcano Tungurahua. There are also many hot spring mineral baths as its name would imply.
Cuenca - The third largest city in Ecuador and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Trust site.
Loja - The oldest colonial city.
Ibarra - The biggest city of the north of the country, capital of the province of Imbabura.
Riobamba - Starting point of the famous train ride down the Nariz del Diablo and gateway to Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest peak.
Guaranda - Capital of the province of Bolivar, famous for its Carnival.
Otavalo - Small town only two hours north of the capital famous for its Saturday market of indigenous crafts and livestock.
Tulcan - Capital of the province of Carchi, is the biggest city located on the border with Colombia.
Other destinations
Maquipucuna - cloud forest Reserve and the closest pristine rainforest to Quito.
Canoa - Small Beach Town, a great surf spot.
Guamote - A cosy and authentic Andean village, though easy accessible.
Zaruma - Beautiful colonial city located on a top of a hill, famous for the gold mines and for its tasty coffee.
Mindo - Excellent bird watching in a cloud forest setting.
Mirador San Jose - Largest ecological residential development on the coast of Ecuador.
Misahualli - Startpoint for jungle-trips
Montañita - World Famous Surfing Beach with a vibrant nightlife
Puerto López - "Poor Man's Galapagos"
Puyo - Jungle town
La Isla Corazon – Island with the mangrove ecosystem, located in Manabi9, between Bahia de Caraquez y San Vicente, at the river delta Chone. Posibilities to discover the traditions and do some activities with the locals with the community eco-tourism guided tours.
Archipielago de Jambeli – Island in the region El Oro built by 5 diferent islands – Payana, Tembleque, San Gregorio, Pongal, Costa Rica. Beautiful surroundings and posibilities to discover the traditions and do some activities with the locals with the community eco-tourism guided tours.
Quilotoa Loop
Salinas - Beautiful beaches, and great little ocean-front restaurants
Tena - Jungle town
Vilcabamba
Intag - A river valley near Otavalo known for its coffee, cloud forest and hot springs
Puyango Petrified Forest - A fossil deposit of petrified wood located in the southern part of Ecuador.
National Parks
Parque Nacional Cotopaxi
Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve
Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve
Podocarpus National Park
El Cajas National Park
Machalilla National Park
Yasuni National Park
Llanganates National Park
Sangay National Park
Yacuri National Park
Cayambe-Coca National Park
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