South America - Ecuador (PDF Chapter)

This is the Ecuador chapter from Lonely Planet’s South America guidebook.

Postcard-pretty colonial centers, waves splashing white-sand beaches, Kichwa villages, Am-azonian rainforest and the breathtaking Andes – a dazzling array of wonders is squeezed into this compact country. The famous Galápagos Islands, with their volcanic, other-worldly land-scapes, are a magnet for wildlife lovers.

• delve into Quito’s picturesque Old Town, its cobblestone streets crisscrossing one of Latin America’s finest colonial centers
• maps
• stay in a jungle lodge, take wildlife-watching excursions and visit indigenous villages in La Oriente
• transport
• snorkel with sea lions, spot penguins, and come face to face with gigantic tortoises in the Galápagos Islands
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Quito & Around, La Mitad del Mundo, Volcán Pulula-hua, Northern Highlands, Mindo, Otavalo & Around, Ibarra, Central Highlands, Parque Nacional Cotopaxi, Latacunga, The Quilotoa Loop, Baños, Guaranda, Salinas, Riobamba, Volcán Chim-borazo, Alausí, Southern Highlands, Cuenca & Around, Saraguro, Loja, Zamora, Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Vilcabamba, The Oriente, Lago Agrio, Reserva Producción Faunística Cuyabeno, Coca, Parque Nacional Yasuní, Tena, Misahuallí, Reserva Biológica Jatun Sacha, Puyo, Macas & Around, Pacific Coast & Lowlands, Esmeraldas, Atacames, Súa, Same & Tonchigüe, Mompiche, Canoa, Bahía de Caráquez, Manta, Montecristi, Puerto López, Ruta Spondylus, Guayaquil, Machala, Galápagos Islands, Isla Santa Cruz (Indefatigable), Isla San Cristóbal (Chatham), Isla Isabela (Albemarle), Isla Floreana (Santa María or Charles), Understand Ecuador, Ecuador Today, History, Culture, Arts, Environment, Survival Guide.