Humidity, blasts of hot air, heavy traffic... Embark for Guayaquil, the largest city of Ecuador even though Quito is the capital. We're off for a visit of the "Pearl of the Pacific", from its landscaped river promenade (the Malecón 2000) to the cerro Santa Ana, not to mention the city centre!

Guayaquil, pearl of the Pacific

In this article you will find a presentation of Isla de la Plata, nicknamed "the poor-man's Galapagos", which can be reached from Puerto López.

Leaving Puerto López for the little Galapagos

Ecuadorian Amazonia possesses the densest biodiversity in the world. With its 6034 square kilometres, the reserve is an incredible mix of rivers and flooded forests (due to the large quantities of annual rainfall in the Amazon). The result? A part of the Amazon that is unique and which will not leave you unaffected...

Cuyabeno, the jewel of the Amazon in Ecuador

In this article we visit Otavalo, the best market in Ecuador and perhaps the best in the world.

Otavalo and its most wonderful markets

Quilotoa

Cotopaxi

Chilcapamba

Calpi

Insilibi is a small, peaceful village, surrounded by mountains, that is hiding on the Quilotoa trekking loop, at an altitude of 2,900 m. For walkers only!

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I spent 3 weeks at Insilibi. Astonishing for such a small village lost in the middle of the Ecuadorian Andes, but I found a job in one of the inns in the village. So for three weeks I shared my daily life with Gladys,the woman in charge, and her 5 children. The two of us we were responsible for looking after the walkers, most of whom only stayed the night. There wasn't much to do in the village but I quickly became a regular in some of the small shops and I also enjoyed going for a walk when the schools came out. Every day I had a few free hours so I also went walking in the surrounding area, often alone except for a few yapping dogs on my heels and some serious doubts about whether I had taken the right path - not my favourite souvenirs...But I loved spending time with the family at the inn and I was sad when it was time to leave them after three weeks. But new adventures were waiting for me in the rest of the country...

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