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Mindo – A Well Kept Secret
A quest for the best in the cloud forests of Ecuador will bring you to Mindo, located on the western slopes of Pichincha. A tiny town about two and a half hours away from Quito, Mindo is surrounded by dairy farms in the midst of the lush vegetation of the cloud forests. At the foot of Mindo is a reserve that traverses the forest areas between 1400 m and 4780m. Part of the Premontane forest, it is known as the Bosque Protector Mindo- Nambillo.
Ecuador’s Exports – Fruit Galore
Ecuador is the place for anyone who loves fruit. Here are so many varieties you may never even have heard of – each delicious beyond words. The country has so many different altitudes that there are wide climatic variations from one part of the country to another. As a result this lovely country grows different fruit from tropical to temperate.
Ecuador - Health Spas Par Excellence
A trip to Ecuador is incomplete without a stay at one of the superb spas in the country. The rich, fertile soil, biodiversity and pure waters have together encouraged a range of indigenous therapies to flourish. The eco-friendly surroundings make the spas of Ecuador a perfect place for relaxation. Age old techniques are still practiced here, making the entire experience extremely enriching.
The Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve
A significant portion of Ecuador’s land area has been set aside as parkland, preserves and reserves that do not allow any human exploitation of their copious floral and faunal resources. One of the most important of these regions is the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve, located in Imbabura Province in the northwest part of the country. The isolation of this region has helped to ensure its preservation. Although relatively close to Quito (about 85 miles north), the area is poorly served by roads and is more than 100 miles from the populated Pacific coast.
Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos
It is said that Ecuador’s greatest treasure is the group of islands off its coast called the Galápagos. Discovered by accident when a Spanish ship making the Panama-Peru run was blown off course in 1535, this group of 13 large and many more small islands first became widely known in the 19th century when Charles Darwin based his groundbreaking book on the theory of evolution, “The Origin of Species”, on the flora and fauna of the Galápagos Islands.
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