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• Ecuador’s Spider Monkeys

  With its abundance of natural habitats and protected areas, Ecuador is home to a number of different species of New World monkeys, including Pygmy Marmosets, Spider Monkeys, Squirrel Monkeys, ...

• Travel by Train from Ibarra to Salinas

  With its temperate climate, spectacular colonial-style, white-washed houses and quaint cobbled streets, the market town of Ibarra is a popular tourist destination in the Imbabura province of ...

• The Churches and Cathedrals of Loja

  Referred to as the Music and Cultural Capital of Ecuador, the picturesque city of Loja is located in Cuxibamba valley, experiencing a mild Andean climate that adds to its appeal as a tourist ...

• Yachana Foundation: Promoting Sustainability Through Education

  With administrative offices in the city of Quito, the Yachana Foundation is actively pursuing its mission to 'achieve sustainability through education and conservation'. It is appropriate then ...

• Endangered Mammals of Podocarpus National Park

  Located in the Ecuadorian provinces of Loja and Zamora Chinchipe, the Podocarpus National Park was created in 1982 as a protected area and is a haven to a host of mammals, birds and other ...

• Ecuador’s Life-Saving National Tree

  Referred to locally as "Quina’, the national tree of Ecuador has long been appreciated in many parts of the world for its life-saving medicinal properties. Cinchona pubescens is one of ...

• Entertainment and Education at the House of Ecuadorian Culture

  Situated in Quito, the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana (House of Ecuadorian Culture) was founded by Benjamin Carrion (1897-1979) primarily for the preservation and promotion of the many aspects ...

• Montañita Hosts World Masters Surfing Championship

  The picturesque town of Montañita has been chosen as the venue for the 2013 World Masters Surfing Championship from April 6 through to April 14. Promoted as an Olympic-style event, the ...

• Discover the Beauty of Ecuador’s Imbabura Province

  Located in northern Ecuador, Imbabura province is home to the inactive Imbabura stratovolcano which has not erupted in 14,000 years. As the area is covered in ancient volcanic ash, the slopes ...

• The Pygmy Marmosets of Ecuador

  With wiry hair framing its tiny face, the pygmy marmoset of Ecuador is sometimes referred to as leoncity (little lion), or mono de bolsillo (pocket monkey), being a reference to its diminutive ...