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• Ecuador’s Fishing Industry

  Ecuador is a land of many regional variations, ranging from the Pacific coastal lowlands to the mountains and volcanoes of the majestic Andes running down the country’s spine, to finally the ...

• Ecuador: Headhunters of the Forest

  Deep in the rainforest that stretches across the eastern part of Ecuador and parts of Peru lives a tribe known as the Jivaro. These fearsome warriors were among one of the very few tribal groups ...

• Tungurahua, Ecuador’s "Black Giant"

  Tungurahua is one of the many volcanoes that dot Ecuador's Cordillera Central and shares its name with the central Ecuadorian province of Tungurahua. Among Tungurahua's close neighbors are ...

• A Tourist’s View of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – Part 2

  Once you've safely arrived in the Galapagos and have paid the $100 entry tax ($50 for children under 12), you'll want to visit the various islands as each has something different to offer. How ...

• Quito, Capital in the Clouds

  Quito is the capital of Ecuador, and its main claim to fame is its location just 22 miles south of the equator. One might think that Quito's location results in the lack of seasons, but this ...

• Soccer in Ecuador

  Like most of Central and South America, Ecuador is soccer-mad and it can be said that soccer, popularly known as "futbol", is the national sport of Ecuador. Soccer in Ecuador does not have the ...

• Ecuador: Scuba Diving off the Galapagos Islands

  The Galapagos Islands has long been respected among naturalists and tourists alike -- for its diverse offerings of flora and fauna. But what lies off the coast - that of a unique, world-class ...

• A Tourist’s View of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – Part 1

  Ecuador's Galapagos Islands are world famous for being the place where British naturalist and evolutionist Charles Darwin was inspired to write his seminal volume "The Origin of Species" in the ...

• Ecuador’s Tungurahua Province – A land of Leather, Arts and Crafts

  Few regions can seduce its visitors as easily as does Ecuador's Tungurahua province. With its temperate, wet, and cool climate, this province - which lies to the south of Cotopaxi - is a region ...

• Chimborazo, Highest Volcano in Ecuador

  Ecuador may be a small country, but it boasts one of the world's highest mountains: Chimborazo. Towering 20,560 ft above Pacific coastal lowlands on one side and the Amazon rainforest on the ...