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Ecuador is a small country divided into 4 regions,Highlands-Andes
, Jungle Coast and Galapagos islands making of it the
most complete country in the whole South Amreica which
is absolutely worth visiting all.
Should you want to see all the regions we suggest taking
about thrree weeks,however you can see parts of it in
Under one week.
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Quito
The capital of Ecuador is located on the
Andes at an altitud of about 2800m over
sea level.
Quito is the perfect base for your trip
around Ecuador with all facilities in the
central area,we can help you of course with
hotel reservations,transfers or whatever
you need for your stay in the city.
All of the hotels we can offer you are
centrally located,close to restaurants,
and shopping centers.
The old city or “Centro Historico”
is a very charming area where you can admire
colonial Architecture which gave the city
the title of world heritage by UNESCO .
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Cotopaxi Visiting
one of Ecuador´s many snow caped volcanoes
is a must, Cotopaxi is one of them ,located
a little over an hour ride south of Quito
offers good trekking to the summitfor the
adventurous traveler or just an over the
day visit will take you to the “Refugio”
by the snow, Cotopaxi is one of the several
areas in Ecuador declared as National Park
worth visiting.
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Otavalo and the Middle of
the World The city of Otavalo
is located approximately 90 Km north of
Quito and is world famous for its Indian
community probably the most organized culturally
and commercially in the wholSouth America,
every Saturday they gather in the central
square of the city to sell their handicrafts
and hand made products and this Indian market
has become one of the most visited “shopping
centers” in Ecuador.
The Middle of the world or “Mitad
del mundo” is a little town on the
outskirs of Quito where by the end of the
18th century very prominent geographers
located exactly the location of the Ecuator
line ,nowadays there is a monument at the
place of 0 latitude and a museum.
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An about 45 minutes flight or 9 hours ride
by bus takes us to to the amazonia or Jungle
of Ecuador, it's divided in many sections
however the most visited sites start in two
small cities ,Lago Agrio on the North is the
entrance to the famous Cuyabeno National Park
or Coca city on the South entrance to faunistic
Reserves,after arrival to any of this two
main areas we will take you by canoe down
the river for a couple of hours until we reach
the lodge where your jungle adventure is based,
we recommend about three to five full days
for this package. For the more adventurous
visitors, we offer the first alternative
which is camping in tents every night and
have an early morning start for your hikes
or canoe rides ,this includes visits to
Indian communities, swimming with piranhas,
shaman rituals and medical plants use and
late cayman watching.
Our second and most comfortable option
is staying at one of the many ecolodges,
not camping but having your own bungalow
or private room with all comfort and facilities
including private WC and shower, however
still being able to do the same activities
and visit the same places as in our first
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Good to Know
Language
The official Ecuadorian language is Spanish
,in the bigger cities a great deal of the community
speaks
English maily due to the increase of the Turism industry.
Currency
Since March 2000 the official currency is the
US dollar .
Electricity
110 V ,same as in the US, European visitors
need to bring along an adapter for laptops, video cameras,
etc .
Communications
It is very cheap to make phonecalls to the
whole world not by regular phone lines but from the
many internet cafes in town, the European mobile phones
system is not the same in Ecuador, probably some of
the American cell phones might work after buying a prepaid
card.
Local Time
-5 GMT in the continental Ecuador and –6
GMT in the Galapagos islands
Visa
At the moment European, US and the rest of
North and South America do not need a visa for visiting
Ecuador, they will be given a 3 months permit upon arrival,for
other nationalities please contact your closest Ecuadorian
Embassy or Consulate.
Airport taxes
25 USD departure fee for international flights
Bookings and Cancellations
30 to 15 days before the trip – 50% deposit
14 to 7 days before the trip – 75% deposit
7 days before the trip 100% deposit
deposits are not refundable in case of cancellation
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