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Ecuador

Natural wonders conspire in the Galápagos, Amazon, volcanic highlands, and Cloud Forest

Cactus grows among red volcanic rocks beside bright blue ocean water under a clear sky.

The places that pull us back

Explore our team’s favorite destinations. Not the entire map, but a handful of places we love returning to.

Red macaw flies with wings spread wide, showing bright scarlet feathers and long tail against a blurred green forest.

Amazon Rainforest

A vast natural wonder visible from space, the Amazon Delta needs no introduction. Shared by eight countries, Brazil claims the lion’s share and contains pockets so remote they’ve never been explored.  

Two blue-footed boobies stand on a lava rock ledge, preening and calling in soft light beside shallow water.

Galápagos

Endemic species, both weird and wonderful, reawaken wonder for the natural world

Quito's historic old town spreads across a hillside with the ornate Basilica del Voto Nacional visible.

Quito

Everything about Quito – from its setting along the slopes of Pichincha volcano to having the best preserved historic center in Latin America – makes it a capital city worth visiting.

A humpback whale breaches fully from the ocean surface off the coast of Ecuador.

Ecuador's Pacific Coast

Ecuador's Pacific Coast is a long, varied ribbon of pristine beaches, fishing villages, mangrove forests, and Afro-Ecuadorian communities running along the country's western edge.