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Untouched by humans until the late 16th century, declared National Park in 1950 and late declared as world heritage by UNESCO. A Galápagos tour is a unique experience. Vivaecuador Tour Operator offers you 6 days in this heaven, inluding the islands San Cristobal,...

I knew George when he lived. It may have been in the year 2009 or in 2010, I met him at the Galapagos. He must have been more than 100 years at then. The giant tortoise Lonely George / George Solitario was the very, very last of its kind. And he was it the last 40...

Cotocachi is a small town in the Andes with a Native American name no one longer knows what mean. Geographically it is located in the Imbabura province north of Quito, not far from Otavalo with its famous Indian market. Cotacachi is one of the preferred locations for...

The old airport became to small. Furthermore there was right in the middle of the city. From today the flights to Qutio will go elsewhere. The new one is located in Tabalela, 42 miles away. Many are unhappy with having to travel so far. To get to the old one, it was...

The candidates and the political organizations are mobilizing in front of the election in february 2013.  Will there be a change or will Correa be reelected as president? The actual president Rafael Correa will certainly present his candidature for proceeding his...

The morning of August 16. many waited anxiously the expected decision of the Goberment whether thy will grant the Australian hacker and leader of the controversial organization Wikileaks, Julian Assange, political asylum in Ecuador or not. The main issue in this news...

Ecuador and the Equator line are roughly sharing their name. They are both in the world (Mitad del Mundo).  It is posible to visit four different attractions close to the equator line from Quito. It started with a French expedition of scientists led by Charles Marie...

I have searched. And I found it already in October last year. The ideal short term apartments for tourists visiting Ecuador. They do deserve the best. I am talking about a modern suite of 49 square meters located in central Mariscal district of Quito with all the...

Vice-President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, has been proposed as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work for the disabled. Who is he? Lenin Moreno was born in 1953 and depends on his own wheelchair. During the critical hours in an assumed coup attempt 30...

The friendly town of Baños is located 189 km south of Quito. Visiting Baños is one of the best posibilites to experience the best of the ecuadorian mountain nature. It's easily reached by bus from Quito (but keep an open eye on your hand luggage). Located 1800 meters...

In the heart of the Andes, a two hours ride from Quito, we find the city of Latacunga. Like a lot of other places in Ecuador, it is surrounded by beautiful montains. But don't let this picture cheat you. These peaks are not allways too nice. On three occasions the...

In this days with halloweens-screams, kitch monsters and candies, it would be apropriate to go to the bloomy origen. At least the american part of it. Ceremonies and festivals concerning death is not exclusively reserved white christians. The indians had their own...

There are not much left of the proud ecuadorian railways. One upon a time running up and down the mountains of the Andes. But some distances ar still preserved for tourism. for instance from the station of Quito to El Boliche, near the National Park Cotopaxi, the old...

It's the same procedure every year. Lovesick whales are visiting the coast of Ecuador in september for doing their stuff. And they do not hide. From the harbour in Puerto Lopez is it posible for tourists to enter boats for whale peeping. With one camera in each hand...

In Ecuador we buy and sell in american dollars. It hasn't always been like that. Not long time ago, this proud people used their own sucres. Sucre was one of the freedom fighters in the struggle for independence. One condor was equal to 20 sucres. Then, what happened?...

The 3oth of september 2010 the ecuadorian constitution was in danger after a riot. The president Raphael Correa was held captured in the police hospitaly. In memory of this day thousands of people were united in the park Carolina in Quito. The slogan was 30-s, the day...

One year ago. In the beginning it was an ordinary day, in Guayaquil and the rest of Ecuador. I had just finished my work-out at the local gym and was on the way to the lavandry with my clothes. Then the phone called. I was warned about going to the centre of the town....

Also in Ecuador they do know how to present their tourist industri. This year they reserved the old flight terminal in Guayaquil for this great yearly happening. Our first sight is some  indian warriors from the amazonic rainforest. Through their dance they are...

The purchase went fine in the end. But it had to go through the lawyer. More than 1000 dollars were used for miscellaneous fees, registrations and so on.  It resulted in a large stack of documents. But now it is ready. My new home is located in the 7th floor in a...