Country guide
Ecuador
6 places across the five collections. Start with what draws you here, then build a journey that gives each place enough time.
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Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0Find your way through Ecuador.
The country guide gathers The Original 100 and every alternative included elsewhere on the site. A shared regional wonder may appear in more than one country.
Country orientation
Find the shape of your journey.
See how the 6 entries are distributed, then choose a cluster that suits the journey you want. Numbers on this map refer to the list alongside it.
Representative points, including broad regions and shared-border entries. A pin is not a visitor entrance or evidence of a direct travel connection.
- Galápagos Islands
The Original 100 · A volcanic archipelago where wildlife sets the pace.
- Amazon Rainforest
The Original 100 · An immense forest experienced through rivers, sounds and small discoveries.
- Cotopaxi
Honourable Mentions · An Andean cone above the high grasslands
- Quito
Further Horizons · A mountain capital with an extensive historic centre rewards attention to both its architecture and its dramatic setting.
- Cuenca
Further Horizons · An Andean city's streets, rivers and monumental churches create a coherent setting for understanding regional urban life.
- Cajas National Park
Further Horizons · Highland lakes and páramo vegetation make a water-rich mountain landscape whose apparent openness hides a demanding climate.
The Original 100
1–100 · 2 places in this country
25 · South America
Amazon Rainforest
An immense forest experienced through rivers, sounds and small discoveries.
Further Horizons
301–400 · 3 places in this country
351 · Ecuador
Cajas National Park
Highland lakes and páramo vegetation make a water-rich mountain landscape whose apparent openness hides a demanding climate.
Turn the collection into a journey.
Begin with an anchor place and its suggested base. Compare the guides’ seasonal notes and allow separately for time spent travelling. A collection of places in one country is not automatically a sensible route, particularly where islands, mountains or remote regions are involved.
Use the travel workbench to record your chosen overnight stops and the transport information you have checked. It keeps unresearched connections visible and produces a day-by-day outline you can print or export.
For international travel, check current entry requirements, regional advice and the operating details of the actual transport and visitor authorities. Country and territory labels here organise the guides; broad shared landscapes do not imply unrestricted border crossings.