Ecuador Trip - Locations to Go to in Ecuador (Podcast)

Hear about locations to go to in Ecuador in your Ecuador trip because the Novice Traveler talks to Keenan Ennis about this nation that he now calls house.

Keenan moved to Ecuador after graduating school to do a 2-month internship in a distant tropical forest at Jama-Coaque. He ended up shifting to Ecuador the place he has lived for just a few years.

Keenan says, “One of many spectacular issues concerning the nation is all of the landscapes packed into such a small space. It’s such a small nation. It has seashores. You’ve received mountains. 33% of the nation or extra is the Amazon rainforest. There’s a whole lot of actions to maintain you busy, and you are able to do all of them with out having to journey too far.”

We begin within the capital metropolis of Quito, which is at 9,350 ft (2,850 meters). So although the town is nearly precisely on the equator, the local weather isn’t as sizzling as you may count on. You’ll need your sunscreen. Quito has an outdated colonial middle constructed across the Plaza de la Independencia. Stroll La Ronda road, which is the place you’ll find nightlife, together with the favored sizzling alcoholic drink of Canelazo.

Keenan recommends stops on the Plaza de la Independencia, the Church and Monastery of San Francisco and the Casa Museo Guayasamin. Oswaldo Guayasamín is typically referred to as the Ecuadorean Picasso.

You’ll be able to take a half-day journey from Quito to the indigenous market at Otavalo. Keenan is especially happy with the alpaca sweaters he picked up there.

No journey to Ecuador is full with out seeing a number of the wildlife. Keenan recommends a go to to the Amazon rainforest and the Galapagos Islands. For the Amazon, he recommends the town of Baños de Agua Santa. There you should have numerous journey journey actions, together with canyoning, hen watching, butterfly gardens, nature excursions, nocturnal climbing, village visits, and ziplining. There are a selection of spectacular waterfalls in Ecuador, and several other of them are close to Baños, together with Pailon del Diablo (Satan’s Cauldron).

Ecuador has numerous volcanos, together with some you can climb (with adequate preparation). Keenan has hiked Cotopaxi after a month of coaching at altitude. Chimborazo can be “beautiful and majestic”. Chimborazo is the tallest mountain on this planet when measured from the middle of the Earth.

Keenan recommends a minimum of 5 days within the Galapagos if you will go to as a result of two of the times might be touring. The islands are probably the most distinctive locations on the planet to see wildlife.

Ecuador additionally has browsing seashores, so whether or not you need to see wildlife, historical past, or spectacular surroundings, this can be the vacation spot for you.

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