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Puerto Egas
Puerto Egas is one of the most popular sites in the Galápagos - a long, flat, black lava shoreline where eroded shapes form lava pools, caves and inlets that house a great variety of wildlife. Its a great place to see colonies of marine iguanas basking in the sun and hundreds of Sa
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Volcán Sierra Negra
Northwest of the tiny settlement of Tomás de Berlanga lies the massive Volcán Sierra Negra (1490m), which last erupted in late 2005. An 8km trail leads around the east side of the volcano. It’s possible to walk all the way around the caldera, but the trail peters out. Galápagos haw
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Crafts Market
Plaza de Ponchos, the nucleus of the crafts market, is filled every day with vendors selling woolen goods, such as rugs, tapestries, blankets, ponchos, sweaters, scarves, gloves and hats – as well as embroidered blouses, hammocks, carvings, beads, paintings, woven mats and jewelry
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Ingapirca
Ecuador’s most preserved archaeological site, Ingapirca, 1km above the homonymous village, pales in comparison to large archaeological sites in neighboring Peru. This said, the small site, with its semi-intact temple, grazing llamas and open fields, is definitely worth a stopover i
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Tortuga Bay & Around
In terms of sheer white-sand beauty, this beach is the rival of any in South America. You’ll find it at the end of a 2.5km paved trail southwest of Puerto Ayora. In addition to swimming (a spit of land provides protection from the strong and dangerous currents on the exposed side),
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Agua Blanca
A visit to this small indigenous community and its surrounding territory is a chance to escape tar-and-concrete modern Ecuador. You’ll find the turn-off, where you pay an entry fee (which covers museum admission and a guide), about 5.5km north of Puerto López on the right. From her
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Reserva Biológica Jatun Sacha
This 2500-hectare biological station and rainforest reserve is located on the south shore of the Río Napo, 23km east of Puerto Napo. It is run by Fundación Jatun Sacha , an Ecuadorian nonprofit organization, which was formed to promote rainforest research, conservation and educatio
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Parque Nacional Machalilla
Preserving isolated beaches, coral formations, two offshore islands, tropical dry forest, coastal cloud forest, archaeological sites and 200 sq km of ocean, Ecuadors only coastal national park is a marvelous and unique destination. The tropical dry forest seen here used to stretch
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Plaza Grande
While wandering around colonial Quito, youll probably pass through the Plaza Grande (formally known as Plaza de la Independencia) several times. On the southwest side stands Quito’s cathedral . Although not the most ornate of the Old Town’s churches, it has some fascinating religio
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Museo de la Música
This fun museum located in an old school explores the lives of famous musicians who hailed from Loja (most peaking in success during the golden 1890–1940 period). Many old instruments and scores of music are on display, and a shop here (often closed) sells music.
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Cementerio de Tulcán
A maze of cypress trees – sculpted into bulbous, pre-Columbian totems, mythological figures, animals and geometric shapes – lines graves and mausoleums ornamented with candles and plastic flowers. Bushes and hedges take shape as they’re trimmed by the son of the original topiary ma
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Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Also known as the ‘new cathedral,’ construction began on this vast cathedral only in 1885. Its giant domes of sky-blue Czech tile are visible from all over Cuenca, and if it looks like the bell towers are bit short, that’s because they are – a design error made the intended height
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Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo
Marking the end of riverfront is the modern MAAC, a museum of anthropology and archaeology that hosts a superb permanent collection of pre-Colombian pieces and videos showing artistic techniques of early peoples. Changing exhibitions showcase works by contemporary Ecuadorian artist
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El Sagrario
Standing across the park from the new cathedral, the whitewashed El Sagrario is also known as the old cathedral. Construction began in 1557, the year Cuenca was founded, and in 1739 La Condamine’s expedition used its towers as a triangulation point to measure the shape of the earth
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Museo Provincial Casa del Portal
This majestic home was built in 1900 and now houses Ambatos best museum. There are tons of cool historic photos on the 1st floor. Head up to the 2nd floor and you will find six galleries featuring both original artwork from local geniuses like Oswaldo Viteri and reproductions of Ec
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Puerta de la Ciudad
With perhaps more pomp and circumstance than youll encounter anywhere else in Loja, the City Gate greets you into downtown from the northern corner. Its a giant castle with an arched doorway spanning Sucre, a street forging south (from the confluence of Ríos Zamora and Malacatus) t
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Museo de las Culturas Aborígenes
This indigenous culture museum has more than 5000 archaeological pieces representing more than 20 pre-Hispanic Ecuadorian cultures going back some 15,000 years. But what makes this such a gem of a museum is the informative guided tour – touching upon such unexpected items as combs
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TelefériQo
For spectacular views over Quito’s mountainous landscape, hop aboard this sky tram that takes passengers on a 2.5km ride (10 minutes) up the flanks of Volcán Pichincha to the top of Cruz Loma. Once you’re at the top (a mere 4100m), you can hike to the summit of Rucu Pichincha (4680
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Museo Guayasamín
In the former home of the legendary painter Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919–99), this wonderful museum houses the most complete collection of his work. Guayasamín was also an avid collector, and the museum displays his outstanding collection of pre-Columbian ceramic, bone and metal pieces
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Museo del Banco Central ‘Pumapungo’
Its worth the walk east along Calle Larga to one of Ecuadors most significant museums. Whilst theres some great modern art downstairs, the highlight is on the second floor. Here begins a comprehensive voyage through Ecuadors diverse indigenous cultures, with colorfully animated dio
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