El Altar is an extinct vol­cano that fea­tures a sum­mit of 17,451 feet (5,319 m), which makes it a lit­tle taller than t…

Tun­gu­rahua is an active stra­to­vol­cano is affec­tion­ate­ly known as “Throat of Fire.” The vol­cano began erupt­ing and di…

San­gay Nation­al Park is locat­ed in the cen­tral part of Ecuador on the Andes moun­tains’ east­ern side. The park cov­ers…

Quito, the cap­i­tal of Ecuador, was found­ed in the 16th cen­tu­ry on the ruins of an Inca city and stands at an alti­tude…

San­ta Ana de los Rios de Cuen­ca is set in a val­ley sur­round­ed by the Andean moun­tains in the south of Ecuador. This i…

The nation­al park is home to the Gala­pa­gos Islands with the park bound­aries encom­pass­ing an area of 7,880 sq km. The…

Perched at 8,500 feet, Casa de Arbol is a seis­mic mon­i­tor­ing sta­tion – with a swing. The lone­ly seat swings vis­i­tors …

Loja is one of Ecuador’s old­est cities. Found­ed in 1548, it’s also known as the music and cul­tur­al cap­i­tal of Ecuador…

Approx­i­mate­ly 19 miles north­east of Quito is Cochasquí Archae­o­log­i­cal Park and, with­in it, are the ancient pyra­mids o…

A vis­it to the stun­ning­ly beau­ti­ful La Nar­iz del Dia­blo (“The Dev­il’s Nose”) should be on every­one’s buck­et list. Whe…

San­gay Vol­cano is where the name of the park is derived. It is an active stra­to­vol­cano fea­tur­ing a sym­met­ri­cal cone.…

Cot­ton-white sands, deep blue waters, and pris­tine shore­lines make this a dreamy des­ti­na­tion for true nature lovers. …