Posts Tagged: Ecuador
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Oct 31, 2011
No CommentsEcuador
Where to Go The 30 national parks and 38 nature reserves of the country and many protected areas provide unique experiences. Many of them have been declared by UNESCO as biosphere reserves. They were established at both the flora and fauna to be preserved in their diversity as well as individual species, which play an...
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Aug 30, 2011
No CommentsEcuador Travel Guides
The coast The narrow coastal strip is 560 km long. In the major port cities of some of the best deep sea fishing trips to the South American west coast are offered. Esmeraldas is one of the most important ports in the country. In the region of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, 90 km west...
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Feb 14, 2011
No CommentsEcuador: Festivities
January 1: New Year Carnival: February or March Good Friday Easter dates change each year depending on Ash Wednesday. May 1: Labor Day May 24: Battle of Pichincha May 26: Corpus Christi July 24: Birth of Simon Bolivar August 10: Independence Day October 9: Independence of Guayaquil November 2: Day of the Dead November 3:...
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Feb 13, 2011
No CommentsEcuador: Kitchen with original value
Ecuadorian cuisine, known as “local food”is a relatively new cuisine. Although not internationally known, the Ecuadorian cuisine has a very original value. Different foods of the regions (Sierra, Costa, Amazonas), influenced by European cuisine (mostly Spanish) have an important role in the kitchen of Ecuador. The Spanish conquistadors replaced Indians as guinea pig food or...
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Feb 13, 2011
No CommentsEcuador: Life at its purest
When we visited Ecuador, it’s like the time we visited several regions and different ecosystems. It is a small country where nature and culture are displayed in countless ways. Departing from Quito, located in the heart of the Andean region, in just a half hour flight we descend into the Amazon jungle. From the same...
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Oct 07, 2010
No CommentsEcuador: A diverse country, a rich flora and fauna
Ecuador is a country located in northwestern South America, the Andean region. Colombia is bordered to the north, south and east by Peru and the west by the Pacific Ocean. Has an approximate area of 283,561 km2 inhabited by some 14 million people, according to the latest census of 2001, making it the ninth country...