Category: Ecuador Travel Articles

The First Choice for Adventure Sports Ecuador adventure travel: Do you love water sports? If yes, you must visit Baños, Ecuador. It has been an exciting Andean City from a long time. It is situated at an elevation of 1,800 meters on the borders of Tungurahua Volcano. Even though the volcano is active, the activities experienced by tourists are in the form of thermal hot springs. The regular drill practice for evacuation at the place makes it safer than any other tourist destination. At an affordable price you can fill your tummy with delicious food at Ecuador. The most important activities that are provided at the Ecuador are: Ecuador Adventure Travel The First Choice for Adventure Sports Rafting in Banos This place is with plenty of rainfall, which makes a perfect combination of mountain and water for white-water rafting at Baños. You are also provided with the rafting services of 3rd and 4<th class at Pastaza and Patate rivers. As exciting is the place you will find the beautiful Andean cloud scenery over the excursion. Ecuador Adventure Travel The First Choice for Adventure Sports Canyoning Also known as Canyoneering in U.S. and Australia This is a kind of adventurous trekking you will find at the place, where you will go through the deep gaps between the mountains. The involvement of slow rappel and slippery rocks Ecuador Adventure Travel The First Choice for Adventure Sports Rock Climbing Andes If you are uncomfortable with the slippery rock and the deep gorges you can otherwise go for the natural rock climbing trip. Before you hit the rock, you can even have a practice of the same on the artificial rock available at that place. Dune Buggy on a Beach Even though the place is not blessed with the sand dunes, you can hire

A trip to Misahualli: hat to expect from a 3-day trip into the Ecuadorian Amazon Jungle Perhaps the most delightful sight when traveling to Misahuallí (in Tena province – Ecuadorian Amazon) is the unbelievable fast transformation of the landscape before your eyes. To get to Misahuallí from Quito you will first pass the southern valley of the city and the rise into the cool Moorlands (passing through Papallacta Springs highway). Then, the first sights of the dense jungle appear when reaching Baeza, then Puerto Napo and then into Puerto Misahuallí. The perfectly defined Páramo lines melt into dense and humid jungle vegetation. It is truly amazing to watch. Once in Misahualli, we will ride half an hour or more into the jungle and my fellow travelers and I get ready to embark on a 3 day adventure in Suchipakari Jungle Lodge. River Trip We arrive at Pusuno river and go for a 5-minute walk through a lovely forest trail to get into the lodge’s cabins. Some of the lodge’s staff greets you and carries out bags for the walk. At the reception we are greeted by our guides Wilson and Jorge and the Suchipakari Lodge owner The first activity after lunch was a walk in the surrounding area (secondary forest) to get introduced to the jungle vegetation and to some basic jungle survival tips. We relax in the nearby river afterwards with some tubing. The water is warm today and the weather is perfect, opens and sunny skies, a great start for a trip. Waterfall Trip Aside from the natural beauty and the dream-like feeling in transmits to its visitors, the Ecuadorian jungle is the ideal spot for practicing water and adventure sports. My travel companions and I, quite varied in age and interests, went all for a rappelling adventure at

Otavalo Market: The Place For Your Best Market Experience When You’re In Ecuador Otavalo market is a market located in Ecuador. Ecuador is a South American country located in the northeastern part. Otavalo market is located in an area that is made up of a farming community. The town has become a tourist center and it has brought more visitors. Tourism has become the town's main avenue to earn more revenue. As a result, there are more hotels, hostels, and tour operators than other cities in Ecuador. This has also made Otavaleno (people from Otavalo) to be able to sell their goods abroad. The market has been in existence since 1970. The market was designed by a Dutch architect called Tony Zwollo. The Otavaleno’s are known for weaving textiles, and they are made of wool. The market is mainly very busy on Saturdays. The stores in the market sell textiles that are handmade such as blankets, table cloths, and so many others. On Saturdays which is the peak and busiest time of the market, the town is occupied by stalls where people sell textiles, musical instruments, dream catchers, leather goods, native costumes, purses, clothing, spices, etc. The goods are usually manufactured in a nearby factory, and the goods are sold by middle-aged men who are mostly from Otavalo. The goods are quality goods and are durable no wonder tourist keep visiting the market. People come to Otavalo Market to buy products; the surrounding towns are also tourist sites. For instance Penuche Waterfall, Lagos de Mojanda, and Museo Viviente Otavalango. There is also a museum in the area that has a rich background of the Otavalo people. It also shows the historical background of the Otavalo people both in the past and present. Locals built the museum after a factory which

Tren de los Volcanes - Ecuador Tren de los volcanes: A train ride to remember across the most stunning landscapes of the Ecuadorian Sierra. My ride aboard Tren Ecuador through the Tren de los Volcanes (Train of the Volcanoes) railways begins one chilly and rainy morning at Chimbacalle Station in the southern part of Quito city. It actually started before embarking on the recently remodeled Ecuador Railways Coach. If you’re staying at the north or north/central part of the city. You will probably find out that  getting to Chimbacalle station might be a bit of a jounrey itself. The most effective way though, is taking the most used city trolley in Quito. Which crosses the city from North to South, also known as El Trole. There are various stations across the city, and the trolley runs across 10 de Agosto Avenue. The moves in into Guayaquil street into the historical centre and then all the way south through Pedro Vicente Maldonado Av. The trolley stop for the train station is conveniently called, Chimbacalle, from there you will have to walk a small block north and then you will get to a small steeped street that leads you right into the door of legendary Chimbacalle Train Station. it took me approximately 50 minutes in total to get to the train. Starting at the main station of the trolley bus “Estacion La Y”. The beauty of it all is that Chimbacalle Train Station was the very first station opened by president Eloy Alfaro back in 1908 and the same where the very first train arrived in from Guayaquil into the capital city. This is a symbol of national unity, as history books put it. Route - tren de los volcanes I watch the first train leave from the station, the sound of the