Tiny but mighty — the Galápagos Islands, Andean volcanoes, Amazon rainforest, and a UNESCO colonial capital, all in a country the size of a small US state.
The wildlife wonderland that inspired Darwin — giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, and fearless creatures.
One of the best-preserved colonial old towns in the Americas, at 2,850 m on the equator.
Cotopaxi, Quilotoa’s crater lake, and the train and market towns of the Andes.
Accessible rainforest lodges, rivers, and indigenous communities.