On the Road -- Ecuador Highlights -- Destination Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands -- Getting Started -- Events Calendar -- Itineraries -- History -- The Culture -- Food & Drink -- Environment -- Ecuador Outdoors -- Galápagos Wildlife Guide -- Quito -- History -- Climate -- Orientation -- Information -- Dangers & Annoyances -- Sights -- Activities -- Old Town Walking Tour -- Courses -- Quito for Children -- Tours -- Festivals & Events -- Sleeping -- Eating -- Drinking & Entertainment -- Shopping -- Getting There & Away -- Getting Around -- Around Quito -- La Mitad del Mundo -- Rumicucho -- Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua -- Calderón -- Guayllabamba & Around -- Sangolquí -- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Pasochoa -- Volcán Pichincha -- Northern Highlands -- Cochasquí Archaeological Site -- Cayambe -- Cayambe to Oyacachi -- Otavalo -- Around Otavalo -- Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas -- Intag Valley -- Reserva Biológica Los Cedros -- San Antonio de Ibarra -- Ibarra -- La Esperanza -- North of Ibarra -- El Ángel -- Reserva Biológica Guandera -- Río Blanco Area -- Tulcán -- Western Andean Slopes -- Cloud Forest Lodges -- Mindo -- West of Mindo -- Central Highlands -- Machachi & Aloasí -- The Illinizas -- Parque Nacional Cotopaxi -- Latacunga -- The Quilotoa Loop -- Ambato -- Around Ambato -- Baños -- From Baños to Puyo -- Parque Nacional Sangay -- Guaranda -- Salinas -- Volcán Chimborazo -- Riobamba -- Guano & Santa Teresita -- South of Riobamba -- Guamote -- Alausí -- Southern Highlands -- Ingapirca -- Cañar -- Biblián -- Azogues -- Cuenca -- Around Cuenca -- Saraguro -- Loja -- Parque Nacional Podocarpus -- Zamora -- Vilcabamba -- Zumba & the Peruvian Border -- Catamayo & Around -- Catacocha -- Macará & the Peruvian Border -- The Oriente -- The Northern Oriente -- From Quito to Lago Agrio -- Lago Agrio -- Along Río Aguarico -- Reserva Producción Faunística Cuyabeno -- South from Lago Agrio -- Coca -- Vía Auca -- Lower Río Napo -- Parque Nacional Yasuní -- Parque Nacional Sumaco-Galeras -- Parque Nacional Sumaco-Galeras to Tena -- Tena -- Misahuallí -- Upper Río Napo -- Puyo -- The Southern Oriente -- Macas -- Parque Nacional Sangay -- Kapawi Ecolodge & Reserve -- The Jungle from Macas -- Sucúa -- From Méndez to Limón -- Gualaquiza -- From Gualaquiza to Zamora -- North Coast & Lowlands -- Western Lowlands -- Quito to Santo Domingo de Los Colorados -- Santo Domingo de Los Colorados -- North of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados -- South of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados -- Quevedo -- The North Coast -- San Lorenzo -- Reserva Ecológica de Manglares Cayapas Mataje -- Limones to La Tola -- Borbón to San Miguel -- Playa de Oro -- Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas -- The Road to Esmeraldas -- Esmeraldas -- Atacames -- Súa -- Same & Tonchige -- Muisne & Around -- Mompiche -- Cojimíes -- Pedernales -- Canoa -- Around Canoa -- San Vicente -- Bahía de Caráquez -- Portoviejo -- Inland from Portoviejo -- Crucita Area -- Manta -- Montecristi -- Jipijapa -- South Coast -- Ruta Del Sol -- Parque Nacional Machalilla -- Puerto López -- South of Puerto López -- Olón -- Montañita -- Santa Elena Peninsula to Guayaquil -- La Libertad & Santa Elena -- Salinas -- Playas -- Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco -- Guayaquil -- History -- Orientation -- Information -- Dangers & Annoyances -- Sights & Activities -- Tours -- Festivals & Events -- Sleeping -- Eating -- Drinking & Entertainment -- Shopping -- Getting There & Away -- Getting Around -- South of Guayaquil -- Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute -- Machala -- Puerto Bolívar & Jambelí -- Zaruma -- El Bosque Petrificado Puyango -- To/from the Peruvian Border -- The Galápagos Islands -- Isla Santa Cruz (Indefatigable) -- Around Isla Santa Cruz -- Isla San Cristóbal (Chatham) -- Isla San Salvador (Santiago or James) -- Around Isla San Salvador -- Isla Isabela (Albemarle) -- Isla Fernandina (Narborough) -- Southern Islands -- Northern Islands -- Directory -- Accommodations -- Business Hours -- Children -- Climate Charts -- Courses -- Customs -- Dangers & Annoyances -- Discount Cards -- Embassies & Consulates -- Food -- Gay & Lesbian Travelers -- Holidays -- Insurance -- Internet Access -- Legal Matters -- Maps -- Money -- Photography -- Post -- Shopping -- Solo Travelers -- Telephone -- Time -- Toilets -- Tourist Information -- Travelers with Disabilities -- Visas -- Volunteering -- Women Travelers -- Work -- Transportation -- Getting There & Away -- Entering the Country -- Air -- Land -- River -- Sea -- Getting Around -- Air -- Bicycle -- Boat -- Bus -- Car & Motorcycle -- Hitchhiking -- Local Transportation -- Tours -- Train -- Trucks (Rancheras & Chivas) -- Health -- Before You Go -- Insurance -- Recommended Vaccinations -- Medical Checklist -- In Transit -- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) -- Jet Lag & Motion Sickness -- In Ecuador -- Availability & Cost of Health Care -- Infectious Diseases -- Traveler's Diarrhea -- Environmental Hazards -- Traveling with Children -- Women's Health -- Language -- Glossary -- The Authors -- Behind the Scenes -- Index -- Greendex -- Map Legend
Summary
Nobody knows Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands like Lonely Planet. Our 8th edition gives you the tools you need to create your own adventure, whether you want to browse colorful handicrafts at Otavalo's Saturday market, climb active Volcan Cotopaxi, swim with the Galapagos penguins or relax in chilled-out Vilcabamba
