Despite its tiny size, Ecuador is home to rain forests, mountains, islands, deserts, valleys, and snowcapped peaks. One of its main attractions is the Galapagos Islands and its marine reserve, which contains unique species. Quito the capital, an old Spanish colonial city, with beautiful valleys, friendly people and a landscape dominated by majestic mountains directly under the equatorial line, comprise the attractiveness of this modern town, declared by UNESCO in 1978 “Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity”.

LOCATION
Ecuador consists of four regions: the Coast, the Andes, the Amazon Region, and the Galapagos Islands. It’s located on the equator, in South America, which means that the territory is found on both hemispheres. On the north shares the border with Colombia, and at south and east with Peru.

CLIMATE
Humid and tropical climate in the Coast and the Amazon Region. Also dry in the Andes. Ecuador has two seasons, the dry season from May to November and the rainy season from December to April.