TOURISM IN ECUADOR

  ECUADOR NATURAL PARADISE

   

 

Ecuador is a country located on the equator in the northwestern part of South America, Ecuador borders Colombia to the north, south and east with Peru and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. It has an area of ​​256 370 km ² and its capital is Quito. 

Official Language  Spanish from the arrival of the Spanish but the Kichwa and Shuar are native languages ​​of the country. It is currently one of the most traditional and best preserved in the world culturally

 

The Republic of Ecuador is divided into four natural regions: the island region, where the Galapagos Islands, located 1,000 km west of the Ecuadorian coast, the highlands and Andean region. It is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and major mineral resources having unique plant and animal species in the world. 

WEATHER

The country has a tropical and humid climate, air quality is very good by the presence of large natural forests, national parks and the Amazon rainforest.

FLORA AND FAUNA

Ecuador is a country with vast natural wealth. The diversity of its four regions has led to thousands of species of flora and fauna which is within the list of diverse countries. It has a wide range of cultures.

 

AMAZON REGIONS

 

AMAZON REGIONS

  

AMAZON REGION: It extends over an area of ​​120,000 km2, with lush vegetation, typical of humid-tropical forests. 

The Ecuadorian Amazon offers a wide range of activities including swimming, canoe journeys, rain forest walks, bird watching, animal spotting and visits to local communities in the forest. The Amazon accounts for little more than 5% of the total population but here are small communities of Indians such as Huaorani, Cofan, Shuar, and Siona-Secoya who live in jungle villages and continues with many of its ancient traditions. Amazon also has some of the finest white water carrying raft routes in the country.

The forest covers most of the region, the largest and least populated country.

you can see of species of animals, plants and two uncontacted groups of people living in voluntary isolation and Taromenane, Tagaeri. Other peoples inhabiting this region are the Quechua, Huaorani, Secoya, Cofan, who kept many ancient customs in housing methods, hunting, family and social organization.

 

 tourism sports

žlooking for an adventure tour, canoe and rafting trips, rainforest hikes and expeditions, birdwatching and wildlife observation tours, community-based ecotourism programs.
 

TYPICAL DISHES FROM THEAMAZON REGION

Yucca muchines:

Juicy Fish with vegetables