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Street food offers an insight into the cultural richness of Ecuador.
http://yourescapetoecuador.com/guest-post/popular-street-foods-of-ecuador/
Street food offers a unique insight and flavor of life to a particular area and adds to the cultural enrichment when visiting any foreign country. Explore the street food of Ecuador.
Photo of the Day: Casa del Arbol. David Silo photo.
Here is a list of major public and private hospitals throughout Ecuador, as of July 2015.
http://yourescapetoecuador.com/health-care/hospitals-clinics/
Ecuador features a world-class healthcare system. The hospitals throughout Ecuador are some of the finest in South America and offer the latest technologies.
Photo of the Day: Volcan Cotopaxi by Starlight
New Photo of the Day: A hiker overlooks Laguna del Volcán Quilotoa
Here's a great article about backpacking essentials for Ecuador:
http://yourescapetoecuador.com/guest-post/the-essential-packing-list-for-backpackers-in-ecuador/
A backpack is by far the best piece of luggage for Ecuador, where the buses are many and the luggage restrictions on budget airlines can be pretty extreme. But what to put in your backpack? Here are my top seven essentials that you'll need for your trip to Ecuador.
New Photo of the Day: The beach at Puerto Lopez
EcuaAssist is a bilingual consulting company focused on the needs of expats in Ecuador, whether they are just arriving or already well established. Here at EcuaAssist we specialize in immigrant and non-immigrant visas; we know the process inside and out and can make the visa experience a fast, efficient, and stress-free process. We have representatives in the United States so everything can be taken care of here in Ecuador, at our offices in Quito, Manta, Bahia de Caraquez and Cuenca. Explore our website to find out all that we have to offer. The EcuaAssist team is made up of people who have experienced being expats, both in Ecuador and abroad. Because of this, we treat each case as if it were our own life. We employ a team approach to case evaluations, and our results reflect our commitment and passion. We assist hundreds of people each year and pride ourselves on our ability to provide our clients with affordable, effective, and lasting solutions.
New Photo of the Day: Bahia de Caraquez. Photo by William Gil.
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Classified Ads from around Ecuador.
Photo of the Day: The volcanic peaks of Illiniza
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New Photo of the Day: Biking in Ecuador; Tom Rayner photo
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Sunrise at Guapulo and the Valley of Cumbaya - Tumbaco
New Photo of the Day: Sunset
Photo of the Day: Climbing with Volcan Illiniza in the background
New Photo of the Day: The Beach at
FYI American Citizens:
The U.S. Embassy Quito and the U.S. Consulate in Guayaquil provides the following Passport Services:
Add visa pages to a valid U.S. passport
Apply for a U.S. passport (first time or renewal)
http://ecuador.usembassy.gov/passports.html
As of December 2015 US Embassies/Consulates will not longer allow you to add pages to your US passport. "For cost and security reasons, the U.S. Department of State has begun phasing out the option of additional visa pages for U.S. passports. Beginning October 1, 2014, all Embassies/Consulates worldwide will issue only 52-page passport books for full-validity passports.
The thinner 28-page book option is no longer available. Requests for additional visa pages will be accepted for existing passports only through December 31, 2015. Starting January 1, 2016, applicants who need extra pages will need to apply to renew their passports and be issued the standard 52-page book."
Embassies and consulates overseas are no longer authorized to issue regular U.S. passports. All non-emergency passports are now processed in the United States. The Embassy in Quito and the Consulte in Guayaquil will accept your passport application and forward it to the U.S. for processing.
eruption August 22. A view from . Photo by Ricardo Coronel.
New Photo of the Day: Beautiful Highlands Vista
Another view of the eruption
Photo of the Day: Eruption
Photo of the Day: Seeing the sights in 's highlands
New Photo of the Day: Quito at Night. Photo: Kevin Puertas Macias
Photo of the Day: Waorani Beauty
Las Terrazas de Dana is a great little lodge for bird watching trips in the Mindo cloud forest:
http://www.lasterrazasdedana.com/
Las Terrazas de Dana is a modern ecolodge with a privileged location in Mindo hotels. We organize bird watching tours in Cloud Forest Ecuador. Contact us :)
Here's our top recommended rafting company in Ecuador:
http://www.imagineecuador.com/rafting_ecuador.html
Whitewater Rafting Ecuador. Imagine Ecuador Tour Operator offers whitewater rafting tours in Baños, Tena, Puyo, Macas and near Quito, try the best rivers!
Paseo del Chagra festival
http://yourescapetoecuador.com/festivals/machachi-celebrates-paseo-del-chagra-july-20-2/
Machachi, located just 40 minutes south of Quito, puts on annual Paseo del Chagra festival to the delight of horse lovers and tourists from around the world.
Be sure to vote for Ecuador in this year's World Travel Awards competition:
http://www.worldtravelawards.com/vote-for-ecuador-2015
http://www.worldtravelawards.com/vote-for-quito-2-2015
Vote for Ecuador in the 2015 World Travel Awards
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