Climbing beautiful peaks of Illinizas

The Illiniza is a non active volcano approximately 55km (34mi) in a southwestern direction from Quito. There are actually two summits the Illiniza Sur which is about 5348m (17545ft) high and with a glacier on its top.   Compared to the southern summit is the Illiniza Norte with its 5126m (168179ft) not that high and therefore there is only rocks...

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Between waterfalls, soccer and brownies: lovely weekend in Mindo

As an intern from Gulliver Expedition which is actually a tour operator in Quito it is possible to go on several trips they offer. I took the chance by heart that we had a 3-days weekend because of the Indepence Day of the biggest city in Ecuador Guayaquil. If I haven’t had to leave my passport in the General Office of Migration I could have gone...

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Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

The Yasuni National Park is located in the western part of Ecuador and the richness in species is nowhere bigger than here. Even the USA and Canada together doesn`t have a biodiversity like this part of the ecuadorian rain forest has. And unfortunately under this reserve are some huge oil resources to drill. With an approximate amount of $ 7 bn...

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