Ecuador

Famous People from Ecuador
Ecuador has produced many eminent people who have made a mark in their respective fields. Take a look at some of the famous people of Ecuador.

World’s Oldest Person Dies at Age 116
A woman in Ecuador who was believed to be the oldest person alive, died of pneumonia Sunday at the age of 116.

Ecuador: Adventure to Ecuador's Glittering Mount Chimborazo
Explorers who claim they know the ropes when it comes to mountain climbing should try tackling Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo.

Destination: Ecuador: Andes Mountains of Ecuador
Outdoor enthusiasts looking to hike in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador can find various Internet resources on available tours and lodging.

Ecuador - What You May Not Know
Ecuador is a small country, but one full of travel opportunities. Here are some things about it that may surprise you.

Ecuador Crash Victim's Father Defends Gap Year Adventures
Parents say they do not want young people to become wary of adventurous travel because of car accident

Survivors to Return to Uk After Ecuador Coach Crash
Embassy arranges early flights home for injured in wake of accident which killed five young British women

British Victims of Ecuador Bus Crash
Brief profiles of the five British women killed in a bus crash during a gap year trip in Ecuador

Gap Year Adventure Ends in Tragedy As Five Killed in Bus Crash
Five British women on a 15-week South American adventure trip collide with lorry on road in Ecuador

It Has Been a Farce, But This Crisis Needn't End in Tragedy
Isabel Hilton: Following his dramatic incursion into Ecuador, Uribe has humiliated Chávez and prolonged an endless civil war

A Dangerous Raid
Leader Columbia's decision to order troops across the border with Ecuador could have wider repercussions

What Makes A Third World Country?
What does it mean to be a third world country? Our recent trip to South America gave us an answer.

Oil Giant in Dock Over Amazon Waste
Clean up our polluted forest, Ecuadoreans demand in landmark suit.

Ecuador Poll Backs the Chávez Route to Reform
President hails victory as early results come in· Voters select members of body to alter constitution

Feared Gang Renounces Its Crime Crown
Ecuador's mafia go straight in government pact.

Ecologists Hit Out at Ecuador for Legalising Shark Fin Sales
Hundreds of sharks have been slaughtered daily off the coast of Ecuador since a ban on the sale of fins was lifted last week, prompting warnings of ecological disaster.

Papallacta: Rest, Relaxation, Health And Ecoturism
In the Papallacta Hot springs & Spa Excursion in Ecuador by Gray Line Tours Ecuador, you will be able to visit the main tourist points of the road from Quito, until Papallacta, such us; Cumbaya, Tumbaco, The Papallacta Virgin, The Cayambe – Coca Ecologic Reserve, Papallacta Hot springs, etc.

City Tour By Night To Historic Downtown In Quito – Ecuador
Visiting the Historic Colonial Downtown of Quito - Ecuador in the night, with Gray Line Tours Ecuador, we will visit the treasures of Quito majestically illuminated such as: The Basilica, the Independence square, La Compañia Church, San Francisco Square and Church etc.

Ecuador, a Paradise for the lovers of Photography
Visiting Ecuador, with the Gray Line Tours in Ecuador, we will know the Four Regions or Worlds of Ecuador, and its main touristic points, like as: The Beaches of Ecuadorian Coasts, The Ecuadorian Amazonian Jungle, The Galapagos Islands, The Ecuadorian Highlands Region, etc.

Mindo Cloud Forest
Doing the Mindo, Ecotourism & Adventure Excursion in Ecuador by Gray Line Tours Ecuador, in the one day tours of Gray Line Tours Ecuador, you will be able to visit the main tourist points of the Mindo Cloud Forest, such us; Equatorial Line, Mindo, Butterfly Farm, Orchids Green House, Cloud Forest, etc.

Leftwinger on Course to Win Ecuador's Presidential Run-off
A charismatic leftwing economist was last night on course to win Ecuador's run-off presidential election, beating the country's richest man and giving a fresh surge to Latin America's 'pink tide'.

Leftwinger Takes Poll Lead in Ecuador's Presidential Run-off
A leftwing radical emerged as the narrow favourite to win Ecuador's run-off presidential election yesterday and give a fresh surge to Latin America's 'pink tide'.

Ecuador's Leftwing Presidential Hopeful Surges in Polls
A US-bashing presidential candidate who wants Ecuador to join Latin America's 'pink tide' of leftwing governments has surged in the run-up to next week's vote.

Billionaire Leads Ecuador Poll, Forcing Chávez Ally Into Run-off
A pro-US banana tycoon will challenge an ally of Venezuela's Hugo Chávez for the presidency of Ecuador in a run-off next month after a bitter first round of voting.

Ecuador Faces Election Run-off
A charismatic leftwing outsider and a banana tycoon looked last night to be heading for a run-off election to decide who will become Ecuador's next president as exit polls showed neither of them gaining the required votes to win outright.

Ecuador Tilts Left As Outsider Leads in Polls
· Fiery presidential hopeful plans political 'revolution' · Frontrunner promises to be thorn in Bush's side

El Barranco architectonic site in Cuenca Ecuador
El Barranco is an architectonical site, with a typical architecture tips beside the Tomebamba River in Cuenca Ecuador, a nice place to visit when you are at Cuenca Ecuador...

Where is Cuenca Ecuador located?
Information about Cuenca city location in Ecuador, tips for travelers who wants to visit the city, maps, airport and domestic flights to Cuenca Ecuador...

Cuenca Ecuador history, when Cuenca was Tomebamba
The history of Cuenca, Ecuador is reflected by its churches, museums, streets and plazas. The history of Cuenca, Ecuador begins with the Cañari People and the Inca conquerors

El Angel Ecuador Andes Ecological Reserve
El Angel Ecological Reserve located 280 km away from Quito in Ecuador, is an amazing place to discover the native flora and fauna of Andes, conserved without introduced species

Ride the Roof' On Metropolitan's Chiva Express Devil's Nose Tour
Seeking for a nice adventure? take a trip into the Chiva Express train, and ride the roof of the train!!, yes take a look and enjoy the Ecuador landscapes and Andes highlands peaks.

The splendor of La Compania Church of Quito
The Compania Church at Quito in Ecuador starts again, before more than 4 years of restauration process to keep it as one of the jewels of Quito Downtown Crown, awarded by UNESCO

Finch Bay Galapagos Eco Hotel wins travel award as Ecuador’s Best Resort
The Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel won Ecuador´s Best Re 12th World Travel Awards ceremony that took place in London, this last 2005 december, read more...

Saquisilí Indian Market
Saquisili town and market is located in Cotopaxi Province, has one of the largest indigenous market in Ecuador, the market opens every week making them a unique misture of merchandise, handicraft and textile products

Mountain Biking Tours in Ecuador
Mountain biking tours in Ecuador, are one of kind experience, because all Ecuador and specially Andean highlands offers great natural trails and roads to make this experience absolutely unbelievable, take a look and come to dust...

Chiva Express Train Tour in Cotopaxi National Park
The Chiva Express train tour, goes inside Cotopaxi National park, departing from Ecuador capital's, Quito, this Train tour to Cotopaxi Volcano national provides a unique Ecuador Andes landscape

Cerro Blanco Protected forest
Cerro Blanco protected forest is one of the lastest areas in Ecuador coast, who preserves the native dry forest and fauna, located just 20 minutes from Guayaquil's downtown.

Cuenca Ecuador: a Spanish colonial city in the Andes
Cuenca Ecuador, UNESCO cultural heritage, with a unique architecture with strong spanish and european face, is a cozy, nice and quiet city in the middle of the Andes, you must visit and feel the quiet air and peace living in a city without 10 floors buildings.

The Fiestas of Yamor in Otavalo Ecuador
Otavalo city in Ecuador is a unique place by the strong effot do it by the idigenous tribe Otavalo's to recover their spaces before the Spanish conquest, so actually the Yamor Fiesta "party" is a unique cultural expression, see by yourself.

Under The Volcano
We were under the volcano, in the town of Baños, Ecuador. On the days agenda? Watch it erupt, have lunch for a dollar, hike to waterfalls and dance all night.

Light Travel - Carry-On Only
Light travel makes everything simpler, safer and less stressful. Six weeks in Ecuador, from glacier-covered mountains, to Pacific coast beaches, required only one carry-on bag each.

Andes Mountains Adventure
The first time I used an ice axe and crampons, I went to 20,600 feet with a guide who didn't speak a word of English.

Volcano Tours In Baños Ecuador
Watch a volcano erupt, have lunch for a dollar, hike to waterfalls and dance all night. Where? Baños, Ecuador.

Ecuador: One Month, $1000 Including Airfare
The first time I went to Ecuador, I discovered the country had converted to the U.S. Dollar. Very convenient, especially so when I found that one dollar would buy a nice lunch.

Sick to the Back Teeth
A force of rogue dentists from Ecuador has been plaguing Madrid. David Mckie

Learning Spanish At 20,600 Feet
What's the furthest point on earth from its center? The summit of Everest? Nope. You have to go to South America for this one, to the top of Mount Chimborazo, in Ecuador.

Lightweight Travel: The How And Why
Lightweight travel makes everything simpler, safer and less stressful. My wife and I spent six weeks in Ecuador, at times on glacier-covered mountains, and at other times lounging on Pacific coast beaches. We had only one carry-on bag each.

Cheap International Plane Tickets
I stumbled into several ways to save on plane tickets. One trick saved me $1000 on a trip to Ecuador.

Climbing Glaciers On The Equator
The top of Mount Chimborazo is the furthest place on the globe from the center of the earth (explanation within). When I went to the summit, it was the first time I had used an ice axe and crampons, and the guide didn't speak English.

Student 'strangled By Freed Monster'
In Ecuador Gilberto Chamba was known as the Monster of Machala, a serial murderer and rapist who went to jail in 1993 for strangling six young women. Now police are convinced Chamba has struck again - 5,000 miles away, in Spain.

Oil Giant in Dock Over Amazon Waste
Clean up our polluted forest, Ecuadoreans demand in landmark suit. ChevronTexaco could be fined hundreds of millions of dollars and be forced to spend more than $1bn (£590m) cleaning up pollution from 28 years of oil extraction in Ecuador, if a court case which has opened in a small frontier town on the edge of the Amazon forest finds against it.

Defiant Pledge As Ecuador's New Leader is Sworn in
The former colonel who came to power in Ecuador with a pledge to smash corruption has warned that he will encourage his supporters to take to the streets if his reforms are thwarted. Lucio Gutierrez, a leftwinger who was elected president last November in a runoff with the country's...

How to Get Elected, Ecuadorean Style
Want lots of people to attend your political rally? Duncan Campbell finds that free pina coladas, boy bands and striptease work a treat.

Ecuador's Victor Tries to Ease Fears
The leftwing former colonel who won the Ecuadorian presidency on Sunday was yesterday in conciliatory mood as he reassured the world's financial markets that he would respect all existing contracts and agreements. But Lucio Gutierrez's victory, on a platform of fighting corruption and...

Ecuador Elects Left-wing Ex-coup Leader
The people of Ecuador have elected a former coup leader who has pledged to fight corruption as their sixth president in six years, results showed today. Lucio Gutierrez, 45, won 54.3% of yesterday's runoff vote, beating the 45.7% awarded to his billionaire rival in the bitter election...

Victory for Gutierrez in Ecuador Election Would Continue Latin America's Lurch to Left
Victory for Gutierrez in Ecuador election would continue Latin America's lurch to left.

Colonel on white charger rides to aid of poor
Two years ago, Colonel Lucio Gutierrez was in jail; yesterday, he was bathed in floodlights, standing on a platform throwing roses to an adoring crowd. If the rest of Ecuador is as enthused by his promises to fight corruption and poverty as the banner-waving throng in Quito, then another Latin American president with a leftwing agenda is about to be elected.