Humidity, blasts of hot air, heavy traffic... Embark for Guayaquil, the largest city of Ecuador even though Quito is the capital. We're off for a visit of the "Pearl of the Pacific", from its landscaped river promenade (the Malecón 2000) to the cerro Santa Ana, not to mention the city centre!

Guayaquil, pearl of the Pacific

In this article you will find a presentation of Isla de la Plata, nicknamed "the poor-man's Galapagos", which can be reached from Puerto López.

Leaving Puerto López for the little Galapagos

Ecuadorian Amazonia possesses the densest biodiversity in the world. With its 6034 square kilometres, the reserve is an incredible mix of rivers and flooded forests (due to the large quantities of annual rainfall in the Amazon). The result? A part of the Amazon that is unique and which will not leave you unaffected...

Cuyabeno, the jewel of the Amazon in Ecuador

In this article we visit Otavalo, the best market in Ecuador and perhaps the best in the world.

Otavalo and its most wonderful markets

Quito

Otavalo

Amazonia

Riobamba

Baeza is a big village half way between Quito and the Amazonian forest. It's also where the road splits in two: for Lago Agrio towards the north and Tena and Puerto Misahualli towards the south.

South America

Ecuador

Baeza

Europe

Central America

Africa

North America

Asia

Middle East

Oceania

During my trip to Ecuador I was particularly struck by the countryside of Baeza. It was the first time I had seen this sort of thick jungle covering the mountains in greenery. It impressed me so much that even today, each time I see this sort of vegetation (which exists in various parts of the world), I say to myself "It's just like Baeza".
The town is at an altitude of 1,400 m. When you are coming down out of the Andes towards the Amazon plain Baeza seems to mark the shift between the two. The region is similar to Baños, further south, but less interesting.
A stop in Baeza can be nice if you stay in a charming small lodge before going off to the rigours of the mountains or the heat of the Amazonian forest.

Baeza is a big village half way between Quito and the Amazonian forest. It's also where the road splits in two: for Lago Agrio towards the north and Tena and Puerto Misahualli towards the south.

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