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

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Chilcapamba is a Quechua community in the north of Ecuador. Tourists stay with the local inhabitants and the extra income helps in the development of the village.

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I have great memories of the indigenous community of Chilcapamba. Just before this, as part of my trip to Ecuador, I spent a month in a Quechua community in the Amazon rainforest and it was very interesting to stay in another ethno-tourism village , this time in the mountains but just as authentic. 
At Chilcapamba I stayed with my guide's friend, Alfonso, and his wife Consuelo. We had dinner with them and went for a walk around the village. They showed us their farm and especially their adorable "cuys", the famous Andes guinea-pigs that the people of Ecuador enjoy eating at festival times. 
Chilcapamba only has a nursery and a community hall, so the two boys in the family go to school in a neighbouring village. As for the parents, they live mostly on the income from rearing guinea-pits but they also grow maize and quinoa and do some weaving. And to help us sleep, they told us some of the legends of Ecuador.

Chilcapamba is a Quechua community in the north of Ecuador. Tourists stay with the local inhabitants and the extra income helps in the development of the village.

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