Ecuador Galapagos Travel

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The Republic of Ecuador is geared up to celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of the great biologist and explorer CHARLES DARWIN, famously known for his 'Theory of Evolution" and 'Origin of Species'. And the tourist entry has just started to trickle

The country is situated in the North West corner of South America.. It is the most exploratory travel destination. You will find colonial architectures, volcanic landscapes, and dense rain forests of Amazon.. The renowned Panama hat also comes from here. If you travel to the country in the month of May, you could see the birds mating and turtles nesting on the beaches. The peak tourist season to Ecuador is from June to September and also in the winter from mid December to mid January.

Ecuador has two important cities Quito and Guayaquil.. While Quito is the center of Ecuador Guayaquil is the capital of Guaya's province.. Many hotels are found here. Tours and travels bookings are also done from here. You can prefer from an affordable guest house to five star hotels. Flight services are available. Both the cities also start their cruises from their docks..

Guayaquil ...
... is the port city, also known as the 'Pearl of Pacific', has many archeological ruins to be observed and Quito, the capital has some striking mountain sights.

From here you travel to the chain of twelve Islands Galapagos. Galapagos is one of the places in Ecuador with highest biodiversity in the earth.. This is the place, where in the Santa Cruz Island you will see the explore center of CHARLES DARWIN. The Islands have desert like vegetation. But Amazon is a rain forest.

You can see here the famous Yasuni National Park It is a biologically diverse forest. The park was named by UNESCO in 1989 as a biosphere preserve. One tribe Tagaeri and another Taromenane live there. They live in isolation. It also has {likely high oil reserves..

The Galapagos Islands and its surroundings are world heritage sites.. As you cruise in and around the islands you will see, sea turtles, sharks, dolphins' sea horses and many varieties of sea creatures. The attractive sight of albatross, flamingo, gulls, and also penguins are exciting. While you travel on land you can see the wood pecker, hawk, owl, butterflies, bats, monkeys, parrots, etc. You can undertake an adventurous journey to the Amazon jungle..You can travel in a party or can also ask for a private tour. Amazon forest is in the East of Ecuador. It experiences heavy rainfall and consequently has a high moisture level. Several active volcanoes can also be seen here. You have gorgeous jungle resorts. The climatic temperature of the place varies from max. 26-31C and min. 19-24C.

To enjoy the beautiful landscapes, volcanic mountains, the treasure of the sea, the adventure of the jungle and the magnificent beaches, there is no alternative to Galapagos, the magnificent islands of the Republic of Ecuador.

Want to visit the Galapagos? Find out more about Ecuador travel and Galapagos cruises at ecuadorgalapagostravels.ec