Ecuador
The smallest country in the rugged Andean highlands, Ecuador is among the most rewarding travel destinations in South
America. With its array of vibrant indigenous cultures, well preserved colonial architecture, otherworldly volcanic
landscapes and dense rainforest, it packs its perimeters with more points of interest than many countries twice its size.
Touch down in its picture-perfect capital, Quito, and you are no more than a day's drive from a slog through all-swallowing
Amazonian jungle, a snow swept ascent of an active volcano, a sociable haggle with indigenous artesanos or a welcome
wallow on a tropical beach. And all that in a nation no bigger than the US state of Nevada.
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