Hikes into the tallest peaks of the mountainous glaciers and volcanoes in the country.
The islands are no longer an endangered World Heritage site, but they may still be at risk.
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Not all of Ecuador’s animals are found on the bio-diverse Galapagos Islands that Charles Darwin made famous in On the Origin of Species. Straddling across the Andes from the Amazon to the Pacific Ocean, there are record numbers of insects, reptiles and birds to be found on the country’s mainland.
The second-highest capital in the world is a lovely Andean city with an exquisite colonial centre packed with architectural treasures.
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