Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands (10th Edition)
Lonely Planet
Language: English
Pages: 1026
ISBN: 2:00299843
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Join the festivities on La Ronda Street, spot an iguana in the Galapagos Islands, or hunt for a bargain at the Otavalo market; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Ecuador & the Galapagos Island and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands Travel Guide:
Full-color maps and images throughout
Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, music, politics, landscapes, and wildlife
Over 61 local maps
Covers Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Otavalo, Banos, Montanita, Vilcabamba, Mindo, Canoa, Isla de la Plata, the Quilatoa Loop, Papallacta, Isla Santa Cruz, Isla San Salvador, and more
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rewarding to go with a guided tour. Services run daily and are relatively frequent. THE COFáN The southern part of the Cuyabeno Reserve is home to the Cofán. The Cofán numbered in the tens of thousands before early contact with the conquistadors decimated them through disease. Today the Cofán people number less than 2000. Before the discovery of oil, most Cofáns’ exposure to non-indigenous people was limited to the occasional missionary, and they still practice a traditional lifestyle. The
GOOGLE MAP ; Av Baltra near Tomás de Berlanga; bike per hr/half-day/full day $3/10/15; h8am-8pm Mon-Sat, from 10am Sun). TTours Daily trips to Islas Santa María, Isabela, Bartolomé and North Seymour, as well as nearby Santa Cruz sites, are offered by almost every travel agency in town. Some include snorkeling as well as visits to land-based sites for wildlife. Albatros ToursTOUR ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; %05-252-6948; albatrostours@gpsinter.net; Av Charles Darwin) Santa Cruz day tours, snorkel
is particularly well endowed when it comes to petroleum; it’s home to the third-largest oil reserves in South America after Venezuela and Brazil, accounting for more than 30% of government revenues and half of all export earnings. Until Correa, much of the wealth from Ecuador’s reserves flowed out of the country. A new law in 2010 changed the terms of contracts with multinational corporations and increased the government’s share of gross oil revenues from 13% to 87%, boosting annual state
Mon-Sat, to 5pm Sun; W) Fast food Colombian-style, including arepas and ajiaco, a Bogata specialty of three types of potatoes with chicken and corn. Plus, cheap and filling almuerzos (set lunches). KallariCAFE ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.kallari.com; Wilson E4-266 & Mera; mains $3-5; h10am-6pm Mon-Fri; W) Owned by the Kichwa community of Napo, this co-op serves up satisfying breakfasts and lunches, and stocks its famous chocolate bars. Mercado La FlorestaMARKET ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; cnr Galavis &
Old Town. We HelpTOURIST INFORMATION ( GOOGLE MAP ; Foch E6-11 & Victoria; W) A one-stop shop for area maps, tour information, concert tickets and transport advice (plus public restrooms); Gray Line and Quito tourism have small desks here. Computers and printers available for short use; there's a Pacifico and Probanco ATM (open 8am to 3am), and lockers for luggage storage. Privately owned and operated by the group that owns the Nu Hotel across the street and many of the restaurants in Plaza