A tailormade tour of Ecuador and the Galapagos
At 2,820 metres above sea-level, Quito is the second highest capital city in the world, and the only one to be directly threatened by an active volcano! The narrow city runs along the slopes of Volcan Pichincha, which last spewed an ash-cloud as recently as 1999. Yet Quito has always been the cultural and political centre of Ecuador, dating back to the Inca rulers of the 15th century.
This volcanic archipelago is synonymous with both the creature to which it is named after (Galápago is the old Spanish word for the Giant Tortoise) and the inspiration to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Yet there is so much more to these mesmerizing islands than finches and the iconic tortoise. Located 960km off the Ecuadorian coast, The Galapagos consists of 13 islands and dozens of islets – forging a truly unique ecosystem with a dazzling array or wildlife and landscapes.
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