From the headwaters of the Amazon to the snow-capped Andes and idyllic Pacific beaches, Ecuador embodies everything great about South America - including the world-famous Galápagos Islands, inspiration for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

No other guide gives the detailed coverage and no-nonsense travel advice you'll find in Moon Handbooks Ecuador, including:

• OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES including whitewater kayaking, mountain biking, Andean trekking and high-altitude climbing
• HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS for every budget, from luxury rainforest lodges and centuries-old haciendas to youth hostels and beach hangouts
• Details on LIVING LIKE A LOCAL: bargain for crafts at an indigenous market, relax in hot springs and navigate the "Devil's Nose" on the roof of a train
• Extensive coverage of the GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS and their unique, fearless animals: how to find the right cruise or tour, hike with giant tortoises, swim with sea lions and scuba dive with hammerhead sharks
  

  Offers a wide range of information, both practical and quirky.
  -The Boston Globe

  If true love is honest…then Smith's love of Ecuador is apparent throughout the Handbook.
  -The Shoestring Traveler