Category: Ecuador
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Birding in Mindo, Ecuador: Beginner’s Guide to the Cloud Forest
Birding in Mindo may be one of the best birding experiences you can have in South America. Have you heard that I identify as a birder now? Let’s not get that extreme but I have found a new appreciation for our feathered friends. It’s one of those things that hits you as soon as you…
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Isla de la Plata, Ecuador: The Best Galapagos Alternative?
Isla de la Plata, Ecuador – often called the “Poor Man’s Galapagos” is one of the best budget wildlife experiences in South America. Located off the coast of Puerto López inside Machalilla National Park. This island is famous for blue-footed boobies, humpback whales, snorkeling and affordable day tours from mainland Ecuador. If you’re wondering whether…
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Rumichaca Border Crossing at Night (Colombia to Ecuador): Is It Safe?
Rumichaca Border Crossing… I don’t think I’ve ever read anything good about this border crossing. It is the main (and recommended) border crossing to use between Colombia and Ecuador. If you’ve researched the Rumichaca border crossing, you’ve probably seen the same warnings over and over again: “Don’t cross at night under any circumstances.” Well… we…