Galapagos Cruise Pro

By simply heading east, the traveller can arrive in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt regions of Ecuador. The Ecuadorian Amazon is one of the most easily accessible jungle zones in South America and is a haven for nature-lovers. Much of the rainforest remains unexplored and is only sparsely populated with indigenous settlements along the tributaries of the great rivers. There is, however, also a well-developed tourist infrastructure which aims to provide visitors with the comfort and safety that they need, while at the same time consciously preserving the natural habitat.

These tropical lowlands in the east of Ecuador represent 45% of the country’s territory. The dense primary forest is one of the earth’s greatest ecosystems and is the home of an incredible diversity of fauna, including howler monkeys, caimans, jaguars, freshwater dolphins and over 700 species of birds and flora such as rare and beautiful orchids and the immense ceiba tree.

How big is it?:
283,560 square km (including the Galapagos Islands)

Geographical Location:
Bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru.

Regions:
The coastal plain, the inter-Andean Central Highlands, the flat-to-rolling eastern jungle and the Galapagos Archipel

Climate:
Tropical along the coast, becoming cooler inland and at higher elevations. Tropical and humid in the Amazon Jungle.

Population:
12,920,092 (July 2000 est.) divided into Mestizo (65%), Indigenous (25%), Black 3% and others (7%).

Capital :
Quito with a population close to 2,000,000 and located at 2850m of altitude.

Language: Spanish.

Religion: Catholic 95%

Money: American Dollar

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