Last week at the climbing club of the “Escuela Politécnica Nacional”, Ivan Vallejo showed us some pictures, not from his latest adventures in the eight thousands, but from his first mountaineering steps in the Ecuadorian Andes where he climbed some really amazing routes -some of them have not been repeated yet-.
I appreciate very much the [...]
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Ivan Vallejo, learning from his life story.
Zip Lining (Canopy) in Ecuador
Ecuador in its small size has many different ecological environments and dozens of fun activities on each place. One of this activities is zip lining (canopying), which is rather new in Ecuador. There are maybe only 6-8 places across the country where you can do zip lining.
Zip lining is a safe adventure activity that [...]
Quito and Baños: Winners of the 2008 Traveler’s Choice Awards.
We are happy to learn that Ecuador has two locations in the 2008 Top 25 destinations in South America. We have covered Quito before in this blog. Quito, the capital of Ecuador, located at 2800m of altitude has many cultural activity and great accommodation options, from bed and breakfast hostels to luxurious boutique hotels.
Quito [...]
Quilotoa, Chugchilan: Activities and Accommodation
Quilotoa lagoon (Quilotoa Lake), considered one of the most beautiful spots in the Ecuadorian Highlands, is located in the crater of an extinguished volcano, in the province of Cotopaxi, Ecuador.
Chugchilan is the nicest town in the area with lodging -or camping- facilities. Great ecolodges such as Black Sheep Inn; or, if you prefer, a [...]
Quito Ultimas Noticias 15k: More than 15000 competitors
Yesterday (June 1st. 2008) was celebrated the most important athletic race of Ecuador, more than 15000 athletes ran in the streets of Quito at 2800m of altitude. The race started at 8h30 am. The first position in the men´s category was for a Kenyan athlete: Isaack Kimayio (46 min, 12 sec). And [...]
June 2nd, 2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued
Sudamerica A Pedal. 126 Days Biking. 6897 Km Covered. 4 Countries Visited
On may 17th, 2008, the group of “Sudamerica a pedal” arrived to Mendoza after 6.896 km of biking. 4 countries visited, 126 days of journey, 83 days of actual biking.
Please join me in congratulating this wonderful achievement by the team of “Sudamerica a Pedal”.
Congratulations from the EcuadorAdventures.com team!
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Types of travelers
Before booking any kind of trip, think about what do you want from your travel exeprience, what do you want to bring back to your home -a story, pictures, a pin for your map, a personal achievement.
The naturalists. They research about all the natural environment they will visit, they want to see as much wildlife [...]
May 22nd, 2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
I am running a race: 15K Quito-Ultimas Noticias . Wish me luck
The Quito Ultimas Noticias race in Quito, Ecuador is a tradition. June 1st 2008 will be the 47th edition and I am competing.
May 16th, 2008 | Carolina | 2 comments | Continued
Adventure Spas in Ecuador. Where to go and what to expect.
When you think about adventure travel, many things come to mind.
May 15th, 2008 | Antonio Altamirano | 0 comments | Continued
Ivan Vallejo (Ecuador) Conquers the 14 Eight-Thousanders.
On May 1st, Ivan Vallejo reached the summit of Dhaulagiri (white mountain), becoming the seventh person on earth
May 5th, 2008 | Carolina | 5 comments | Continued
Lo felicito por esa buena experiencia. Soy Colombiano, pero gran admirador del Ecuador, su gente y sus montañas. Tuve la ...
Vladimir -- what would you like to know about the race? 
I saw you on TV the other morning and I think you are incredible. I think you are an ...