ECUADOR

Let Vía Natura be your guide through the amazing natural wonders that Ecuador has to offer. The enormous biodiversity in the four regions of this country, has given way to thousands of species of flora and fauna among rough untouched land. Ecuador is home to approximately 1640 kinds of birds, of which 500 live in the Mindo-Nambillo woodland reserve, north-west of Quito. There are about 4500 species of butterflies, 345 of reptiles, 358 of amphibians and 258 of mammals, to name but a few. Ecuador therefore is the most bio-diverse country in the planet considering its sheer size and the variety of its animal species.

Ecuador is also home to the famous Avenue of Volcanoes a highway of active and inactive volcanoes, nestling World Cultural Heritage Sites like Quito and Cuenca and Indian villages like Otavalo and Gualaceo. And we should not forget, “The Devil’s Nose Train Ride,” where a locomotive makes pendulum zigzags in a canyon at the high point of its scenic ride.

The Amazon Rainforest, recognized worldwide as the “the last and major oxygen pump” of the planet, can be easily accessed through the Ecuadorian Lands. Only 3 and ½ hours drive from Quito, lies the entrance to a new frontier of discovery and adventure. It is this convenience that has made Ecuador the starting point of thousands of tourists in their voyage to the area with the greatest bio-diversity on the entire planet.

Via Natura has been traditionally a cultural specialist. We also offer delightful travel options for those customers interesting in immersing themselves in the history of the Andean culture. Discover with us the magnificence of the Spanish colonial architecture in cathedrals, churches, monasteries and temples in World’s Cultural Heritage sites like Quito and Cuenca.