V!VA Travel Guide to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands

V!VA Travel Guide to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands
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Publisher: Viva Publishing Network
Publication Date: 2008-07-15
Pages: 444
Binding: Paperback
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    V!VA Travel Guides Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guidebook on Ecuador, period. Comprehensive The book was written by a team of journalists who have lived and traveled throughout this fascinating country for years and contains extensive coverage of: - The Galapagos Islands including reviews of over 80 Galapagos boats and more than 30 maps of the visitor sites and islands; - More off-the-beaten-track destinations to get you off the gringo trail and experiencing true Ecuadorian culture; - More restaurants and hotels in Quito than any other guidebook; - Top eco-lodges for an unforgettable stay in the Amazon rainforest; - Extensive Coverage of hot spots like Cuenca, Banos, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Quilotoa, Mindo, Canoa and Papallacta. - A special Adventure Travel section provides detailed information about rafting, climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking and hiking throughout the country. Up-To-Date All V!VA Travel Guide's books begin on the www.vivatravelguides.com website, collecting reviews, comments, rants and raves, recommendations, and updates from travelers like you. The community's favorites are then compiled into the book along side content written by professional journalists. V!VA books don't sit on bookstore shelves for years getting outdated. When you order the book, it is printed one at a time, then shipped directly to you. This process guarantees that you have the most up-to-date, accurate information available for planning your travels. Based in Quito Amazingly enough, V!VA is headquartered in Quito, Ecuador. We know Ecuador like no other guidebook company can, because we have lived and traveled here for years (unlike most companies who send a newbie to a country for a few weeks or months). We invite you to experience our amazing country, and drop by the office and say hi when you're in town.

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    In depth for Quito and Galapagos

    I recently returned from a trip to quito and the galapagos and found this book to be very helpful and in depth for trip. it had very detailed information on each island of the galapagos, different ships that toured the galapagos, different landing sites on the islands etc. it was amazingly detailed. I was thoroughly impressed. I was also impressed with the information on quito.

    the book also had a huge section on language schools if anyone is interested in that. considering the large sections on these subjects I dont
    know how good the information is on the rest of the country because I did not travel outside these two areas. but since the information was so good for these places I assume the quality should be just as good. They also have a website where they are supposed to keep updates and people post reviews. I bought this book right before i left so I did not have time to check out the website. But i think that is handy useful for anyone who may be traveling for awhile.

    Best Ecuador guide!

    Of all guide books I have used for various trips this by far is the best. I just wish the guide series was available beyond Latin/South America(hopefully in the future as I know they have been expanding)! The idea of having fellow travelors contribute as well as their website with resources, is a gift for those exploring a new country. This is the way all guide books should be written, it just makes sense to have many reviewers not just a small crew reviewing a country. In particular, I really appreciated the guide's references for hostels and restaurants. We found them to be very accurate and extensive. They guarantee this guide book to be the most up-to-date and it was. My daughter who had already been in Ecuador traveling for 4 months learned things along side me who had just arrived. I found other guide books on Ecuador to be good but only this one would I characterize as excellent.

    Great Book

    Really extensive information. Light on the photos but strong on content. Very up-to-date, much more so than most of the bigger name guide books. Maps were extremely useful while traveling around Quito and the restaurant reviews helped a lot. It's also really cool because you can visit their web site and add your own content on stuff, like if something changes or you had a bad hotel or whatever.

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