Even though Ecuador is one of South America’s smallest countries, its portion of the Amazon rainforest is anything but insignificant, making Ecuador one of the best destinations to visit the Amazon.Read More

Located in the state of Bolívar, in the southeast of my home country (Venezuela), the Canaima National Park is simply immense. Covering an area of 30,000 square kilometres, The Canaima National Park is about the same size as Belgium! Crazy enough, Canaima is only the second-largest national park in Venezuela, after Parima-Tapirapecó, and the sixth...Read More

In recent years, San Francisco de Quito, the capital of Ecuador, has become one of the most important cities in all of Latin America in terms of tourism. This city is one of the most beautiful and complete cities I have ever seen. Even being a small capital, (compared to the rest of the capitals...Read More

Only rarely will you find absolute solitude in breathtaking scenery like this: The Andean moorlands, or Páramo, as it is called here, is an alpine tundra ecosystem above the continuous timberline, yet below the permanent snowline. A perfect landscape for vicuñas. Located roughly between 2800m and 4700m, this wild and untamed stretch of land is,...Read More