ECUADOR IS A MAGICAL DESTINATION: mayo 2013

martes, 21 de mayo de 2013

THE AMAZING AMAZON REGION

THE AMAZING AMAZON REGION

The Amazon region or the jungle, is located to the east of the Andes, it is also considered the most biologically rich area on earth. There are countless varieties of flora, including more than 4,500 species of orchids, and many plants with medicinal value. Wildlife such as butterflies, monkeys, parrots, macaws, river dolphins and caimans are all relatively easy to view.

The Ecuadorian Amazon offers a wide range of activities including swimming, canoe trip, hike through the rainforest, bird watching and visits to local communities in the jungle.

It has about 5% of the total population but here are small communities of Indians such as Huaorani, Cofan, Shuar, and Siona-Secoya who live in jungle villages and continues with many of its ancient traditions.

Indigenous communities of the Amazon

• Siona

• Cofan

• Secoya

• Huaorani

• Záparo

• Achuar

• Shuar

THE PRINCIPAL TOURIST ATTRACTION

Paseo turístico de los ríos Pambay y Puyo.

Parque Botánico "Las Orquídeas".

Parque Acuático Morete Puyu.

Parque Real de Aves Exóticas.

Centro Indígena Ñucanchi Allpa.

Malecón Boayacu Puyu.

Podocarpus National Park

Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Yasuni National Park

THE PRINCIPAL TYPICAL DISHES

Morona Santiago: Seco of Guanta maito of guanta, cassava and Cheese Tortilla

Napo: Trout, Chonta chicha, chicha de yuca, maito for tilapia, maito of carachama, chontacuro and cachama soup.

Orellana:chicha for cassava and chontacuro .

Pastaza: chicha Ceviche palmetto, mushroom ceviche, ceviche volquetero and conch ceviche.

Sucumbios: chicha Ayampaco, guanta roasted cassava fritters, armadillo, fried cassava and sugarcane chicha.

Zamora Chinchipe:chicha Frog legs, begonia, and ayampaco fried tilapia.

Morona Santiago: Seco of Guanta maito of guanta, cassava and Cheese Tortilla

viernes, 17 de mayo de 2013

The Coast Region

THE MAGNIFICENT COAST REGION

From north to south has beautiful beaches offering relaxation and fun, and have an important hotel infrastructure. The region is characterized by warm, dry weather in the south and north tropical humid.

The region is located west of Ecuador between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. The Ecuadorian coast has an extension of 560 square kilometers, its width varies from 20 km south of the province of Guayas to 200 km. This region comprises five provinces Esmeraldas, Manabi, Guayas, El Oro and Los Rios.

Several National Parks as Machalilla and Mangroves-Churute offer the possibility of ecotourism.

Ecuador has 640 kilometers of coastline.

THE PRINCIPAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

The Ecuadorian coast has beautiful and extraordinary beaches, limpid sand and sparkling sun, which allow tourists to enjoy a pleasant climate, water sports, fishing incomparable and all kinds of entertainment in comfortable hotels.

The wonderfull beaches of Ecuador offers all the comforts of home and tourism. Salinas, Ayangue, Puerto Lopez, Shua Blanket Bay Caráquez, Esmeraldas, Beaches, among others, are of great security.

ESMERALDAS

BEACHES

- Atacames
- Súa
- Tonsupa
- Same

-Las Palmas

ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK

Isla La Tolita

ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Cayapas-MataJe
Mache-Chindul
Manglares Majagual (los más altos del mundo)
Cotacachi-Cayapas

COMMUNITIES

Camarones
Tonchigüe
Muisne

MANABI

BEACHES

- Manta

- Jaramijó

- San Jacinto

- San Clemente

- Bahíade Caráquez

- San Vicente

- Puerto Lopez

- Puerto Cayo

- The Friars

- San Mateo

- Machalilla

- Salango.

- Canoeing

-Los Frailes

NATURAL ATTRACTIONS

Machalilla National Park

Manta Pacoche Ecosystem.

The Stack and pottery.

Alfaro's Birthplace.

Lagoon del Encanto (near San Placido).

Montecristi hill

Waterfall in Paján Procel. Jump Jama Fe (waterfall of 40 meters)

Pedernales

Pachoche Humid Forest

San Sebastian Rainforest

Wildlife Refuge Cantalapiedra

GUAYAS

General Villamil Playas Beach
Archaeological Areas of Žumpa Lovers
Guayaquil Historical Park
Puna Island and Santa Clara
Churute Ecological Reserve
Beaches Salado Ecological Reserve
Malecon 2000
Zoo El Pantanal
Ecological Refuge Apes
Mangroves of Puerto Hondo
Narcisa de Jesus Shrine

TYPICAL FOOD OF COAST REGION

RICE PUDDING

RICE WITH SHRIMP

STEW WITH RICE AND ROAST

FISH BUN

BOLON OF GREEN

SAUSAGE SOUP

SHRIMP ENCOCADO

CREOLE CRAB

ROASTED SCALLOPS

THE CEBICHE OF SPONDYLUS

CASSAVA MUCHINES

CORN TORTILLA

FISH AND SHRIMP CEVICHE

The Sierra Region

THE SIERRA REGION

The Sierra region consists of two major chains of the Andes mountains, known as the Western Cordillera (Western chain) and Cordillera Oriental (Eastern Chain), and the plateau between mountains.

Located between m. 3,500 and 4,500 above sea level, this is an ideal habitat for condors, the caracara, deer, llamas, vicuna, multicolored flowers and hummingbirds. The region saw has 30 volcanic cones, many over 5000 meters some still active.

National parks and protected areas offer a wide range of microclimates and a huge bio-diversity, making incredible mountain paradise to visit.

The oldest archaeological sites in the country are in this region. Here you will find various towns with rich craftsmanship and some protected territories. Cuenca, Azuay capital, one of the twenty-four provinces in the region, stands out as historical and cultural city.

THE TYPICAL FOOD

• Azuay: motepillo, roasted guinea pig, quinoa soup, hornado, fritada.

• Bolivar Moloco or potato cake, potted corn tortillas, bread of the deceased, the Sancocho, buñuelos, balls of green bananas, blue bird and chigüiles.

• Canar: Their dishes are prepared from corn, the humitas, tamales, corn tortillas. Mote pillo with cheese is also well known in this province.

• Carchi: Traditional dishes are preparations with potatoes, beans, corn, pork, chicken and guinea pig. There are various dishes, but it stands on: called "pastuso baked" with potato tortillas, beans and mellocos.

• Chimborazo: Their most common dishes are: yahuarlocro, hornado, corn tortillas, potato cakes, fritada. Among alcoholic drinks are the Canelazo, Chicha with egg.

• Cotopaxi: Chugchucaras (Leather is formed by trapping Pork, Mote, pies, popcorn, ripe bananas, corn), chicha, allullas, ice Salcedo, maqueños fried cheese sheet.

• Imbabura: Cotacachi colored Meats, morocho pies, roasted corn with cheese, ice pail, the Jora chicha in Cotacachi , chicha of Yamor in Otavalo, the fritada of Atuntaqui, Pata broth, Hornado, prickly Mora , nogadas.

• Loja: Chivo through, repeat white (prepared from Green Banana and Quesillo), tamales, chanfaina cuyada and chicken jerky.

• Pichincha: its dishes have Locro Potatoes, Hornado Sangolquí, Cuy and Roast Potatoes with Blood, Fry, dark-haired, Chicha Corn, Chochos Ceviche, and Menudo Yaguarlocro, Encebollado1, among others.

• Tungurahua: tortillas with chorizo, pan de Ambato, Ambato chocolate, bread Pinllo, Pinllo chicken, empanadas de viento de Atocha, marshmallows Baths, cane juice and sandwiches (drinks Baths), colada morada, broth 31 , roast guinea pig and rabbit Ficoa.