Chimborazo Volcano as seen from Latacunga

It is quite easy to find links to accurate information on Ecuador by searching through the General Country Resources and Latin America pages of my Web site, the WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources. This focused manner of searching will yield numerous high-quality sources more efficiently than going through a standard search engine. With RealPlayer, you can listen to live radio from Ecuador on the Internet through the Live International Radio and Television Broadcast Listings page.

Maps of Ecuador are available online from Encarta, the Foreign Policy Association, the University of Texas Political (1991) and Shaded Relief (1991), InfoPlease Atlas, Gheos World Atlas (very good), and MapQuest.

Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve-- Information about and pictures from Bellavista Lodge, one of our highlights, in the higher-altitude cloud (rain) forest.

Ecuadorian Experiment in International Living-- Our hosts in Ecuador, with headquarters in Quito. Note their biweekly electronic magazine "Lazos" to help you learn Spanish, for beginning and advanced learners. Read my testimonial on our 2001 study trip and also "I am the Model of Perfection," by Jeremy Ebersole, one of our student travelers in March 2003, as published in The Etownian, Elizabethtown College's student newspaper. It is a humorous view of the purification or healing ceremony done on him by the indigenous shaman (yachaq) in Ilumán.

CIA World Factbook-- Ecuador-- Entry for Ecuador from the highly-regarded annual factbook done by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

Ecuador.com-- Directory of Internet sites on and from Ecuador.

Ecuador: A Country Study-- A 1989 edition, from the Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Handbooks Program.

Ecuador.us-- U.S.-based site with a lot of information on Ecuador, somewhat of a travel guide in style.

Ecuador Explorer-- Note especially the sections on Otavalo and the Andean Highlands

Ecuador-pictures-- An active photo galley to highlight the beauty of Ecuador.

Ecuador Reference Desk--  Links from the Latin American Information Center, University of Texas.

Ecuador Travel Guide-- Useful tips about Ecuador as a country of extensive diversity plus good links.

Ecuador’s Embassy in Washington, D.C.-- General information about Ecuador and links.

Ecuaworld--  Europe-based site, includes Quito weather.

Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador-- From Abya Yala Net.

Lonely Planet travel handbooks-- Good information, tips, pictures on Ecuador from a major travel guide.

San Francisco University, in Quito, Elizabethtown College's study abroad location in Ecuador, through Brethren Colleges Abroad.

The New Ecuador-- Personal page, with general information.

U.S. Department of State Background Note for Ecuador-- Most recent general country information.

U.S. Department of State Consular Information Sheet for Ecuador-- Most recent general country information.

U.S. Department of State, Human Rights Report, Ecuador, 2005-- Part of the yearly global human rights report to the U.S. Congress.

U.S. Embassy, Quito-- Information on United States-Ecuador relations and links to Ecuadorian sites.

Yahoo--Ecuador-- Annotated links to Web sites about Ecuador.

Wayanay Inka-- From "Enchanted Feelings" choose "Sweet Jazmine." From "Andean World" choose "San Juanito" and "Serranías." (The other selections are from other Andean countries.)
 

Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE)-- Website of the indigenous confederation that is one of the most successful national indigenous associations in Latin America, with information in Spanish.

El Comercio-- Quito daily newspaper.

Diario Hoy-- Quito daily newspaper.

El Universo-- Guayaquil daily newspaper.

Vistazo magazine-- News and features from weekly magazine about Ecuador and the world.