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The swing at the end of the world

Swing at the End of the World

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

Laguna Quilotoa

Laguna Quilotoa

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

Ingapirca

Guapán, Ecuador

Ingapirca

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

The Cracks - Las Grietas

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Puerto Misahuallí, Ecuador

Sinchi Warmi Amazon Lodge

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Intiñan Solar Museum

Home of the "true" equator.

Tulcán Municipal Cemetery

Tulcan, Ecuador

Tulcán Municipal Cemetery

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

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Ambato Canton, Ecuador

Chimborazo

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

This would be very hard to move. We'll just leave that there.

San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Middle of the World

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Wildlife found around the Tiputini Biodiversity Station.

Tiputini Biodiversity Station

This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.

An oilbird in the Cueva de Los Tayos.

Cueva de los Tayos

This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.

Main nave of Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús.

Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

Hiking trail

Agua Blanca, Ecuador

Agua Blanca Community

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

A Teleférico cable car hovers over Quito.

Teleférico Quito

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Blue-footed booby.

Isla de la Plata

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.

Vilcabamba riverside art.

Vilcabamba, Ecuador

Vilcabamba

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.