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The times to visit

There is no special tourist season in Ecuador; this country in South America can be visited all the year round. It lies on the Equator, so the temperature fluctuations during the year are not large; they depend more on the height above sea level, which ranges from zero to over 6000 metres. In most of the country, the rainy season is concentrated in the two periods March to early June, and September to October. However, the climate often has its own characteristics; the morning can be springlike, the midday summery, the afternoon like the fall and the night wintry.

The country invites the visitor to enjoy its immense variety of ecosystems; at the same time it offers opportunities for adventurous sports such as mountaineering, trekking, tours on horseback, mountain biking or river rafting. In addition to the paradise of the Sangay National Park, one can visit the primeval forests of the Amazon basin, the tropical beaches of the Pacific Ocean or the numerous towns and other settlements from the Inca and colonial eras, and make contact with the friendly inhabitants. Last, but by no means least, there are the spectacular Galapagos Islands, the greatest treasure of this small South American country, Ecuador.