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THE COUNTRY
- Why Ecuador?
- Slide Show
THE BOOK
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Trek Summaries
- Index
- About the Authors
- About the Publisher
A SAMPLE TREK
- Overview
- Route Description
- Topographic Map
- Elevation Profile
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THE BOOK
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- SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1: Why Ecuador?
- History of Trekking in Ecuador
- Trekking Today: A True Story
- Chapter 2: Ecuador and Its People
- Geography
- Geology
- Climate
- Flora and Fauna
- Conservation
- History
- Population
- Cultures
- Religion and Fiestas
- Economy and Development
- Chapter 3: What To Expect
- Responsible Trekking
- Trekking Infrastructure
- Maps and Navigation
- Chapter 4: Preparations
- Getting Yourself Ready
- Passport and Visas
- Insurance
- Clothing and Equipment
- Getting to Ecuador
- Currency and Prices
- Accommodations and Meals
- Communication
- Provisions
- Getting to the Trailhead
- Chapter 5: An Ounce of Prevention
- Public Safety
- Trekking Safety
- Staying Healthy
- In Case of Emergency
- SECTION II: THE TREKS
- Chapter 6: Selecting a Trek
- Trek Summaries
- Understanding the Trek Descriptions
- Using the Maps
- Chapter 7: Treks from Otavalo
- Trek 1: Guinea-Pig Lake
- Trek 2: Ecuador's Chocó
- Sample Trek: Fishermen's Lakes
- Chapter 8: Treks from Quito
- Trek 3: Parque Metropolitano
- Trek 4: Pasochoa Reserve
- Trek 5: Pasochoa Summit
- Trek 6: Papallacta
- Trek 7: Toucan Trail
- Trek 8: Guacamayos Trail
- Chapter 9: Treks from Latacunga
- Trek 9: Hostel Hopping to Quilotoa
- Trek 10: Across Rumiñahui
- Chapter 10: Treks from Baños
- Trek 11: Valley of the Waterfalls
- Trek 12: Cave of the Oilbirds
- Trek 13: Tapir Trail
- Trek 14: Around Tungurahua
- Trek 15: The Llanganates Experience
- Trek 15 Supplement: Llanganates Alternate Route
- Chapter 11: Treks from Guaranda
- Trek 16: Great Cascade Trail
- Trek 17: Forgotten Footsteps
- Chapter 12: Treks from Riobamba
- Trek 18: Volcano Watching
- Trek 19: Crater of El Altar
- Trek 20: Atillo and Osogoche Lakes
- Trek 21: Vicuña Trail
- Trek 22: Royal Road
- Trek 23: Hot Springs in the Cloud Forest
- Trek 24: Black Rock of Cubillines
- Trek 25: High Lakes and Ridges
- Chapter 13: Treks from Cuenca
- Trek 26: Inca Trails
- Trek 27: Gold-Rush Trail
- Chapter 14: Treks from Vilcabamba
- Trek 28: Natural High
- Trek 29: Pass of the Winds
- SECTION III: APPENDICES
- Appendix A: Resources
- Emergency Contacts
- Topographic Maps
- Conservation Organizations
- Internet Sites
- Companies Offering Treks in Ecuador
- Camping Stores in Ecuador
- Appendix B: Further Reading
- Travel Guidebooks
- Trekking and Mountaineering
- Travel and Trekking Medicine
- Geography and Geology
- Reserves and Natural Areas
- Flora
- Fauna
- History
- Coffee-Table Books
- Appendix C: Trekker's Vocabulary
- Appendix D: Common Plants and Animals
- INFORMATION BOXES
- Vegetable Ivory
- A Spectacled Bear
- Gear Checklist
- Sample Shopping List
- First-Aid Kit Checklist
- The Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan
- The Mountain Tapir
- A Living Sponge
- A Model for Community Development
- The Cascarilla Story
- The Mother of All Landslides
- How do you Tell the Sex of a Volcano?
- Vicuñas and other Camelids
- The Capac Ñan