Amazon Region
Without a doubt the most bio-diverse and extraordinary region in the world, the Amazon Rainforest stretches from the eastern side of Ecuador’s peaks, through Brazil, to the Atlantic Ocean. With Ecuador’s rivers as its highways, the Amazon’s untamed beauty is equal to none. Inhabited by caimans, piranhas, boas, monkeys, tropical birds and thousands of other species, the Ecuadorian Amazon gives visitors a taste of the wild.
Many nations of indigenous peoples maintain traditional ways of life and welcome visitors to discover unique and sometimes surprising customs in a world where shamans are still revered and ailments are cured by nature’s remedies. The cities of Lago Agrio, Baños, Tena, Coca, Puyo, and Macas—which retain the feel of the Wild West—serve as its primary entryways.