Guayaquil Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Exciting Choices
Travel to Ecuador is rewarding in several important aspects:

• Small, accessible and friendly
• Unique wildlife and biologic diversity
• Dramatically different zones – Pacific Coast, Andes, the Amazonian Jungle
• Diverse cultural heritage and offering UNESCO World Heritage sites
• Practicing conservation and responsible tourism

Galápagos Islands Cruising the islands
Whether you enjoy the Galapagos Islands on a cruise of 8, 5 or 4 days, you will have a unique experience. At Galapagos Direct, we will plan your Galapagos Islands itinerary to include the type and length of cruise you request at the level of first class travel you desire – Tourist Superior to Luxury. In all cases, you can count on a fully informed, bi-lingual guide, competent captain and crew, safe food and bottled water and a Galapagos Islands National Park planned itinerary to include the greatest variety of sights possible within your time frame. Hotel Stays
In the Galapagos Islands, three widely separated island towns offer charming hotel stays for those who prefer to base their islands trip on land or who wish to combine their Galapagos Islands cruise with an island stay. From your hotel, you may set your own schedule choose to hike, bicycle, kayak or enjoy a day cruise. Breakfast Is always included and local restaurants offer wonderful sea food and a variety of fresh vegetables and fruit locally grown in the Galapagos Islands. Adventure Programs
For the fit and adventurous, the Galapagos Islands offer myriad unique experiences! Allow us to compose an itinerary to include islands visits, wonderful hikes in and around Galapagos Islands volcanoes, see tortoises in the wild, snorkel with sea lions and much, much more. Pacific Coast
Ecuador's Pacific coast offers interesting, bustling Guaayquil as well as easily accessible, pristine beaches, lovely ocean-front hotels and haciendas. Guayaquil
Guayaquil - Ecuador's major port city offers fascinating history, museums, Orchid Gardens, a superb Historic Park, the "Malecon" – their river way park, wonderful restaurants and first class hotels. Sea food is king here. Our bi-lingual guides will introduce you to the delightful sights in Guayaquil. Salinas
Located a short drive from Guayaquil, travel in Ecuador would not be complete without a visit to the lovely beaches in Salinas. A favorite, mainland destination in Ecuador, enjoy a relaxing beachfront stay in one of several first class hotels. Manta
Ecuador's largest port city offers notably warm beaches, many hotels and is the destination of Blue Fin Tuna fishing aficionados. Manta is most easily accessible by air from both Quito and Guayaquil The Andes Quito
Quito is an all year-round destination. It is surrounded by natural beauty, by the mountains ringing the city, some volcanic, some with white capped peaks, lushly forested hills and a fertile valley. Most visitors concentrate their time in Old Town, for which UNESCO named Quito a cultural heritage site in 1978. The Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in South America, and has been repaired and remodeled countless times due to earthquake damage. Heroes of the Independence are honored and several presidents are buried here. On the Plaza San Francisco, a few blocks from the Plaza de la Independencia, is the Monastery of San Francisco, the oldest colonial building in Quito. It houses the Museo Franciscano where paintings, art and furniture are on display. There, too, is the ornate, gold decorated La Compañia church. You'll see examples of Ecuadorian baroque in the art of the times, the mix of Spanish, Italian, Moorish, Flemish and indigenous art called the "Baroque School of Quito," in the Museo de Arte y Historia and the Museo de Arte Colonial. Don't miss the Casa de Cultura Ecuatoriana which houses several museums. Mindo Cloud Forest
North of Quito, enter the Mindo Cloud Forest, enjoy your lodge stay and superb guiding as you discover and film some of the rarest birds of the cloud forest. Imbabura and the Otavalo Markets
Otavalo is a small city of about 50,000 inhabitants. It lies at 8,300 ft (2,500 m) above sea level in a spring-like valley, situated between the Imbabura volcano (15,118 ft) and the Cotacachi volcano (16,200 ft). The most famous indigenous market in Ecuador is held here. Although the market is bigger on Saturdays, you can visit it any day and find an impressive variety of all kinds of Ecuadorian handcrafts. At dawn you may see indigenous people arriving the market place from many mountain trails surrounding the city. They come from nearby villages and towns such as Peguche, Agato and Iluman, to sell their products. One may visit the workshops of these local weavers working on back strap and Spanish treadle looms, as well as other artisans at work making felt hats, knitting sweaters or weaving straw mats. Cotacachi
Cayapas Reserve contains 752,235 acres (3,044 km2) of land and is 87 miles (140 km) from Quito This nature reserve is partlyrainforest. The park is mix of many biological zones but, the Andean (average 15 C) and Sub- tropical (average 25) zones are most common. The symbol of the reserve is a condor. Riobamba
Riobamba was inhabited by the Puruhá nation before the advancement of the Incas during the late 15th century. The Inca Huayna Capac took as his wife the princess Paccha and gave the special treatment and social status privileges to the higher casts of the new subjects. The offspring of this dynastic relation was Atahualpa, the last king of the Incas. In 1534, the city was founded in the San Miguel plains, becoming the first city in modern-day Ecuador to be established. Riobamba is located in the center of the country in the sierra region, within close proximity to the Chimborazo volcano. Like many cities in Ecuador, Riobamba has a near constant temperature year-round, with a wet and dry season. Its altitude (2754m) and closeness to Chimborazo give the city a cool climate year-round, with temperatures averaging between 23 °C and 14 °C. Riobamba is the trekking and mountain climbing capital of Ecuador. The Nariz de Diablo (Devil's Nose" ) train is a favorite tourist option. Cuenca
Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca was founded in 1557 and is set in a valley surrounded by the Andean mountains in the south of Ecuador. The mountain chains have allowed the town to maintain close contact with its natural environment over a long period. It is laid out on a strict grid of perpendicular streets stretching from the Main Square, the Abdón Calderón Park, to form a total of 200 blocks. During the second half of the 19th century, the town went through a manufacturing phase, particularly the production of quinine and the famous Panama straw hats. Currently, Cuenca is also the ceramics capital of Ecuador. Inga Pirca
The Incas were not the first inhabitants of Ingapirca. It had long been settled by the Cañari - indigenous people, who called it Hatun Cañar. After the King of the Incas died in Peru, the oldest son took over the kingdom. The younger brother decided to find a place and kingdom of his own. He took his family and followers to the coast of Peru and followed the coastline north to Ecuador. He found his way into the Andes to Hatun Cañar. The Inca dominated the Cañari, but they decided to settle their differences and live together peacefully. They renamed the city eventually they merged into one group. Ingapirca (Inkapirka, "Inca wall") is a town in Cañar Province Ecuador and the name of the archeological site. The town was named after the Inca palace and temple site. These are the largest known Inca ruins in Ecuador. The most significant building is the temple of the sun, an elliptically shaped building constructed around a large rock. The building is constructed in the Incan way without mortar. The stones were carefully chiseled and fashioned to fit together perfectly. The temple of the sun was positioned so that on the solstices at exactly the right time of day, sunlight would fall through the center of the doorway of the small chamber at the top of the temple. The Amazon Jungle Lodges
The Ecuadorian Amazon is easily accessible, has good infrastructure, and is home to many indigenous settlements, which welcome visitors. The relative closeness to the Andes makes the temperatures milder than in other Amazon regions. This region is topical and humid the Ecuadorian Amazon hosts temperatures of 77? to 95?F and rainfall of 110 to 160 inches annually. The constant moisture and heat produces an environment that sustains the principal attraction rainforest's abundance of life. It is home to more species of plants and animals than in the rest of the world's ecosystems combined. The Ecuadorian Amazon is considered one of the richest and most complex plant and animal habitats in the world. Over 100 species of trees per acre live in some regions. The rainforest of Central America compares with only 40 species of trees per acre. Indigenous communities including the Quichua, Shuar, Achuar, Secoya, Siona, Huaorani and Cofan whose ancestors escaped both Inca and Spanish rule almost entirely make up the population that inhabits the Amazon region. These communities have been deeded separate nations by the government of Ecuador and they have become important activists in the protection of their economical, political and cultural interest. In the southern part of the Ecuadorian Amazon lives the Shuar and the Achuar. The Shuar widely recognized as most likely the most successful Indian organization in all of South America. Ecuador has established an extensive system of national parks and working with scientific stations they protect and area covering 3,035,250 Ha of the Ecuadorian Amazon. To protect this unique area there is the Yasuni National Park and Biosphere, The Sumaco-Napo Galeras National Park, The Limoncocha Biological Reserve, The Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve, Fauna Reserve of Cuyabeno and Podocarpus National Park. The Yuturi, Yasuni, Tiputini, Tivacuno and Cononaco are all surrounded by virgin rainforest. A visit to either the Napo or Aguarico basin offers numerous opportunities to observe the complex ecosystem of the forest, marshes, flood plains, and river and vast number of species that make the rainforest their home including freshwater dolphins, piranhas, monkeys, caiman, river otters and more than 400 species of birds.