Working at a nursery in the Ecuadorian Andes. Image courtesy of Eduardo Obando. In addition to his role as a researcher at Birds and Conservation, Francisco Tobar serves as Acción Andina’s ...

Can a tropical forest mend itself? After trees are cut down and wildlife flees, do microbes on the dank, leafy floor and woody giants with epiphyte-laden crowns come back; do the pollinators, seed ...

So when Gustavo Cañas-Valle, an ornithologist and birding guide, stumbled across a cave full of hummingbirds nesting and roosting together in Ecuador’s High Andes, he could hardly believe it.

But it’s risen to the challenge, with a truly standout three-course dinner menu. The dishes are Ecuadorian-inspired with nearly 80 per cent of the ingredients sourced from the surroundings.

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Perched sky-high in the Andes at the foot of the snow-capped Pichincha ... and best-preserved colonial cores in Latin America, Ecuador's capital was named the very first UNESCO World Heritage ...

Recent research by Bowling Green State University scientists has sent shockwaves through the bird-watching world after ...

Ecuador is a remarkably biodiverse country, home to two of the world’s most captivating natural sites: the Galapagos Islands and a large portion of the Amazon. An ‘avenue’ of volcanoes ...

The park comprises two Endemic Bird Areas, the Central Andean páramo (home to some 11 bird species of restricted range), and the Ecuador-Peru East Andes (home to 17 restricted-range species). It is ...

When visiting Ecuador, make sure to pack the right clothes for the region, as the weather can change dramatically in a single ...