As night fell across a mountain ravine in Ecuador, a “cryptic” creature with “blue” bones emerged from its hiding spot and ...

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

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 ...

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

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 lush forests of the Ecuadorian Chocó. Image courtesy of Reassembly. The Chocó ecoregion is astounding, one of the 10 most biodiverse spots on Earth. Lying west of the Andes, it stretches ...

Just two per cent of the original Choco forest remains, and it’s a bucket list location for many nature-lovers. Constructed in 2012 on the site of an old sawmill, Mashpi Lodge was built to protect the ...

From bustling metropolises surrounded by dramatic mountain backdrops to islands teeming with biodiversity, these are the top places to head in Ecuador on your 2025 trip ...

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.

Our Lady of the Rosary of Guápulo is a devotional image venerated in the outskirts of Quito, Ecuador, and was promoted by a ...