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Guayaquil

Ecuador's biggest city and port, with the Malecón 2000 riverfront, the painted houses of Las Peñas and flights out to the Galápagos.

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Best Time to Go
Jun–Nov
Our full guide to Guayaquil is being written. It's on the Ecuador list as If You're Nearby.

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Cuenca

About 78 miles away

A handsome colonial city of blue domes, near the Inca site of Ingapirca and El Cajas's lakes.

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Mountains · Volcanoes

Quilotoa

About 115 miles away

A turquoise crater lake, in a loop of Andean villages.

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Cities · UNESCO

Quito

About 166 miles away

The best-preserved colonial center in Latin America, high in the Andes, close to the Equator line.

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Ecuador

The Galápagos, a volcano avenue and the Amazon in one small country.

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