Great things come in small packages!  Despite its size, Ecuador is home to some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes on earth.  Contained within the borders of this small equatorial country are beautiful beaches, amazing jungles, peaceful green valleys, Andean snowcapped mountains, protected rain forests and cloud forests, and the famous Galapagos Islands.   The forests here and the Galapagos Marine Reserve are home to species that are not found anywhere else in the world.

Ecuador has territories in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It borders Colombia to the north and shares a border with Peru to the south and to the east. The Pacific Ocean serves as its western border.  Ecuador, 256,370 square kilometers in size, is geographically divided into four natural regions:  the highlands (sierra), the coast, the jungle and the Galapagos Islands.