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RE: FL USA to Vilcabamba-Ecuador

by ban_janti_return 27 May 2012

Take whatever is cheaper from US to Ecuador, then fly to Loja, then you just take a taxi.
FL USA to Vilcabamba

by HappyShen 27 May 2012

Hello community, I would like to know which is the best route (money and safe wise) to go to Vilcabamba from Florida, USA...fly to Guayaqui…
RE: Going to Ecuador, but which city?

by Fieldgate 05 May 2012

Ecuador is one of the best countries in South Am to learn Spanish. Quito is a great capital, with vvery impressing old town. Cuenca is…
Vilcabamba to Chachapoyas: The Best Route

by j_k_williams 13 April 2012

Hello there, I'll be coming from Loja (Vilcabamba), Ecuador with plans on getting to Chachapoyas, Peru in late June. My question is:…
RE: Bus trip from Quito to Piura

by octopuspaul 31 March 2012

MY recommendation would be to catch a bus to Guayaquil first. This is the fastest and most direct perhaps 10 hours. Cruz del Sur are…
Re: Ecuador to Peru border crossing, Cuenca or Guayauquil?

by atheneg1 23 March 2012

Thanks, I think we will go Cuenca to Loja to Peru then, thanks for the help!
Couple assaulted in Ecuador?

by ReptilianKittenEater 13 March 2012

This made the news up in Canada today. I remember a while back on here some warnings about hiking around Vilcabamba on your own. http://w…
RE: Ecuador to Peru border crossing, Cuenca or Guayauquil?

by lucapal 13 March 2012

From Vilcabamba/Loja area is easy and painless enough (or at least it was-haven't done that trip for a few years). There used to be a…
Border crossing and Visa questions

by librelibre 17 December 2011

I am currently in Quito on a visa that extends for six months. Which means that it will not be valid for about 20 days of my stay here.…
RE: One month trip advice

by Fieldgate 28 November 2011

I can't find in your message how much time you've got. If it is a month, it'd be perfect for northern Peru and Ecuador. Huaraz - Cajamarc…
Re: Innovative Sustainable Tourism, want IN?

by maelita 24 November 2011

Hi Mateo, I have been living in Ecuador for five years, and your project is something that I have also been thinking of for some time.…
Re: Hiking Podocarpus NP

by brota 20 November 2011

Vilcabamba You can enter along the river but not too deep. After crossing the bridge (about 1 hr from Vilcabamba) you can follow the…
Re: Hiking Podocarpus NP

by TanyaHanbury 16 November 2011

The Zamora side is not really well signposted, we got misled by a sign and ended up in an un-macheted path in rather thick rainforest.…
Hiking Podocarpus NP

by KarenMaree 15 November 2011

Hi there, We want to do some hiking in Podocarpus NP over the next week. Does any one have any tips on whether it is best to base from…
RE: 3 months in South America by bus - itinerary?

by ban_janti 20 October 2011

Ok, it's possible but is not really convenient in my opinion. There is no direct bus like from Loja to Piura, and I read that the road…
RE: 3 months in South America by bus - itinerary?

by ban_janti 19 October 2011

@Fieldgate It doesn't matter if you go via Loja (I did this route), all from Piura is along Panamericana. I don't know when you have…
RE: backpacking in mountains

by ecoipe 13 October 2011

Be sure to take light warm clothing, it gets pretty cold in the mountains. Probably best one to do it guided is Inca trail to Culebrillas…
Re: Ecuador with a toddler

by alterigor 12 September 2011

Hi, we’ve been in same boat so perhaps our experience may be of help. We just came back from Ecuador. We have a 3 y.o. daughter who travels…
Re: Which airport in Ecuador is better Guayaquil or Quito?

by alterigor 09 September 2011

We just came back from Ecuador. We flew into Guayaquil and flew out from Quito. This way we did not need to travel backwards and saved…
Re: Chachapoyas to Vilcabamba

by poboxearthp 02 September 2011

If you plan to travel from Chachapoyas (Peru) to Vilcabamaba (Ecuador) you will need two days. We took this trip end August 2011, spending…
RE: Lima to Ecuador

by ToadofToadHall 02 July 2011

Or if you're in Piura you could just catch the bus direct to Loja.
Re: Fly or Bus from Ecuador to Peru?

by yojo009 28 June 2011

it was suggested to me to bus it from Loja to Piura and then fly from there to Lima to save a considerable amount of time. does anyone…
RE: So.... it IS safe, right? ;)

by ToadofToadHall 26 June 2011

looking at the other places you've travelled you'll be fine - if you were fine with Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, then you'll be fine with…
Re: Peru-Ecuador border

by Sillyb 09 June 2011

I hear there is a new hotel between the border and San Ignacio, run by a British woman, but I have no real details about the Peru side,…
Re: Ecuador/Peru-your thoughts?

by Sillyb 26 May 2011

There is so much to see in Ecuador and Peru, both countries have massive numbers of interesting attractions, 5.5 weeks is not enough for…