Deported! The Day Ecuador Kicked Us Out
Imagine flying home … and immigration won’t let you in. Here is our true story of when Ecuador kicked us out.
All you need is Ecuador
Named for its position directly on South America’s equator line, Ecuador is best known for its amazing wildlife-spotting opportunities. Most visitors spend their entire holiday touring the Galapagos Islands, never realizing what they are missing in the rest of the country.
Ecuador’s three distinct regions – Coastal, Andes and Amazonian – has its own climate and weather. You can visit the cool, foggy Andes to wander down Cuenca’s cobbled colonial streets, sunbathe on a tranquil Pacific beach, stand on the Equator in Quito, encounter indigenous tribes in the Amazon, shop in a rural market at Otavalo, and bathe in volcanic waters in Banos. No wonder it’s such a popular retirement destination.
Imagine flying home … and immigration won’t let you in. Here is our true story of when Ecuador kicked us out.
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Visit Feria Libre, Cuenca’s largest local market, for the freshest, cheapest food and the best place to experience the local culture.
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Visit a Kichwa community in Ecuador’s Amazon basin and learn their ways, like how to create and use a blowgun for hunting.
On the last night of our Amazon tour we stayed at the Volcano Hotel in Banos, Ecuador. Here’s how it went.