Quilotoa 
Middle of the World 
Amazone
Nature
– Highest biodiversity per square meter in the world (birdwatchers ready to tag your whole list at once?)
– Closest point from the earth to the sun.
– First country in the world to give constitutional rights to nature
– Amazone, Pacific Coast, Andes (are we missing anything? Oh right, Galapagos!)
– Ecuador has shape shifting frogs (called punk-rocker, Google it)
Culture
– Ecuador namesake, the Equator! (yes, you can walk on it)
– 14 indigenous nations and uncontacted ancestral cultures speaking 24 languages (you’ll do fine with Spanglish, no worries)
– Ecuadorian inventtion: “Panama-Hats” should actually be called “Ecuador-Hats”
– Galapagos was the first UNESCO World Heritage EVER (and there’s three more in the country)
– Helados de paila, canelazo, humitas… (BEHOLD, foodlovers and prepare for some extra weight – not talking about luggage here)
Practical
– You can pay with US dollars (no bargaining for that levely poncho with your calculator in your hand)
– Direct connections to Miami, Lima, Amsterdam, Toronto, Madrid, Santiago (For Australia)
– Free of mass tourism! (it’s just you and the alpacas)
– Great infrastructure, short distances! (who wants to spend their holiday on the road?)
– Authentic South America experience without making concessions on safety (most alpacas don’1 even spit)
