Amazonas Travel Agency
We are also an International Travel Agency and operate tours throughout Ecuador. Enhance your experience, mix language lessons and trips at the same time. We have very special rates for our students to travel around Ecuador and South America: Galapagos Islands, the jungle, the mountains, the coast, Indian markets, Peru, Bolivia, etc. If you are only interested in travelling, our professional team is ready to help you!
WHY ECUADOR?
Despite its small size, Ecuador is home to beautiful beaches, amazing jungles, valleys, andean snowcapped mountains, rain and cloud forests and the famous Galapagos Islands with its marine reserve, which contains endemic species unique in the world.
Ecuador, particularly Quito, its capital, has became one of the most important and renowned places to learn Spanish in the world. It is because here we speak some of the clearest Spanish on the planet in combination with the special hospitality and warmth of our people. Our high educational standards, experienced teachers, professional staff, selected homestays and personalized service invites you to study Spanish and discover our beautiful country at the same time!
In 1978 Quito was declared by UNESCO of the United Nations as a World Heritage Site in recognition of the preservation of its magnificent colonial architecture, churches, museums and historic buildings.
Politically, divided into 22 provinces, which, in turn, are divided into 205 municipalities. Ecuador is home to 8 percent of the world's animal species and 18 percent of the planet's birds. Around 3,800 species of vertebrates have been identified in Ecuador as well as 1,550 species of mammals, 350 reptile species, 375 species of amphibians, 800 fresh water fish species, and 450 salt water fish species. Ecuador is also home to 15 percent of the world's endemic bird species.
Moreover, there are more than a million species of insects and 4,500 species of butterflies that live in Ecuador. Ecuador has territories in both the Northern and the Southern hemispheres. It borders Colombia to the north and shares a border with Peru to the south and to the east.
It borders Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador, 256,370 square kilometers in size, is geographically divided into four natural regions:The Highlands, The Coast, The Amazone and The Galapagos Islands.
