{"id":30747,"date":"2021-06-01T20:23:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T01:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/?p=30747"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:31:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:31:36","slug":"quito-mindo-ecuador-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/os-inspirations\/feature\/quito-mindo-ecuador-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Quito, Mindo & Hacienda El Refugio: A First-timer’s Guide to Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ecuador is a traveler’s paradise! From the colonial city of Quito to the Amazonian Rain Forest and the Galapagos Islands, to all of the places in between, visitors to Ecuador have endless possibilities for where to spend their time. Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world<\/strong>. It can be divided into four primary and vastly different geographical regions. These are the coastal lowlands near the Pacific Ocean, the mountain highlands in the Andes Mountains, the eastern jungle in the Amazon basin, and the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quito, Ecuador is one of the highest capitals in the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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