Visit Baños

Hot springs, a ropeway over sulphur vents and Mount Fuji across Lake Ashi, ninety minutes from Tokyo.

Xela, the highland second city of Spanish schools, hot springs and the Santa Maria volcano.

The Arenal volcano, hot springs and hanging bridges through the rainforest.

Waterfall-and-hot-spring town that is Ecuador’s adventure capital.

Visit Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city and main port. Stroll along the Malecón 2000 (a 2.5 km riverfront boardwalk with gardens, monuments, and museums), explore the historic neighborhood of Las Peñas (colorful 19th-century houses and art galleries on a hillside), see the iconic Hemiciclo de la Rotonda monument (commemorating the meeting of Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín), and visit Parque Histórico (a park showcasing Ecuador's coastal ecosystems, wildlife, and historical architecture).

Visit Cuenca, a UNESCO World Heritage city in Ecuador's Andes. Explore the historic center with its blue-domed Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (New Cathedral) and the hanging houses of El Barranco overlooking the Tomebamba River. See the Panama Hat Museum (Museo del Sombrero de Paja Toquilla) to learn about the city's iconic hat-making tradition, and browse the Mercado 10 de Agosto for local produce and traditional foods.

The biggest indigenous market in South America every Saturday, textiles and the Kichwa highlands.

The main town of the Galapagos, the Darwin research station and giant tortoises in the highlands.