Visit Otavalo

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.

Thermal baths under the Tungurahua volcano, the swing at the end of the world and the waterfall road.

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

A cloud-forest village of hummingbirds, butterfly farms and chocolate, two hours from Quito.

The world's largest car-free old city.

Hokkaido's southern port: the night view from Mount Hakodate, red-brick warehouses and the morning fish market.

The Seomun night market, a medicine-herb street and the Haeinsa temple with its 80,000 printing blocks nearby.