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- covering history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics- Covers Quito, Northern Highlands, Central Highlands, Cuenca & the Southern Highlands, The Oriente, North Coast & Lowlands, South Coast, The Galapagos Islandse Book

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Ecuador at 1:1, 000, 000 on a laminated & waterproof tourist map from Borch with plans of central Quito, Guayaquil, & Cuenca, an enlargement for the Quito conurbation & a map of the Galapagos Islands. The main map covers the bulk of the country at 1:1, 000, 000, with the eastern part on the reverse at 1:2, 000, 000. Topography is shown by relief shading & spot heights. The map shows the country’s road network & highlights national parks & protected areas, numerous beaches & other places of interest. Latitude & longitude lines are marked at 30’ intervals on the main map & at 1° in the eastern part. An enlargement covers Gran Quito at 1:100, 000, showing access to the international airport, with a street plan of the central part of the capital at 1:20, 000. Two more street plans show the centres of Guayaquil & Cuenca, highlighting local landmarks & attractions & selected accommodation. Also included is a map of the Galapagos Islands (1:1, 300, 000) highlighting places of interest & sites for snorkeling & scuba diving. All the maps & the street plans are indexed with lists of locations/streets, beaches, places of interest, etc. Multilingual map legend

Includes:: English.

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Ecuador in Marshall Cavendish's Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination ...

Ecuador on a large map at 1:800, 000 from Freytag & Berndt with bold relief shading & colouring providing good representation of the country’s topography. A large inset shows the Galapagos at the same scale. In addition to the relief shading, graphics show salt marshes, swamps & deserts, with spot heights & names of various mountain ranges, etc. Where appropriate, peak names indicate active volcanoes. National parks & other protected areas are prominently highlighted. Road network

Includes:: selected local tracks, shows locations of fuel supplies & border crossings, & gives driving distances on main routes. The course of the Pan American Highway is prominently highlighted as a tourist route. Railway lines are included & domestic airports are marked. The map also shows internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces, as well as oil wells & pipelines. Various places of interest are prominently highlighted by icons. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 1°. The index is on the reverse. Multilingual legend

Includes:: English.A large inset covers the Galapagos at 1:800, 000, clearly showing the island’s volcanic structures, naming various bays, canals, etc., & highlighting places of interest, etc. Place names, especially on the map of mainland Ecuador, are shown in larger print size than usually found on similar maps.



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Seasoned travelers Julian Smith & Jean Brown lead travelers to unique, off-the-beaten-path adventures in Ecuador, from riding the train through the steep switchbacks of the famous Nariz del Diablo (Devil's Nose) to enjoying some of the best diving in the world off of the Galpagos Islands. Smith & Brown include several trip strategies that cater to the diverse interests of travelers, such as a Culture & History Tour & Outdoor Adventure Tour. Complete with information on exploring the colonial architecture of Quito's Old Town & climbing volcanoes in Sangay National Park, Moon Ecuador gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal & memorable experience. ...

Ecuador at 1:660, 000 an indexed, double-sided map from ITMB printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. The map has altitude coluring to show the topography, plus street plans of Quito & Guayaquil, & an enlargement of the Quito region with Otavalo & several of the country’s volcanoes including Cotopaxi & Cayambe. The map is double-sided, dividing the country north/south with a good overlap between the sides. Relief is shown by altitude tinting & spot heights for peaks & volcanoes. Glaciers, swamp areas, national parks & reserves are marked. Road information indicates paved & unpaved secondary roads &

Includes:: season roads & selected tracks. Intermediate driving distances shown on main routes & locations of petrol stations are marked. Railway lines are included; local airports & in more remote areas landing strips are marked. The map also shows internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Symbols highlight various places of interest including active/inactive volcanoes, thermal springs, national parks & nature reserves, bird watching sites, beaches, diving sites, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. Each side has a separate index. Two insets provide clear street plans of Quito’s most visited areas: the Old Town & the Mariscal district. Both show public transport routes & various places of interest & facilities. A small, more basic street plan shows Guayaquil. Also provided is an enlargement of the Quito region extending north to Otavalo & Ibarra, & south to Latacunga. The region’s national parks & its active volcanoes, including Cotopaxi & Cayambe are highlighted.

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Including Amazonian rainforests, Andean peaks, coastal lowlands, & the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador`s geography is notably diverse. So too are its history, culture, & politics, all of which are examined from many different perspectives in ” The Ecuador Reader”. This rich anthology covers the years prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the early 1500s to the present, addressing colonialism, independence, the nation`s integration into the world economy, & its tumultuous twentieth century. Interspersed among forty-eight written selections are more than three dozen images. The voices & creations of Ecuadorian politicians, writers, artists, scholars, activists, & journalists fill the Reader, from Velasco Ibarra, the nation`s ultimate populist & five-time President, to Pancho Jaime, a political satirist; from Julio Jaramillo, a popular twentieth-century singer to anonymous indigenous women artists who produced ceramics in the 1500s; from the poems of Afro-Ecuadorians, to the fiction of vanguardist Pablo Palacio, to a recipe for traditional Quiteno-style shrimp. The Reader

Includes:: an interview with Nina Pacari, the first indigenous woman elected to Ecuador`s national assembly, & a reflection on how to balance tourism with the protection of the Galapagos Islands` magnificent ecosystem. Complementing selections by Ecuadorians, many never before published in English, are samples of some of the best writing on Ecuador by outsiders, including an account of how an indigenous group with non-Inca origins came to see themselves as definitively Incan, an exploration of the fascination with the Andes from the 1700s to the present, chronicles of the less-than-exemplary behaviour of U.S. corporations in Ecuador, an examination of Ecuadorians` overseas migration, & a look at the controversy surrounding the selection of the first black Miss Ecuador.

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Ecuador is about as perfect a climbing destination as any in the world. Besides having two climbing seasons
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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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This map of Ed Amal Kopmannebro in 1:50, 000 is part of a series of topographic maps from Norstedts Kartforlaget which



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