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The BBC Profiles provide an economic, historical, and political overview, with a section on current leaders. The Profiles also list the media outlets, which include television and radio stations and the press.

National Geographic's People and Places feature provides a short overview of the destination and include a Features section with related articles, photos, and videos, depending on the destination.

Weatherbase provides historical weather information such as "average number of day above 90," "average number of days with thunderstorms," and other similar types of data.

From website: In this section you will find useful information and tips four your trip to Ecuador. What shall I pack?, How is the weather? Do I need a visa? How can I call between provinces? You can also make a budget for your trip and have an idea of which are the best days to visit towns and cities in our holiday and festival calendar. There are also some health and safety tips that may be really important before you come...click for website

Up-to-date information provided by the State Department on matters such as passport and visa requirements, safety and security, crime, health and medical issues, any areas of instability, and the location of the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. It also links to Travel Warnings for that country, if there is one.

Frommer's Forums are divided into countries, and all the messages relating to a country are presented in a list that makes it easy to browse through the topics.

Review site with hotel reviews and candid photos posted by users.

Concierge.com destinations guides include information on getting there, getting around, lodging, places to eat, see and do, ... etc. Although Concierge.com may not have as many hotel recommendations as some guide books, they provide hotel photos along with the recommendations. The destinations guides also have links to articles about the destination published by Concierge.com or Conde Nast Traveler.

Frommer's has put a substantial amount of content online, making Frommers.com a good resource for travel planning. The site is easy to navigate since all the destinations are organized by similar topics such as "Getting There," "Restaurants," and "Suggested Itineraries."

USA Today's Country Guides have information on topics such as Money, Health, Accommodations, Entertainment, Top Things To Do and See, Getting There, Getting Around, Climate, and Map. You can also select the topics you are interested in and create a mini guide that puts all the information on one page for easy reading.

From Conde Nast Traveler
February 2007
Brush aside the mosquito netting, roll out of bed, and step onto the terrace, and you'll receive a boisterous greeting from a brown jacamar, an egret, or another of the 500-odd bird species residing in this pocket of the biodiverse Amazon jungle near the Peruvian border. ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published August 2007
Cruise ships may ply the same waters, but don't assume that all itineraries are created equal. Here, our top picks in ten popular spots around the world-and why we think they're the best. ... click for full article

From Conde Nast Traveler
Published August 2007
Unrivaled access, special connections, destination savvy-these are just some of the tools each of these uber-agents can deploy to bring the most to your next big trip. In parsing the day-to-day events of an actual itinerary, Consumer News Editor Wendy Perrin demonstrates how the intuitive maneuvers of a great travel planner can turn any journey into a smoothly orchestrated, magical experience. ... click for full article

From website: Few lands have so much captured the popular imagination as Galapagos have. In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, about six hundred miles away from continental Ecuador, this archipelago of volcanic origin with 125 islands and islets some of them being hardly big enough to set foot upon- has been, for centuries, totally isolated from the rest of the world.....click for website

IGoUGo is a travel review site. The reviews are organized into "journals," which are a collection of reviews by an author about a trip, such as reviews on hotels, restaurants, nightlife, experiences, photos, ... etc.

From Travel + Leisure Family
Published March 2004
There's still a primordial place where birds, lizards, and sea lions have no fear of people. Follow in Darwin's footsteps and take the ultimate family adventure: a cruise of Ecuador's extraordinarily preserved Galapagos Islands...click for full article

Virtual Tourist has user reviews on topics such as Hotels, Things To Do, Restaurants, Local Customs, Nightlife, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Transportation, ... etc.