Climbing to the top of Cotopaxi is a challenge, but the spectacular views are well worth it. See chapter 7.
* Detailed maps throughout
* Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information
* Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife
* Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas
* Insider tips from local expert authors

List of Maps.
1 THE BEST OF ECUADOR.
2 ECUADOR IN DEPTH.
3 SUGGESTED ECUADOR ITINERARIES.
4 THE ACTIVE VACATION PLANNER.
5 QUITO.
6 THE NORTHERN SIERRA.
7 THE CENTRAL SIERRA.
8 CUENCA & THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.
9 GUAYAQUIL & THE SOUTHERN COAST.
10 THE NORTHERN PACIFIC COAST & LOWLANDS.
11 EL ORIENTE.
12 THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
13 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO ECUADOR.
14 USEFUL TERMS & PHRASES.
15 ECUADOREAN WILDLIFE.
Index.

Eliot Greenspan is a poet, journalist, musician, and travel writer who took his backpack and typewriter the length of Mesoamerica before settling in Costa Rica in 1992. Since then, he has worked steadily as a travel writer, freelance journalist, and translator, and has continued his travels in the region. He is the author of Frommer's Belize, Frommer's Costa Rica, Costa Rica For Dummies, Frommer's Costa Rica Day By Day, and Frommer's Guatemala, as well as the chapter on Venezuela in Frommer's South America.