Ecuador is a small country with coast, mountains, and jungle. For interesting drives in the mountains, take secondary roads. For example, route 69 in the south from the Peru border, and then a dirt path between Gonzanama and Malacatos.
To be honest, the sites in Ecuador are sort of like watered down versions of what you can find in the neighboring countries. The mountains are smaller, the jungle is smaller, the coast is smaller. To put it another way, if you love mountains, then Bolivia is the best. If you love beachs, then Brasil is the best. If you love jungle then Peru/Bolivia/Brasil is better. If you want to see indian ruins, then Peru is best. The good things about Ecuador is that fuel is cheap, it is cleaner than Peru, people are friendlier than Bolivians, it is between Colombia and Peru in terms of development.
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