Cultural Activities (Great Spanish practice!):

• Dancing lessons (salsa etc) and trips to local discotheques
• Tasting Ecuadorian fruits, drinks and cuisine
• Trips to the local market
• Hiking excursions to see the biologically diverse, local wonders. This will include mountaintop picnics to swimming under waterfalls. We will see desert-like areas to jungle with oranges and leaves longer than you.
• Tours to local towns to see the specialty handicrafts being made and to taste local cuisine; each town has its own unique specialty
• Museum tours to learn about the archeology of the oldest known inhabitants of South America
• Tours to local tourist hot spots and to attend festivals
• Tours to local farms
• Paragliding over the ocean