How to get a Ecuador visa from Togo

Border areas are generally less-safe when you're traveling anywhere, and this is particularly true in Ecuador. Robberies, assaults and kidnappings have been reported in Ecuador’s areas that border Peru and Colombia because of drug traffickers.

Charles Darwin visited Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands in 1835 and largely based his theory of evolution on the discoveries he made there. Guinea pig, known as 'cuy', is considered a delicacy in Ecuador, its consumption seen as an ancient tradition. The Panama hat is actually from Ecuador.

Ecuador is located in South America. It is surrounded by Peru to the South and East and Colombia to the North.

Ecuador is located in a seismic zone, so there is a high risk of earthquakes, especially in the province of Esmeraldas due to its proximity to the merging of the Nazca and South American plates. Tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are also possible risks, particularly in the Galapagos Archipelago.

On the coast, the dry season from late May and June to November is unpleasantly cool, muggy and overcast. So if you like lying on beaches, then the rainy season from December / January to April / May is surprisingly the best time to visit Ecuador.