We have alphabetically listedd a number of websites we thought you might find of interest Feel free to email info@vidaverde.com with recommendations regarding other websites that might be suitable to appear on this page. Although we retain the right to refuse requests if we feel a site is not appropriate, we will be more than happy to post any websites that we feel provide fun, interesting and/or useful information about Ecuador.
MAPS OF ECUADOR
Country map - Ecuador.
Large, detailed Map of Ecuador
City Map of Quito, Ecuador
This map shows the city of Quito, and notes where the school is. Note that the school is centrally located in the middle of town.
ECUADOR ON THE WEB
Traveller Information
On this page, the Center for Disease Control provides important information regarding potential diseases to which visitors to South America could be exposed.
WelcomeEcuador.com
Guia de Viajes, Ecuador, Turismo, Viajes, Noticas, Hoteles, Islas Galapagos, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Quito, Videos, Agencias, Restaurantes.
My Quito
My Quito - a personal guide to visiting and staying in Quito, with information on restaurants, places to stay, sightseeing, trekking, jungle and Galapagos tours.
Discover Galapagos
Information on the Galapagos Islands as a diverse bio-region, enticing photographs of the Islands and its treasures, and possible tour packages are provided at this site.
Volunteer Information
This site provides overview of the options available for individuals interested in working or volunteering in Ecuador.
Ecuanet-In Spanish
There is a plethora of information at this site. Including links to Ecuadorian publications, banks, schools, sports and more.
Ecuador-Lonely Planet
The Lonely Planet, as always, provides the visitor to Ecuador with first rate travel information at this site. If you weren't sure you wanted to travel to Ecuador before you visited this site, you will be once you're done reading about Ecuador through the eyes of the Lonely Planet.
Ecuadorian Newspapers
Links to six Ecuadorian newspapers that can be found on line, and much, much, more.
Ecuador Travel Guide
Advice on destinations, ecolodges, ecotourism and travel throughout Ecuador from BigTravelWeb.com's South America travel guide
Native Languages of Ecuador
If you are looking for information on the ethnic diversity of Ecuador, this is the site for you. This page provides statistical information on the diversity of the Ecuadorian population, focusing on the major Indigenous groups and wealth of spoken languages found within the country.
Verbs Online.com
Improve your skills on verbs in different languages.
School Directories
www.spanishexperto.com
The complete online Spanish learning solution. Video and audio lessons, vocabulary, verb tables, pronunciation guide, quizzes and much more. Access to 1000's of Spanish verbs, nouns and adjectives with word remembering exercises.
Online Bestcolleges
We are great source to find the best online colleges and universities to earn your degree. Email : info@onlinebestcolleges.com
Links-Abroad.COM. Language Directory
Links-Abroad.com is a comprehensive directory of study abroad programs worldwide, organized by destinations in four specific type of programs: Academic Year and Semester programs, Summer programs, Intensive Language programs, and Volunteer and Internships opportunities.
Spanish Translation
Spanish Translation Leader: Trusted Translations, Inc. English Spanish Translation: English to Spanish Translation and Spanish to English translation. Quality Spanish translations at the best prices by expert Spanish translator teams.
Epifania Spanish School in Costa Rica
Epifania Spanish School offers top Spanish language knowledge to our International students with the best Spanish Teachers. Learn Spanish NOW at Epifania Spanish School.
Language Schools Abroad
Language Schools Abroad: Learn Spanish, French, Italian, German at EQ immersion courses. Find and compare information on over 100 fine language schools worldwide that meet our quality standards
Spanish Resources
The most complete Spanish resources directory on the internet.
321...Spain, Spanish Courses
Learn Spanish with 321…Spain. Come Learn Spanish with 321…Spain at one of our 12 centers in Spain and enjoy a stimulating, multicultural environment with the most effective, energetic and highly qualified teaching staff around.
Interlink School of Languages
Learn Polish in Poland
National Teachers Day
Teacher Appreciation website with ideas and suggestions for Teachers Day, Teacher
Spanisch lernen
Learn German - German language guide, all about how to learn German and how to speak German.
Learn French in FranceLearn French language in France with BLS. Personalized French language courses in France for adults and teenagers. Award wining schools in Bordeaux, Biarritz.
Summer Study AbroadGlobal Student Experience provides study abroad programs in Europe, Australia, Argentina and the UK.
English Courses BritainAn English language course to learn english all day speaking english all day with teachers. Classes, meals and accommodation with teacher. Our maximum of 6 students per teacher will help you improve your english fast.
Language-Directory.com
http://www.edunet.com/ls-spain.html
ESL Language directory
Spanish Romance.com
The best Of Ecuador.com
www.executivespanishimmersion.com
Below you will find a partial reading list pertaining to Ecuadorian travel, life, culture and history. We have posted these books on our website in order to provide you with a sense of what types of books are available to aid you, whether you are interested in traveling to, or just learning about life in Ecuador. We, at the 21st Century Spanish Center hope that this partial reading list will help you to become better prepared for your future Ecuadorian experience.
TRAVEL BOOKS FOR ECUADOR
In Focus Ecuador: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture
by Wilma Roos and Omer Van Renterghem
Publication date: October 2000
ISBN:
Trekking in Ecuador
by Robert Kunstaetter and Daisy Kunstaetter
Publication date: May 2002
ISBN:
Ecuador Handbook: Including the Galapagos Islands
by Julian Smith
Published by Moon Handbooks
Publication date: October 2005
ISBN:
Ecuador Climbing and Hiking (5th Ed)
by Rob Rachowiecki and Mark Thurber
Published by Passport Books
Publication date: February 2004
ISBN:
Insight Guide Ecuador and Galápagos
by Rob Rachowiecki and Mark Thurber
Publication date: September 2007
Birds of Ecuador Field Guide
by Robert S. Ridgely, Paul J. Greenfield, and Frank B. Gill
Publication date: June 2001
Ecuador & Galapagos (6th Edition)
Robert Kunstaetter and Daisy Kunstaetter
Viva Travel Guide to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands
by Erin Helland, Caroline Bennett, Paula Newton
Publication date: September 2007
ISBN:
Lonely Planet Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (4th Ed)
by Danny Palmerlee, Carolyn McCarthy, Michael Grosberg
Publication date: November 2006
ISBN:
Culture Shock! Ecuador: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
by Nicholas Crowder
2nd Edition
Paperback, 408 pages
Published by Culture Shock Guides
Publication date: February 2007
ISBN:
Frommer's Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands
by Eliot Greenspan
Publication date: August 2007
ISBN:
PARTIAL READING LIST ON ECUADORIAN LIFE, CULTURE, HISTORY...
Andean Journeys: Migration, Ethnogenesis, and the State in Colonial Quito
by Karen Vieira Powers
Published by University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: May 1995
ISBN: 082631600X
Economic Progress and the Environment: One Developing Country's Policy Crisis
by Douglas Southgate, Morris Whitaker
Published by Oxford Univ Press
Publication date: August 1994
ISBN: 0195087860
Ecuador in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture (In Focus Guides)
by Wilma Roos, Omer Van Renterghem, Omer Van Renterghem
Published by Interlink Pub Group
Publication date: July 1997
ISBN: 1566562627
A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of North west South America: (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru): With Supplementary Notes)
by Alwyn H. Gentry, Adrian G. Foryth
Published by Conservation International
Publication date: May 1996
ISBN: 0226289443
Fire from the Andes: Short Fiction by Women from Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
by Susan E. Benner (Editor), Kathy S. Leonard (Editor), Marjorie Agosin
Published by University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: April 1998
ISBN: 0826318258
Galapagos: A Natural History
by Michael H. Jackson
Published by University of Calgary Press
Publication date: May 1994
ISBN: 1895176409
Green Fires: Assault on Eden: A Novel of the Ecuadorian Rainforest
by Marnie Mueller
Published by Curbstone Press
Publication date: April 1994
ISBN: 1880684160
Jungle Pilot: The Gripping Story of the Life and Witness of Nate Saint, Martyred Missionary to Ecuador
by Russel T. Hitt, Russell T. Hitt
Published by Thomas Nelson
Publication date: February 1997
ISBN: 1572930225
Life and Death in Early Colonial Ecuador (Civilization of the American Indian, Vol 214)
by Linda A. Newson
Published by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Txt)
Publication date: May 1995
ISBN: 0806126973
The Life and Times of Grandfather Alonso: Culture and History in the Upper Amazon
by Blanca Muratorio
Published by Rutgers Univ Press
Publication date: October 1991
ISBN: 0813516854
Living Poor: A Peace Corps Chronicle
by Moritz Thomsen
Published by University of Washington Press
Publication date: May 1997
ISBN: 0295969288
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (Harvest in Translation)
by Luis Sepulveda, Peter Bush
Published by Harvest Books
Publication date: July 1995
ISBN: 0156002728
One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest
by Wade Davis
Published by Touchstone Books
Publication date: August 1997
ISBN: 0684834960
Running the Amazon
by Joe Kane, Marty Asher
Publication date: May 1990
ISBN: 067972902X
The Savage My Kinsman
by Elisabeth Elliot
Publication date: September 1996
ISBN: 1569550034
Savages
by Joe Kane
Published by Knopf
Publication date: October 1995
ISBN: 0679411917
Sounds Like Life: Sound-Symbolic Grammar, Performance, and Cognition in Pastaza Quechua (Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 2)
Published by Oxford Univ Press
Publication date: July 1997
ISBN: 0195089855
Theories of Dependent Foreign Policy and the Case of Ecuador in the 1980s: The Case of Ecuador in the 1980's
by Jeanne A. K. Hey
Published by Ohio Univ Ctr for Intl Studies
Publication date: September 1995
ISBN: 0896801845
Two Wheels and a Taxi: A Slightly Daft Adventure in the Andes
by Virginia Urrutia, Betsy James (Illustrator)
Published by Mountaineers Books
Publication date: November 1987
ISBN: 0898861411
When the Guayacans Were in Bloom
by Nelson E. Bass
Published by Afro Hispanic Inst
Publication date: September 1987
ISBN: 0939423014
The Waorani: People of the Ecuadoran Rain Forest (Global Villages)
by Alexandra Siy
Published by Silver Burdett Press
Publication date: May 1993
ISBN: 0875185509
