The New Key to Ecuador and the Galapagos

by David L. Pearson and David Middleton

The focus of this travel guide is on the ecology and natural environment, with lodges and accommodation being given ratings for their attitude and approach to sustainable tourism.' This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569750750
• ISBN13: 9781569750759
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Ulysses Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

hoping for an update but still excellent

This is the best book to sit down and read about places to visit and stay in Ecuador. I like the Lonely Planet series and they are updated sources of information but if you have ever found yourself wanting to know more about the places mentioned this is your book. For example in the New Key to Ecuador there are 15 full pages of text on just the region of the lower Napo River. The New Key also has green ratings for lodging and the reasons for the differences in ratings are explained for each lodge or hotel evaluated. When I visited Ecuador I found that this book had given an excellent overview of the places I was able to visit and had very accurate information. The only problem now as of this writing is that the book has not been updated. I would still highly recommend this but would use the internet to verify contact numbers of lodges and for any changes from the time of publication.

Best Guide to Ecuador

I'm living in Ecuador for a year and have almost every guidebook (there are many)published. If I could narrow it down to two, it would be this one and the Footprint Guide. If only one, this would be it. What's remarkable about this book is that it cares almost as much about the quality of food and accomodations as it does about wilderness trips. It's descriptions of restaurants are excellent and it's practical information about such things as the location of rental car agencies is as up to date as it can be. It also has a remarkable index which includes places, hotels and restaurants all in separate categories. With the other guide books, it takes much longer to find something for the second time. When you read a description of a place or an old hacienda to stay in, you really trust that the authors have actually been there. The authors know and love Ecuador. Perhaps if you're looking for only student prices, this is not the best book, but for the adventurous over 30, this is it!!