Insight Guide Ecuador (Insight Guides)
by By Barrett, Pam
Category: Travel , South America , General

In association with the Discovery (TV) Channel, this guide offers cultural insights, travel tips, enticing photos, and cross-referenced color maps by contributors intimately familiar with Quito (the capitol), the Amazon Basin, other areas of Ecuador, and the Galápagos Islands. They convey the natural and cultural diversity of this popular tourist destination, as well as raising the issue of whether tourism helps indigenous peoples. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)