Ecuador Guide
Things not to miss
1 Museo del Banco Central See the riches of more than five thousand years of Ecuadorian culture at the country's top museum, which includes in its collection some of the oldest ceramics discovered on the continent, exquisite pre-Columbian worked gold, and masterpieces of colonial and modern art.
2 Isla Española Waved albatrosses, as well as a number of birds who call this island – and no other – home, are among the star attractions.
3 La Compañía • Quito's centre is packed with magnificent churches, monasteries and convents, but few can match La Compañía's outstanding Baroque facade and sumptuous interior.
4 Casa-Museo de Viteri Ecuador's great modern artists are like the conscience of the nation, influential social commentators whose work, like that on view at Oswaldo Viteri's house, shouldn't be missed.