IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE

Fisher, Joe. Cotopaxi Visions: Travels in Equatorial Ecuador. Kingston, Quarry Press, 1991.
Canadian journalist and author Joe Fisher writes of his travels and adventures in the country he calls "The Land of Eternal Springtime."

Kane, Joe. Savages. Vancouver, Douglas and McIntyre, 1995.
This book tells of the difficulties the Huaorani Indians faced in Eastern Ecuador. The author lived for several years with the Huaorani and describes their struggles to maintain their lifestyle despite the inroads of the oil industry into their territory.

Perrottet, Tony, editor. Ecuador. Singapore, APA Publications, 1992.
A well-illustrated guide to life in Ecuador and the beauties of the landscape.

Sepulveda, Luis. The Old Man Who Read Love Stories. New York, Harcourt Brace, 1994.
An award-winning novel by a Chilean writer, set in the Amazonian rainforest of Ecuador.

Web sites

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/sam/ecu.htm
http://www.latinworld.com/countries/ecuador/