Ecuador is an amazing country - while driving south I thought I would only spend a month or so, I wound up spending 5.<p>In my opinion it&#x27;s like 3 countries&#x2F;climates glued together - you can be on the Pacific getting sunburned at 100F+ for the morning, drive a few hours up into the high Andes and climb a 20,000 foot glacier capped volcano, then drive a few more hours and drop down into the amazon to watch monkeys swing through the trees.<p>I climbed 20,000 foot Cotopaxi - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;theroadchoseme.com&#x2F;cotopaxi-summit" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;theroadchoseme.com&#x2F;cotopaxi-summit</a><p>Then lived in it&#x27;s shadow for months - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;theroadchoseme.com&#x2F;down-time" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;theroadchoseme.com&#x2F;down-time</a><p>It&#x27;s a supremely beautiful country, and the people are very friendly. Highly recommend.