Accessible travel in Ecuador
Ecuador is a multiethnic nation, full of biodiversity, cultural richness, natural and archaeological sites, located right on top of the equator line. The steamy jungle wilderness of the Oriente and the mist-shrouded lowland cloudforests hold some of the country's mind-boggling array of flora and fauna: there are more bird species per square mile in Ecuador than any other South American country and more orchids than anywhere else on the planet. The country's greatest draw are the captivating Galápagos Islands, nearly 1,000 km from the mainland, whose extraordinary wildlife inspired Charles Darwin and changed the world.
Accessibility in Ecuador
FENEDIF (National Federation of Ecuadorians with Physical Disabilities) won a contest organized by the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID) to finance a project combining integration promotion and accessible tourism for people with disabilities and their families.
The project has support from CONADIS (National Council for the Equality of Disabilities) and the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR), plus 56 subsidiary FENEDIF associations.
Ecuador uses Ecuadorian Sign Language (LSEC), recognized as the natural and first language of deaf people in Ecuador. LSEC has the most regular contact with sign languages from Peru, Colombia, and the United States.
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Tours in Ecuador
Ecuador: Quito — Amazon — Galápagos Islands
From the Andes to the Amazon to the Enchanted Islands
Galápagos Accessible Tour
Close encounters with the spectacular wildlife of the Galápagos Islands