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If you go: Overseas Adventure Travel offers a three-week land package that includes a week in the Amazon, a week’s trekking in the Andes and a week’s boating around the Galapagos Islands. Cost is $2,890. Remaining tours for this year: Oct. 6-27 and Nov. 3-24. Call (800) 221-0814. Overseas will also arrange air travel to Ecuador. Ecuatoriana Airlines has direct service from Los Angeles to Quito for about $1,185. (800) 328-2367.
When to travel: The best weather is in May and June. January and February are the rainiest months.
What to bring: Binoculars, rubber boots, sleeping bag, mosquito repellent, T-shirts and tank tops, walking shorts, water bottle, day pack, swimsuits and rain gear. It’s also a good idea to include malaria pills, mesloquine and an anti-diarrhea medicine. (Check with your doctor on the last.)
Vaccinations recommended: Gamma globulin, typhoid, tetanus, polio, yellow fever.
For more information: Call the Ecuadorian Consulate, Tourist Information, 548 S. Spring St., Suite 602, Los Angeles 90013, (213) 628-3014.
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