When my Ecuadorian friends heard that I was writing about Ecuador, they all had the same reaction: They begged me to tell you that Ecuador is so much more than the Galápagos Islands. I happen to agree with them. Yes, it's true that the opportunity to get up close to wild animals in the Galápagos is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But it would be...
Worldwide Wild Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil Source: Outside
Slick Alan Dershowitz, meet Steven Donziger. On behalf of 30,000 inhabitants of Ecuador's remote Oriente region, this New York lawyer is putting it to Big Oil. But will his multi-billion-dollar lawsuit establish a global precedent—or is he just looking for a scapegoat for one of the nastiest messes on earth? Source: Outside
Galápagos Rising This exotic archipelago used to be the sole domain of Darwin fanatics. Not anymore. Source: Outside
Black Sheep Inn A gateway to Andean Adventure Source: Outside
The Ballad of Lonesome George Damned with us and damned without us, the Galápagos continue to attract hordes of nature-loving visitors. But whether you're drawn by the majesty of Darwin's discoveries or mesmerized by the brutal spectacle of survival, remember this: Evolution happens. Source: Outside
On The Beaten Track We came, we saw…and every so often we left entire landscapes worse for the wear. Outside grades the good and the bad of five classic destinations. Source: Outside
A River Different With a world-class guide, far-flung kayak expeditions are now within the layman's reach Source: Outside
The Wanderlist All it takes is one trip to change your life—and we've got 40 of 'em. Dreaming of close encounters with cheetahs or penguins? Want to climb a mountain in Peru? Experience an epic trek in China? One trip, one world—that's all it takes. Source: Outside
The Book You can't buy it in any store, can't send away for it online, can't meet the author (there are thousands), and you probably won't be able to read it if you do find it, since much of it is written in Hebrew. PATRICK SYMMES follows the trail of an underground global legend: the everywhere-and-nowhere travel bible of Israel's combat-fatigued, footloose vagabond youth. Source: Outside
