Greetings! We recently returned from a trip to Ecuador (country #82), where we were able to experience Quito (the capital of Ecuador), parts of the Amazon Rainforest, the Highlands, and The Galápagos Islands. Below, you will find information and photos from our trip. QUITO Quito (key-toe) is the capital of Ecuador (which means “equator” in Spanish), and is the second highest (in altitude) capital city in the world (2850m/9350ft; second only to La Paz, Bolivia, which is 3640m/11,942ft). Quito is surrounded by the Ecuadorian Andes Mountains, which also surround Colombia and Peru. Within this mountain range are many volcanoes, and the Cayambe (ky-ahm-bay; which means “where the sun rises/was born…