Ecuador

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	===Climate & Weather===		===Climate & Weather===
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	===Local Radio Nets===		===Local Radio Nets===
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	===Arrival/Departure procedures===		===Arrival/Departure procedures===
	Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc.		Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc.
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-	Submit details about customs and immigration procedures here.	+	'''Immigration'''<br>
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-	===Visas===	+	'''Customs'''<br>
-	Submit information about what visitor's visas are available and where they are obtained.	+	Details
-	===Health & Security===	+	===Health===
-	Submit any health warnings/information and any security details here.	+	Ecuador is widely considered to be a developing country and health hazards are a significant issue. Of the most significant are foodborne illnesses, though they can easily be treated with digestive drugs such as antacids or antidiarrheals.
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		+	Bottled water is the key in Ecuador if you don't want to get sick. This doesn't only apply to foreigners who don't have the stomach for Ecuadorian food but also Ecuadorians who know that if they don't boil their water or drink it from the bottle that they can get very sick. As a result, it can be purchased almost everywhere (even in the most remote places) for well under $.025-.50. Water bottles are sometimes provided by hostels and hotels, which can be used for brushing teeth.
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		+	It is advisable to receive a typhoid vaccination, and possibly a yellow fever vaccination.
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		+	Malaria can be a problem along the coast during the rainy season.
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	===Ports & Popular Stops===		===Ports & Popular Stops===
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Revision as of 10:24, 12 May 2008

Contents 1 Ecuador 1.1 Background 1.2 Climate & Weather 1.3 Charts 1.4 Special Navigation Notes 1.5 Local Radio Nets 1.6 Arrival/Departure procedures 1.7 Immigration Visas & Customs 1.8 Health 1.9 Security 1.10 Ports & Popular Stops 1.11 Offshore Islands 1.12 Cruiser's Friends 1.13 References & Publications 1.14 Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions 1.15 External Links 1.16 Personal Notes

Ecuador

Ecuador
Ecuador
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Capital:	Quito
Language:	Spanish
Currency:	As of January 2000, in an attempt to halt raging inflation, the U.S. dollar replaced the Sucre as Ecuador's official currency
More notes about the country

Background

Some history about the country needs to be submitted here.

Climate & Weather

Submit the climate details.

Sources of weather forecasting:

Charts

Submit details of the charts required for safe navigation of the area.

Special Navigation Notes

Any navigation notes here.

Local Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Arrival/Departure procedures

Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc.

Immigration Visas & Customs

Immigration
Details?

Customs
Details

Health

Ecuador is widely considered to be a developing country and health hazards are a significant issue. Of the most significant are foodborne illnesses, though they can easily be treated with digestive drugs such as antacids or antidiarrheals.

Bottled water is the key in Ecuador if you don't want to get sick. This doesn't only apply to foreigners who don't have the stomach for Ecuadorian food but also Ecuadorians who know that if they don't boil their water or drink it from the bottle that they can get very sick. As a result, it can be purchased almost everywhere (even in the most remote places) for well under $.025-.50. Water bottles are sometimes provided by hostels and hotels, which can be used for brushing teeth.

It is advisable to receive a typhoid vaccination, and possibly a yellow fever vaccination.

Malaria can be a problem along the coast during the rainy season.

Security

?

Ports & Popular Stops

Submit Ports and stop-overs

Offshore Islands

• Galapagos

Cruiser's Friends

Submit details/contacts of cruiser's "friends" that can be contacted in advance or on arrival - who can offer information and assistance to our cruising "family".

References & Publications

Books, Guides, etc.

Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions

Links to discussions on the CruiserLog Forum

External Links

Submit useful website links for the region

Personal Notes

Personal experience?

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