VIVA Travel Guides: Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of Ecuador´s most popular destinations. Written by a team of travel writers who have lived and traveled throughout this fascinating country, the guide contains extensive coverage of the Galápagos Islands including reviews of over 80 Galápagos boats and more than 30 maps of the visitor sites and islands. The book details more restaurants and hotels in Quito than any other guidebook, plus our community of writers have found the top eco-lodges and tours for an unforgetable stay in the Amazon rainforest and tips on visiting the jungle.

Climbing & Hiking in Ecuador by Rob Rachowiecki, Mark Thurber (5th Ed., 2004)
Updated and greatly improved last year by Mark Thurber, writer of EcuadorExplorer.com's Climbing and Hiking Section. This is a must have for the independent hiker, trekker or climber. Detailed routes and decent maps of most all of the great hikes and climbs in the country, but lacking a bit in details about coastal region hikes. Great background information on packing, preparing, and natural history info.