Two Reasons to Visit Ecuador

Ecuadorean Food. Ihave here some of the typical Ecuadorian dishes, including ones more unusual that can only be ingested by the daring. Are you bold enough? Don't worry, we have Papa John's, Taco Bell, and McDonald's among other
American food chains. If you want to eat traditional food without the traditional American gastrointestinal reaction, we can stick with stews and patacones (fried green plantains) that Ms. Alicia can cook for us.

-        locro-yaguarlocro: potato soup with or without blood
-        cuy a la brasa: roasted Guinea pig
-        canelazo: sugar cane alcohol and cinnamon
-        empanadas de morocho, de verde y de harina
-        ceviche: seafood marinated in lemon and onions
-        encebollado: fish dish that apparently cures hangovers
-        pan de yuca, muchines de yuca: cassava bread or cassava cakes
-        seco de guanta: dish with tomato, onion, etc and tapir. They can also make
         encocado de guanta as an alternative. Look up tapir.
-        Naranjillas (plum or tree tomatos), guanabana, mamey, maracuya (passion
        fruit), guayaba (guava), lychees, guavas (it's not what you think, guineo
        (bananas), grenadilla, ovos, rosellas, mangos, pineapples, and many more

(So I guess this can technically be 9 reasons of the 100. I'm being generous by
not counting the fruit individually)

REASON 2 of 101:

Vilcabamba is a town in Ecuador also known as the Valley of Longevity. Its
people usually live to be centenarians. Something about the water. No,
seriously, there have been scientific studies conducted in the vally basically
concluding that the environment is optimal for long life.  Vilcabamba is in the
southern province of Loja, so the trip is long when you take a bus. In any
case,people have told me that many foreigners are buying property in the area,
and the locals are slowly disappearing. If you find an interesting article that
proves or disproves what I've said, tell me. I haven't been there yet.