Whenever I ask someone who has been to Ecuador how long they spent in the country, their answers always go something like this, “I was there for three months, but I had initially planned to only stay a week. That’s how amazing Ecuador is.

With that in mind, one of Ecuador’s main tourist attractions is the Ecuadorian Andes Mountains.

For those not familiar with the Andes Mountains, they are a mountainous spine that astoundingly divides South America into two parts from North to south. They cut across seven different countries namely, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, and most importantly, Ecuador.

Stretching over 7,500km from Venezuela all the way to Patagonia, the Andes Mountains are undeniably South America’s most magnificent natural attraction. To top it off, the ranges (particularly the Ecuadorian Andes) are a haven of diversity.

In Ecuador, the mountains are home to an enthralling array of wildlife, including 600+ different species of reptiles, an equal number of mammal species, over 30,000 species of endemic flora, more than 1,000 amphibians, 400 species of fish, and over 1,700 different types of birds.

If that’s not enough to convince you to include the Ecuadorian Andes in your “Must Visit’ list, I don’t know what is.

That said, the Andes aren’t the only thing Ecuador has to offer. When you visit the nation, here is an enumeration of other Must See places you should check out around the Andes region.