Ecuador occupies an area of 256.370 km2 and is divided in four distinct regions that range from the topographical diversity of the Amazon to the natural wonder and cultures of the Andes; to the ecological sandy beaches along the Pacific Coast to the legendary Galápagos Islands. These are the unique 4 worlds of Ecuador. The country accounts for the largest biodiversity in the world per square kilometer: 

375 species of amphibians; 350 species of reptiles; 1600 species of birds; 320 species of mammals; in the Galapagos Islands 1900 exclusive heritage species. Almost all birds and mammals that live on the islands are endemic; Ecuador has the 10% of the vascular plants - representing 2% of the total surface of the Earth; 2nd country endemic vertebrate diversity per unit area; 3rd country with more diversity of amphibians (400 species); 4th place, 17% of species worldwide in the country (bird species in the world); 5th place in diversity of butterflies... etc.