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Sustainability Policy

At Latitud 0 Viajes Creativos S.A., we are committed to promoting sustainability in all our tourism operations. Our goal is to implement and promote sustainable practices to maximize positive impacts and minimize negative ones in tourism development. We also strive to influence our clients and partners to adopt the same sustainable practices. To this end, we will continue to promote sustainable practices across the 9 key areas of our sustainability policy.

1. Environmental Conservation: We consider how our tourism operations can impact the environment and work to minimize negative impacts such as pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss. This includes adopting conservation practices, promoting low-impact tourism, and raising awareness about the importance of environmental conservation.

2. Cultural Protection: We respect local cultures and traditions and encourage the participation of local communities in tourism. We consider how our tourism operations can impact cultural sites and heritage and work to minimize negative impacts. This includes promoting responsible cultural tourism and educating about the importance of protecting cultural heritage.

3. Fauna and Flora Protection: We consider how our tourism operations can impact local fauna and flora and work to minimize negative impacts. This includes promoting responsible wildlife tourism and educating about the importance of biodiversity protection.

4. Social Responsibility: We embrace social responsibility practices and work to improve the living conditions of local communities. This includes promoting fair tourism and including local communities in our tourism operations.

5. Safety and Well-being: We ensure the safety and well-being of our tourists and workers. This includes implementing safety measures, promoting safe tourism, and adopting fair and secure labor practices.

6. Energy Efficiency: We adopt energy efficiency practices to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This includes implementing renewable energy systems, promoting green tourism, and educating about the importance of energy efficiency.

7. Water Conservation: We adopt water conservation practices to reduce water consumption and minimize water pollution. This may include implementing water management systems, promoting responsible tourism regarding water usage, and educating about the importance of water conservation.

8. Waste Management: We adopt waste management practices to minimize the amount of waste generated and maximize waste reuse and recycling. This includes implementing waste management systems, promoting responsible tourism regarding waste, and educating about the importance of waste management.

9. Responsible Purchasing: We adopt responsible purchasing practices to support local businesses and reduce the environmental footprint of our supply chain. This includes prioritizing local suppliers, considering eco-friendly products, and promoting fair trade.

By adhering to this sustainability policy, we aim to contribute to the long-term well-being of the destinations we operate in and create positive experiences for our clients while minimizing our environmental impact.

Sustainability Policy

At Latitud 0 Viajes Creativos S.A., we are committed to promoting sustainability in all our tourism operations. Our goal is to implement and promote sustainable practices to maximize positive impacts and minimize negative ones in tourism development. We also strive to influence our clients and partners to adopt the same sustainable practices. To this end, we will continue to promote sustainable practices across the 9 key areas of our sustainability policy.

1. Environmental Conservation: We consider how our tourism operations can impact the environment and work to minimize negative impacts such as pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss. This includes adopting conservation practices, promoting low-impact tourism, and raising awareness about the importance of environmental conservation.

2. Cultural Protection: We respect local cultures and traditions and encourage the participation of local communities in tourism. We consider how our tourism operations can impact cultural sites and heritage and work to minimize negative impacts. This includes promoting responsible cultural tourism and educating about the importance of protecting cultural heritage.

3. Fauna and Flora Protection: We consider how our tourism operations can impact local fauna and flora and work to minimize negative impacts. This includes promoting responsible wildlife tourism and educating about the importance of biodiversity protection.

4. Social Responsibility: We embrace social responsibility practices and work to improve the living conditions of local communities. This includes promoting fair tourism and including local communities in our tourism operations.

5. Safety and Well-being: We ensure the safety and well-being of our tourists and workers. This includes implementing safety measures, promoting safe tourism, and adopting fair and secure labor practices.

6. Energy Efficiency: We adopt energy efficiency practices to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This includes implementing renewable energy systems, promoting green tourism, and educating about the importance of energy efficiency.

7. Water Conservation: We adopt water conservation practices to reduce water consumption and minimize water pollution. This may include implementing water management systems, promoting responsible tourism regarding water usage, and educating about the importance of water conservation.

8. Waste Management: We adopt waste management practices to minimize the amount of waste generated and maximize waste reuse and recycling. This includes implementing waste management systems, promoting responsible tourism regarding waste, and educating about the importance of waste management.

9. Responsible Purchasing: We adopt responsible purchasing practices to support local businesses and reduce the environmental footprint of our supply chain. This includes prioritizing local suppliers, considering eco-friendly products, and promoting fair trade.
By adhering to this sustainability policy, we aim to contribute to the long-term well-being of the destinations we operate in and create positive experiences for our clients while minimizing our environmental impact.

THE ESSENCE OF ECUADOR

Every country has its own assortment of “must-see” and “not-to-miss” places and activities, the so-called hidden jewels….
Ecuador is no exception, it has so many of them that it’s hard to pick the top five or even try to visit them all in a few days…
In any case, our personal picks include:

- To stroll through colonial oldtown Quito
- To visit one of the snow-capped volcanoes, especially Cotopaxi and Antisana
- To hike around the Quilotoa crater lake
- To row a canoe on a small tributary river in the Amazonia
- To visit the traditional and very colorful indigenous markets
- To bargain in the Otavalo artisanal market
- Whale watching on the coast
- And of course, to take pictures of all kinds of animals in the Galapagos Islands

We have put together a 16-day program to show you all of our favorite highlights in Mainland Ecuador.
Travel to the northern region of the country, where you will find crater lakes, stunning vegetation and, of course, the Otavalo Market. The tour also includes a visit to the cities of Quito and Cuenca, both considered UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.
Other features include a visit to the Cotopaxi National Park, a walk along the rim of the Quilotoa crater lake and trekking at the Chimborazo volcano, the nearest point on Earth to the sun. At Chimborazo, hike up to the second shelter situated 5,000 meters above sea level. The tour will also include an adventure through the Amazon forest with a local guide before traveling south to enjoy a famous train tour heading to ‘Nariz del Diablo’ (the Devil’s Nose) along with a visit to one of the traditional indigenous markets.
This journey allows you to enjoy many sites and attractions from such a stunning country.
After arriving to Guayaquil -the biggest city in Ecuador-, you may choose an extension package to the coast or the Galapagos Islands.

COMMUNITY AND RURAL TOURISM

Would you like to learn how to cook a traditional Quinoa Soup or the different ways how to use corn? Or to try out the diversity of fruits, vegetables and cereals you often don’t find in other countries? To play soccer with the kids of the village? To learn more about the medicine plants the families still use to cure? To practice your Spanish or to learn some Kichwa words and know more about their cosmovision of the “Pachamama”, the earth mother?

This is the opportunity, if only for a moment, to share life with an indigenous family in Ecuador! To approach their culture, their traditions and their eating habits, to understand and discover the reality of their daily lives .... and just to spend a warm and welcoming moment a little out of our normal life.

For about ten years now, the families have started to open their houses for guests, all over the country, but mostly in the Andes. It is a moment of sharing in an interactive way, with humility and respect on both sides. By choosing to receive you, this family gets the opportunity to have economic income for their home, thus avoiding to leave their community and to work in the city ...

The houses are a little rustic but fulfill all the necessities. Generally located in the countryside, they allow you to enjoy the beautiful Andean landscapes.

HACIENDAS AND PATRIMONY

A historic Hacienda who has been partially built on Inca ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, sumptuous colonial and religious art museums, archeological collection through all the periods of Ecuador, following the footsteps of the explorer and researchers Darwin, Humboldt, La Condamine or Whimper …
If this are your “must- do” on your list on a tour through Ecuador, we would be happy to organize a custom tour for you.

PATRIMONY TOUR

While making you discover the many facets of Ecuador, this exciting 15 days trip will introduce you to its five UNESCO World Heritage Sites, cultural and natural, six nature reserves listed in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves as well as one of the three ancestral handicraft product inscribed on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the so-called “Panama hat”. You will fall under the charm of the beauty and the colonial wealth of the cities of Quito and Cuenca. Here you will visit the well displayed archeological and religious museums.
In a short time, you will descend to the Amazon rainforest that will seduce you by the exuberance of its flora and fauna, the magic of its colors and its sounds, before going back to the snow-covered heights and its volcanoes of exceptional beauty. The Sangay National Park and the Sumaco and Macizo de Cajas Biosphere Reserves will amaze you with the diversity of the ecosystems they shelter (glaciers, paramos, cloud forest, rainforest, lowland forest, marshes, mangles etc.). Before following in the footsteps of the Incas to the archaeological complex of Ingapirca, you will take a tour through the small villages near Cuenca where many craftsmen will show you their creativity and their ancestral know-how they have maintained to make a typical craftsmanship of a good quality, as is the case of the famous Panama hat.

HACIENDAS

This tour will take you first to the Indian market of Otavalo, one of the most famous in Latin America, then along the amazing "avenue of volcanoes", dominated by majestic volcanoes. You will discover the Cotopaxi National Park, the Chimborazo volcano, the Andes train and its spectacular journey that leads to the "Nariz del Diablo", the archaeological site of Ingapirca and the colonial city of Cuenca. Finally, you will descend from the highlands to Guayaquil and the tropical coast that borders the Pacific Ocean. This trip combines accommodation in carefully selected haciendas to discover varied landscapes, visit beautiful colonial cities and colorful markets.
These beautiful Ecuador haciendas mix the cultural treasures and the history they have preserved with modern conveniences for the leisure traveler.
They are an ever-present reminder of Ecuador’s pre-Colonial and Colonial past.

Honey Moon
Ecuador is perfect for your Honey Moon … We know unforgettable places which make you feel unique and give color to this special occasion.
Finally alone, it is time to celebrate this moment of life and we offer you a tailor made program in which you can indulge yourself according to your interests and with a touch of romance!

Family
In all age groups it is possible to travel with the parents! We know Ecuador well enough to help you organize your family trip. We know where and how you can inspire your children. We help you to plan your voyage and create a tailor-made program with a pace and activities tailored to your child's age and interests.

Seniors??
What a pleasure and a chance to travel when and where you want to go! We adapt us to your wishes, interests, your fitness and your pace ... With all these important little details we can prepare you a custom-made trip that is tailored to your needs with all the necessary comfort and the desired conveniences. We vouch for the required security and the smooth running of your discovery of Ecuador.

Voyage with disability
Today it is possible to realize your travel wishes even with physical disabilities. Ecuador is gradually building up better structures to facilitate for the traveler with restrictions. It is up to us to organize a program and find the services, accommodations and activities that best suit your needs.

Train
From the Pacific Coast to the Andean Volcanoes, from Guayaquil to Quito (or vice versa), discover the wonders of Ecuador and enjoy a unique experience aboard of one of the most beautiful trains in South America! Cross the country with modern electro-diesel engines and old steam locomotives. They offer a personalized service based on the high standards of social and environmental responsibility. In four days you will discover the cloud forest, typical markets, the Avenue of Volcanoes, craft workshops, you will meet the last man who brings ice from the Chimborazo volcano into the city and you will be greeted by indigenous communities.
During the day you travel by train and some ways by private bus and in the evening you stay in unique and charming hotels.