Driving from Esmeraldas to Tena: 311 miles, roughly 7 h 9 min without stops. Road by road, 4 places to stop and the State Department advisory.

Tena to Mindo: 176 miles (284 km), about 4 h 7 min of driving. The route, U.S. travel advisory for Ecuador and 5 stops on the way.

3 stops between Tena and Baños, plus the route: 85 miles (137 km), about 3 h 0 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

8 stops between Puyo and Mindo, plus the route: 211 miles (340 km), about 5 h 40 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

6 stops between Quito and Puyo, plus the route: 144 miles (232 km), about 4 h 16 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

Latacunga to Puyo: 87 miles (140 km), about 2 h 59 min of driving. The route, U.S. travel advisory for Ecuador and 4 stops on the way.

Guano to Mindo: 186 miles (299 km), about 4 h 30 min of driving. The route, U.S. travel advisory for Ecuador and 9 stops on the way.

7 stops between Ambato and Mindo, plus the route: 149 miles (240 km), about 3 h 29 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

Driving from Guaranda to Mindo: 208 miles, roughly 4 h 43 min without stops. Road by road, 9 places to stop and the State Department advisory.

Driving from Riobamba to Mindo: 186 miles, roughly 4 h 25 min without stops. Road by road, 9 places to stop and the State Department advisory.