8 stops between Baños and Mindo, plus the route: 175 miles (281 km), about 4 h 15 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

Quito to Baños: 107 miles (173 km), about 2 h 43 min of driving. The route, U.S. travel advisory for Ecuador and 4 stops on the way.

Baños to Isinliví: 93 miles (150 km), about 2 h 44 min of driving. The route, U.S. travel advisory for Ecuador and 3 stops on the way.

Plan the Mindo to Zumbahua road trip: 158 miles (254 km), 3 h 52 min of driving, 8 stops along the way and what the U.S. advisory says about Ecuador.

Plan the Esmeraldas to Latacunga road trip: 203 miles (327 km), 5 h 8 min of driving, 3 stops along the way and what the U.S. advisory says about Ecuador.

Latacunga to Mindo: 123 miles (198 km), about 2 h 56 min of driving. The route, U.S. travel advisory for Ecuador and 7 stops on the way.

3 stops between Latacunga and Papallacta, plus the route: 91 miles (146 km), about 2 h 24 min of driving and the U.S. travel advisory level.

Driving from Papallacta to Mompiche: 261 miles, roughly 6 h 14 min without stops. Road by road, 5 places to stop and the State Department advisory.

Plan the Atacames to Papallacta road trip: 247 miles (398 km), 6 h 3 min of driving, 5 stops along the way and what the U.S. advisory says about Ecuador.

Driving from Esmeraldas to Papallacta: 235 miles, roughly 5 h 34 min without stops. Road by road, 5 places to stop and the State Department advisory.