Myself and four friends had a wonderful trip to Ecuador, with our time split between the Northwest for Choco endemics, and also some eastern slope birding finalized with a wonderful couple of days at Wild Sumaco. This trip and itinerary was put together by Partnership for International Birding ( http://www.pibird.com/), and expertly led by Lelis Navarette, widely regarded as one of the finest guides in all of South America.