Ecuador The Royal Tour (2016)

The Royal Tour is a groundbreaking series of television specials produced and hosted by Emmy Awardwinning journalist and CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg Guided by some of the most dynamic and powerful heads of state Peter journeys deep inside each country to offer viewers an all access pass to extraordinary locations historic landmarks and cultural experiences In this latest edition Peter received a royal tour from the President of Ecuador Rafael Correa For an entire week Mr Correa became the ultimate guide showcasing the visual gems that his country has to offer They took four camera crews along as they swam with piranha in the Amazon rainforest went whale watching off the coast of Manta shopped like a local in a rural town in the Andes Mountains returned to the Presidents hometown of Guayaquil and the school he attended visited a cacao plantation aka chocolate farm in Cacao and went diving with sharks in the Galápagos Islands