Ecuador Things to See and Do

La Basílica del Voto Nacional

A relatively new addition to the Quito skyline, and now one of its most striking landmarks, is...

Catedral de la Inmaculada (New Cathedral)

The massive brick facade and sky-blue domes of Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción make the...

El Palacio Arzobispal (The Archbishop's Palace)

Opposite the cathedral in the Plaza Grande, the former Palacio Arzobispal (Archbishop’s...

Palacio del Gobierno

The building on the northwestern side of the plaza above the row of arched, hole-in-the-wall...

Cathedral

Catedral de Riobamba

Riobamba's original cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake that leveled the majority of the...

Iglesia El Sagrario (Old Cathedral)

The Iglesia El Sagrario, also known as the Old Cathedral, sits across the Parque Calderón from...

La Virgen de la Merced

La Virgen de la Merced is a pretty white and red church on the corner of Eugenio Espejo and...

Iglesia de la Catedral (The Cathedral)

On the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande) is the Iglesia de la...

Monasterio de San Francisco

The bored-looking stone chap in the northern corner of the Plaza de San Francisco is Franciscan...

Iglesia de La Merced

With its plain white exterior, handsome bell tower (the highest in colonial Quito) and tiled...

San Agustín - Museum and Monastery

Constructed by Spanish architect Francisco Becerra in 1573 and then rebuilt after the earthquake...

Municipal Building

Stretching across the whole Avenida Eguiguren side of Plaza de la Independencia and wrapping...

La Compañía

Carved entirely out of volcanic stone, the ornate Baroque façade of this Jesuit church is...

Iglesia San Roque

Tucked away in the bustling back streets of Quito's Centro Histórico, among the cevicherias...