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Calle La Ronda

Parting from Calle Benalcázar, the downhill walk along Calle La Ronda is a short journey through a very significant representation of colonial...

Types: Cultural Tour
Location: Centro Histórico, Quito, Ecuador

TelefériQo

Quito’s best-known tourist attraction offers some of the most spectacular and most easily accessible views of the city. There are 18 gondolas...

Types: Hiking, City Park
Location: Northern Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Mercado Artesanal de La Mariscal

Mercado Artesanal is a small and bustling market full of artisan handiwork, which is located on Calle Reina Victoria (on the edge of La Mariscal)...

Types: Market
Location: La Mariscal, Quito, Ecuador

Thermal Hot Springs

The hot springs are the main attraction at Papallacta. Just behind the Termas de Papallacta hotel and spa (which has its own, private hot...

Types: Spa/Hot Springs
Location: Papallacta, Near Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Mirador El Panecillo

El Panecillo—or to use the Inca name, Yavira—is a lush green hill visible from many different points in Quito. La Virgen del Panecillo, the...

Types: City Plaza
Location: Centro Histórico, Quito, Ecuador

La Basílica del Voto Nacional

A relatively new addition to the Quito skyline, and now one of its most striking landmarks, is the Basilica del Voto Nacional, or simply "the...

Types: Historical Building
Location: Centro Histórico, Quito, Ecuador

Biking Dutchman Cycling Trips

Since 1991, Biking Dutchman has been offering great cycling trips all throughout Ecuador, helping travelers enjoy the beautiful surrounding...

Types: Bicycling
Location: Quito, Ecuador

Parque El Ejido

On the southern edge of the Mariscal, the big, grassy Parque El Ejido is fairly empty on weekdays, but fills up at weekends with whole extended...

Types: City Plaza
Location: La Mariscal, Quito, Ecuador

Parque Metropolitano

This is Quito’s biggest park and one of the largest city parks in Latin America. Set up on a hill overlooking Quito on one side and the valleys...

Types: City Park
Location: Northern Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Plaza De Toros

The best place to see one of the traditional, and controversial, bullfights in Quito is the Plaza de Toros Monumental, in the northern...

Types: Entertainment
Location: Northern Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Plaza San Francisco

The cobbled Plaza de San Francisco is one of Quito’s oldest and most impressive sights, including, as it does, views of the magnificently white...

Types: City Plaza
Location: Centro Histórico, Quito, Ecuador

Cine Ocho y Medio - Indie Movie Theater

Ocho y Medio is Quito’s only independent movie theater and is a great spot to catch a flick. Located east of the Swisshotel in the La Floresta...

Types: Movie & Theater
Location: La Floresta, Quito, Ecuador

Casa De La Cultura

Other than the impressive museum it holds, the Casa de la Cultura has a cinema, various theaters, the Eugenio Espejo national library, a few...

Types: Museum
Location: La Mariscal, Quito, Ecuador

Hiking in Papallacta

Papallacta, located approximately 60 kilometers east of Quito, is best known for its magnificent volcanic hot springs. Nevertheless, there is a...

Types: Hiking
Location: Papallacta, Near Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Green Horse Ranch

Green Horse Ranch is located at the bottom of a volcanic crater just outside of Quito. The ranch specializes in trail rides throughout the Western...

Types: Horseback Riding
Location: Near Quito, Quito, Ecuador

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