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QUITO
Things to see and do in Quito:
- Independence Plaza (Plaza Grande) including the Cathedral of Quito, the Government's Palace,
the President's Palace and the Archbishop's Palace
- Monastery & Church of San Francisco at San Francisco Plaza
- Basilica del Voto National
- El Sagrario Church
- Church of Santa Domingo
- The Church of the Society of Jesus, also known as La Compañía
- La Mitad del Mundo - equator marker (Middle of the World) located 15
miles north of Quito. Walk 10 minutes from the monuments to the actual
marker where you can pay $3 for the Museo Solar Inti Nan museum
experience, which is a highlight of the trip. Museum experiments
include balancing an egg on a nail and watching water go down a drain
without any spin. The caldera nearby is impressive too.
You can cab to La Mitad for about $15US one way or take a local bus
for less than $1.
- Panecillo Mirador for views of colonial and modern Quito, plus the Pichincha
volcano
- San Juan Mirador for views over colonial Quito
- Teleférico - gondola ride from the city center to Cruz Loma on the east side of
Pichincha volcano
- Educadorian Folkloric Ballet
- day trip 50 miles to the rainforest, visiting the Mindo Rainforest (Mindo-Nambillo Protected
Forest), Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary (Cloud Forest) and/or Maquipucuna Cloud Forest
Reserve
- day trip to Cotopaxi National Park; catch a view of Mount Cotopaxi, the highest active volcano on
Earth. For less than $100US you can take a cab 1.5 hours each
way and they will wait for you while you hike to the refugio or
glacier.
- day trip to Otavalo Marketplace
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