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About Quito

Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 1.7 million in the city and 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.

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  • The Rooftop Terrace Restaurant at The Secret Garden

    4.9(157)
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  • Basílica del Voto NacionalDay 1 on the trip

    Basílica del Voto Nacional

    4.8(17K)

    The Basilica of the National Vow is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It reaches up to 83m in height.

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  • Middle of the World

    4.7(35K)

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  • The Secret Garden Hostel Quito

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  • Independence Square

    4.6(21K)

    Independence Square may refer to:Independence Square, Gyumri, Armenia Independence Square, at Pabna University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh Independence Square, Minsk, Belarus Independence Square, Sofia, Bulgaria Plaza de la Independencia, Quito, Ecuador Black Star Square, also called Independence Square, Accra, Ghana Merdeka Square, Jakarta, Indonesia Independence Square, Nur-Sultan, Astana, Kazakhstan Independence Square, Vilnius, Lithuania Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Putrajaya Independence Square, Malaysia Independence Square outside St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta Independence Square in Choibalsan, Mongolia Independence Square (Podgorica), Montenegro Praça da Independência, Maputo, Mozambique Tinubu Square, Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria Independence Square (Basseterre), Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Square, Chachapoyas, Peru Independence Square (Charlotte), North Carolina, United States Independence Square, Colombo, Sri Lanka Onafhankelijkheidsplein, Paramaribo, Suriname Independence Square, Trinidad and Tobago Independence Square, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Independence Square, Kyiv, Ukraine Independence Square, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; a complex containing Two Independence Square Independence Square, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Independence Square, Independence, Missouri, United States Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, Uruguay Independence Square (Tashkent), Uzbekistan

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  • Vibes Hostel

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6 days in Quito, planned day by day

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  1. 1

    Old Town & Acclimatization

    Settle into Old Town and explore Quito's UNESCO colonial core at an easy altitude-friendly pace.

  2. 2

    Middle of the World

    Head to the equator monument and interactive Intiñan science museum, then explore the Pululahua crater rim.

  3. 3

    TelefériQo & Rucu Pichincha Hike

    Ride the cable car to 4,000m and hike toward the Rucu Pichincha summit for panoramic Andean views.

  4. 4

    Cotopaxi Volcano Day Trip

    Full-day excursion into Cotopaxi National Park with a hike to the glacier refuge and Limpiopungo lagoon.

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