Basilica Quito

Calle Venezuela and Carchi, Quito , Ecuador
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    Traveler Rating 4.50
    139 reviews 293 travel blogs 920 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Architectural building, Religious site

TravelPod Member ReviewsBasilica Quito

  • Different than all other churches!

    5

    cuvelier.romain 22 contributions France May 20, 2012

    If you like churches, you'll love that one. Really special style different than all other churches in all latin america and with a wonderful view on the city!

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Basilica Quito

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    Sous les belles couleurs de l'Equateur

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    Pour quitter la Colombie, rien de plus simple en théorie, il y a y petit arrêt à Pasto puis le bus nous emmène directement à la frontière où une fois le passeport tamponné, un autre bus nous emmènera jusque Quito. Mais en arrivant à Pasto, le chauffeur réalise une fois entré dans la ville qu'un grave accident de la circulation va nous empêcher de …

  • 2

    Quito; not quite what I expect.....

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    I woke this morning really nervous about going to Quito. This is the only place I've actually read the government warnings about, and it's the only place that all travelers will tell you to be on your guard. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-liv ing-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/sou th-america/ecuador

    Amongst things that could happen …

Related BlogsBasilica Quito

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    Volcano Views and Bones in our Soup

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    ... . We also a tour in Spanish and did pretty well, which was a relief (it´s been awhile...) One other highlight of La Basilica was the gargoyles - they were images of Ecuadorian animals such as iguanas and boobies (the bird sort). Before the tour we were ...

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    around quito

    ... 'll try to get from her)--her camera is pretty small whereas mine is a bit unwieldly for situations like that. The second spot was the Basilica. We climbed a long way to the top of one tower, and then went up four ladders to get to the top of one of ...

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    Happy 4th of July... again

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    ... having just arrived, Claudia had no problems with the altitude and we covered a lot of ground, the best thing being The Basilica which provided some great views and photos. Spanish school ... more homework and brain exercise than I care to expose myself ...

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    Exploring the old town

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    ... in a completely different city to last time we were here (we only stayed in the new town last time). First up to the Basilica which is huge inside was fantastic stained glass and never ending little chapels. Also saw the crypt and then the piece de la ...

  • 5

    Cuenca, Banos & Quito:Land of Hats and New Parents

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    After leaving the sunshine and warm tropical breeze of Mancora we jumped a bus to Ecuador.  Our destination was to a town called Cuenca, another high land area. We left Mancora around 12:30 in the afternoon and had a pretty long haul all the way ...

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    Sunday Afternoon Stroll in Quito

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    ... for the rural areas, mostly "up into the hills"! However, we have found the capital city of Ecuador to be an interesting and delightful place to explore. Quito is large and sprawling, with a population somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million, but is easy to ...

  • 7

    Heavy Metal Ecuador Style.

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    ... earned us our delicious breakfast of fresh squeezed juice, fried eggs, bread rolls and coffee for $1.75 each - Ecuador is just so delightfully cheap!  Quito has built new bus stations in the outer suburbs and just as we had to catch a tramcar in ...

  • 8

    Beautiful Beautiful Quito

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    ... try hold it in place and walk away. I could just see it, knowing my luck, Ginger Man from UK destroys Basilica! I now headed over to Quito's new town, through Parque La Alameda and then through Parque El Ejido. It was a welcome break from busy ...

  • 9

    Ecuador

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    ... . Makes interesting landing on a plane as the airport is smack bang in the middle of the valley too. The views from the Basilica, of the city and its brightly coloured houses are stunning. Colours of which would look so out of place at home but are so ...

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    I rode the chiva and lived......just!!!!!

    ... standing on thin metal sheet looking out.....everywhere you looked in the city were basketball courts, was even one in the basilica grounds.....completely unexpected.  We went back down and made our way towards the towers.  Climbing up we ...