Old Town Quito

Quito , Ecuador
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    179 reviews 763 travel blogs 916 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Historic walking area

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    12of 65 attractions in Quito

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  • 1

    Quito to Otavalo

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    Early start again!!! Dharms decided to wake up at 6.30. Very annoying but probably a good thing as we managed to do a lot. We started with a trip up the Teleferico (cable car), which took us up to 4100m, high above Quito. Once up, we decided to walk up a further 100m, which wasn't a good idea as I started to feel a bit weird, had earache and fuzzy …

  • 2

    Quito take 2 (old town)

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    I spent another 2 nights in Quito this time after returning from Cotopaxi and visited the old town.

    On my way back from Cotopaxi we drove back really slowly and stopped for coffee at a roadhouse to arrive after 7:30pm. This is because they have a law in Quito to help reduce traffic congestion on city streets. It is something like this, if …

  • 3

    Equator Quito

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    Feeling very centered here at the world's equator city. A wonderful five days in Quito and area has been just a dream. Amazing how unpacking for five whole nights can slow your mental momentum down. And having a landaria across the street do 6 pounds of laundry for $2.50
    does wonders too!

    Quito The City: Another Unesco site …

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    Back to Quito !

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    Back in Quito - 25th Oct

    We landed back in Quito after an amazing time in the Galapagos Islands. I thought they had lost my bag at the airport but a lonely guy turned up with it about 30 mins after everyone elses !

    We headed back Huauka hostel but the taxi driver got it wrong and we ended up outside the Blue House Hostel so …

Related BlogsOld Town Quito

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    I strongly dislike MIA (and Quito is pretty cool)

    ... to my hostel, which has a nice open roof and really friendly people. I just walked around the area near the hostel (Old Town Quito) and made a couple of friends in a small restaurant a few blocks away. I´m going to try to hike Pichincha Guagua with ...

  • 2

    Living it up in Quito

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    ... who runs the school is very helpful and I would definitely recommend anyone to use them.  We finally made it into the old town on Monday, but unfortunately every afternoon there was torrential rain at about 3pm so we didn’t get to spend much ...

  • 3

    Getting high in Quito

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    ... but said yes so again we avoiding the tax desk and just went through.  Nobody batted an eye-lid so I was on my way to Quito, Ecuador and our 23rd country of the trip.  I spent most of the flight writing the blog and sat next to a man with the ...

  • 4

    around quito

    I spent my first full day in Quito walking around the Old Town part of the city and going to the Basilica here. We learned how to salsa (sort of) on the roof of the hostel last night. I walked around the city with Karen, who is from Atlanta and is ...

  • 5

    Saying goodbye in Quito

    ... cards and wine for one last time. On Monday morning, after Pete and Jen had finished their packing, we headed down to the Old Town of Quito for a bit of sightseeing... though we had spent quite a bit of time in Quito, it was always in transit ...

  • 6

    Cool Quito and Beautiful Baños

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    ... " or equator line is about 20km further north out of Quito, the Teleferico ride up to 4200 meters to enjoy the view of Quito and the Old Town and view from "Panecillo" of the old town. I went on the Teleferico on the opening day July 2nd and it was ...

  • 7

    Quito - Our first stop in South America

    ... We didn't feel like we had seen much of Quito in our last trip to Ecuador (mainly due to altitude sickness) so we went to the old town to have a look around. We got the bus over and had a wander through the various plazas. It is really pretty, the Virgin ...

  • 8

    A big jump makes full circle.

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    ... I guess. Anyway, I spend a few days in Quito (2850m). In my opinion a pleasant city, with a really nice colonial Old Town. Yes, it's another UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. Most of the time I just spend walking around looking at plazas, ...

  • 9

    learning spanish and avoiding dogs

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    ... rented out the flat, and here I am starting my year away (if the money, or indeed I, last that long) at a language school in Quito, Ecuador (or Squito as I called it for the first few days but let's not go there). I'm staying with a family in the north ...

  • 10

    hiking on guagua pichincha

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    ... is how his name is spelled) and Fen (short for Fenella, who is from Wales) to go into the New Town part of Quito (the hostel is in the Old Town), which is more touristy and has, as the name implies, newer buildings. Sylva had signed up for dinner at the ...