Presidential Palace (Palacio de Gobierno) Quito

Plaza de Independencia, Quito , Ecuador
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    Architectural building, Government building

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    A Tired Tour of Quito

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    For the flight from Schipol to Bon Aire I started off by watching Yogi Bear but then spent the rest of the time trying to sleep. During this leg of the journey we got a light snack, dinner (chicken and rice!), and breakfast.

    We arrived in Bon Aire at about 3am local time in an airport that didn't seem big enough for a plane as big as the …

  • 2

    Casi no puedo creer que estoy aqui

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    Today was a fantastic day. Mi companero Alvaro had to work in the morning at his job, and I got to sleep in (Its nice to have some time off). Later in the afternoon his brother and I took the Bus to the San Luis Mall where I tried to get a chip for one of my phones, so far its not working. The phone would only be used for local calls anyway. During …

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    Exploring the old town

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    ... and past shops selling everything from ribbons to trophies. Next stop was the Plaza Grande which is a beautiful square with the presidential palace, cathedral and lovely gardens. Loads of people out and about. We carried on our wander and came to ...

  • 2

    Ecuador - The Big Fact

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    ... Bobbit (the women who slashed her way to stardom by chopping off her husbands tackle in 1993) to lunch at the presidential palace. On the menu was a classic Ecuadorian dish, Caldo de Tronquit, bulls penis soup. The summit of volcano Cotopaxi is the ...

  • 3

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

    ... we were all well and truely colonial churched out!  So we had a wander around the main plaza.  The presidential palace, and the cathedral were the main attractions.  Both were rather grand but were nothing compared to ...

  • 4

    Quito!

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    ... one of the best preserved) around every street corner a different church, museum, or significant plaza can be found. The Presidential Palace overlooks the vibrant Plaza Grande in the centre of town where there is always action. The Basilica del Voto ...

  • 5

    Spanish City Lesson & Dinner

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    ... the way. We get to old town and we start "talking" as much as possible. Visited some amazing places including the Presidential Palace, number of churches and library. Stopped off for a power break in a local café. Estrella ordered us Empanda’s, ...

  • 6

    Quito

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    ... by all the traveling. The next day Joanna took us on a walking tour of the Old Town. She showed us the presidential palace, many historic buildings and churches as well as the famous square where all the rebellions had occurred. The highlight of the ...

  • 7

    First day of school

    ... stuff, we took a tour of the historic part of the city, which was fun. We saw the changing of the guards at the presidential palace, which happens every Monday morning. It was similar to what you see at Buckingham Palace, but a bit less formal. They let ...

  • 8

    Quito - Journey to the Centre of the World!

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    ... beautiful and cultural old town area that we had been to yet on our travels; perfectly restored and maintained.  The presidential palace was here too and the president apparently still carries on some business here.  Later that day, we headed ...

  • 9

    Quito quickly

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    ... and a church or convent on virtually every corner. We strolled around the main sights, including the Plaza Independencia, the Presidential Palace, the Basílica del Voto Nacional, the National Theatre, the church and convent of St Francis, and ...

  • 10

    Quito

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    ... .  Our first stop was the Plaza Grande (formerly called the Plaza de la Independencia), which is surrounded by the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral, City Hall and the Archbishop’s Palace.  All of the buildings are currently used for ...