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QUITO, AN ANDEAN GATE TOTOURISM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD
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Location: SA - EC - Andes mountain rangeAltitude: 2,850 m / 9,350 ft.
Province: PichinchaCurrency: United States Dollar
Language: Spanish
• “QUITO” the closest capital city to Equator line
TRIVIA
PRE – COLUMBIAN PERIOD
• Founded on Incan ruins• Quitu tribe
• Integrated - Incan Empire • 1534 - Spanish conquest
COLONIAL PERIOD
• Foundation - 6 December 1534• Spanish - Sebastián de Benalcázar
• Conversion • Indigenous population to Christianity
Churches mixed style
• Baroque • Spanish• Flemish• Moorish• Pre - Columbian
REPUBLICAN PERIOD
• Battle of Pichincha - May 24, 1822• Independence of Quito
• Freedom Top
• Colonial city • Andean city
• Offers cosmopolitan travelling
EXCELLENT
• Restaurants• Theaters• Five-star hotels• Amazing parks• Museums• Convention centers• Beautiful mountains• Handycraft markets• Folkloric ballet shows
WHY QUITO?
QUITO SURROUNDINGS• Mountains - volcanic peaks• Valleys – Cumbayá / Chillos• Cloud forest – Bellavista / Mindo
• Rucu Pichincha• Cayambe• Pasochoa• Pululahua • Cotopaxi
QUITO SURROUNDINGS
• Quito Zoo • Teleferico
• The New International Airport Mariscal Sucre
(IATA code: UIO) Town – Tababela
40 km away
• Length: 1,600 hectares• Runway: 4,100 - 2,400 feet long
• Category: B• Passenger handling capacity:
6 million per year
QUITO SURROUNDINGS
FESTIVITIES • Carnival: Feb • Holy Week: Mar - Apr• All Souls Day: Nov• Festivities of Quito: Dic• New Year´s Eve: Dic
ACTIVITIES• Sports• Adventure• Hiking• Theater• Music• Art• Gastronomy • Cultural events
TYPICAL FOOD & TRADITIONS • Canelazo: cinnamon drink with alcohol • Hornado: baked pork • Empanadas de viento: big cheese pasty• Humitas: corn baked mash • Locro: potatoe soup with avocado• Chinchulines: fried cow belly• Bizcochos: sponge cakes with cheese• Fanesca: creamy legume grain soup• Colada morada: dark purple juice w/ corn
• Festivals • Parades - dowtown• “40” card game• Queen election• Chivas
WEATHER
• Mountain dry season • Rainy season• Average temperature :
16.2 ° Celsius degrees 61.16 ° Fahrenheit degrees
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sundaymar-19 mar-20 mar-21 mar-22 mar-23 mar-24
Hi: 13°C Hi: 15°C Hi: 14°C Hi: 16°C Hi: 14°C Hi: 15°CLo: 10°C Lo: 10°C Lo: 10°C Lo: 9°C Lo: 10°C Lo: 11°C
• Spring-like weather• Unpredictable weather• Warm jacket + umbrella • Temperature sudden change
TRANSPORTATION • Metrobus Q• Trole• Ecovía• Blue Bus• Taxi cabs• Quito Tour Bus• Bici Q
RailSouthern part
Chimbacalle Station
HISTORIC CENTER • Largest
• Least altered• Best preserved
• First World Cultural Heritage Sites UNESCO 1978
MAIN ATTRACTIONS
• Basilica church• El Panecillo Virgin
• Santo Domingo square• Independace square• Government palace• Colonial House Quito• Garcia Moreno street• San Francisco square• San Francisco church• La Compania church• Santo Domingo monastery• Sucre National Theater • La Merced church • El Sagrario chapell• Cuenca street
• Cantuña monasteriy
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TOUR PROGRAM
• Mariscal Sucre Airport + guide + transfer• Historic Centrer • El Panecillo
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TOUR PROGRAM
• Alameda park + Basilica church
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TOUR PROGRAM
• Garcia Moreno Street – Seven Crosess
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TOUR PROGRAM
• Independacne Square + Residential Palace + Main Cathedral + La Compañia Church
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TOUR PROGRAM
• San Francisco Church + San Francisco Plaza
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TOUR PROGRAM• Monument at the Middle of the World +
Etnographic or Intiñan museums
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TOUR PROGRAM• Modern Quito + La Mariscal
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MODERN QUITO • Modern museums
• Museo de Arte Contemporaneo• Casa del Alabado• Museo de la Ciudad• La Capilla del Hombre
• National Museum of Medicine• Museo Casa de Sucre
• Museo Nacional del Banco Central• Alberto Mena Caamaño• Casa de la Cultura
• Jacinto JijonCaamaño• Convento de San Francisco• Eloy Alfaro Museum• Convento de San Diego • Casa de Benalcázar
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CONTEMPORANY ARCHITECTURE
• Cosmopolitan city• Heritage of mankind