QUITO CITY LINE (1 Day)<\/strong><\/p>\nThis fantastic tour begins visiting the Quito’s down town, a fabulous place full of history, art, culture, color, aromas, flavors, landscapes and places of the ancient city. We will take as first point to visit the towers of the highest neo-Gothic church in Latin America, the imposing Basilica del Voto Nacional, later we will cross the colonial zone by the Calle de las 7 Cruces, which reflects the Catholic-Spanish city founded on Inca territory.<\/p>\n
We will visit the Plaza Grande, the perfect place to tell the story of Quito, from its foundation, independence and up to the present; we can appreciate the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Archiepiscopal, Municipal and Government Palaces. We will continue and visit the Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Jes\u00fas Church, the highest representative of baroque art in Latin America. We will continue by the San Francisco Church where the original apocalyptic virgin is, the same one represented in a monument of 41 meters in the summit of Panecillo hill, which we will also visit being a spectacular viewpoint of the whole city.<\/p>\n
For lunch, we will be part of a Show Cooking, that is, in a prestigious restaurant in the Historic Center or in the Middle of the World we can witness and help prepare a traditional dish of Ecuador with the guidance of a professional chef.<\/p>\n
If there is time, if the weather is favorable and the energy of the people is active. As optional it is the visit in Cable car to the viewpoint of the Pichincha Volcano, we will ascend from 2810 to 4050 masl, where we will be able to appreciate the best panoramic view that you can have of Quito and its surroundings, if you like the landscape photographs this is the perfect place .<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nWe will continue our route to the Inti\u00f1an Museum north of Quito to learn the very origins of the name of our city Quito and our country Ecuador. And you could stand on the equinoctial line with one foot in the northern hemisphere and the other in the southern hemisphere. We will continue this breathtaking journey to the edge of the active Pululahua volcano, where interestingly people live inside the sleeping crater.<\/p>\n
We will return to Quito with the satisfaction of having had a unique experience where it combines the Andean culture, the beautiful geography and the interesting history of this millenary city.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Quito<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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Quito is the capital city of Republic of Ecuador, tucked deep within a valley protected by giant Andean volcanoes at 9,350 feet above sea level. Where you will enjoy its diversity of landscapes, aromas, flavors, culture and history.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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La Mariscal<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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It\u00b4s a place for cattle grazing and agriculture, became a country-house and a horse-racing track. It then turned into a commercial hub, and with that came tourism, the first large-scale hotels, and the nightclubs and wall-to-wall bars and entertainment we find today.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Down Town<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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Basilica of the National Vow<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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It is the largest neo-Gothic church in Latin America, its most important characteristic of its facade, are the gargoyles, which maintain a direct relationship with its design. It is also a strategic viewpoint of the Historic Center and the North of the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Plaza Grande<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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The beautiful Plaza de Independencia, the heart of the old town, is walled by the four pillars of society: the Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, the Archbishop\u2019s Palace and the Municipal Palace. The square guards the secrets and legends of the city, witness to the chronicles of Quito.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Carondetet Palace<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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It\u2019s the Government Palace, residence and official workplace of the Republic of Ecuador President. This infrastructure was built during the nineteenth century by Baron de Carondelet, he was the President of the \u201cReal Audiencia de Quito\u201d, hence its name.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Metropolitan Cathedral<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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Considered the oldest Cathedral in South America and one of Spanish America\u2019s oldest temples, its walls and domes have witnessed some of the most important events throughout Quito\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Jes\u00fas Church<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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La Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Jes\u00fas is dazzling. It\u2019s considered the most important religious colonial building left by the Spanish in Quito. Its extraordinary Baroque facade is a carved in Andean volcanic rock, an architectural gem excessively with 7 tons of smothered in gold-leaf inside.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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