Quito & its Highlights

Quito was the first UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage site declared in 1978. It displays the largest colonial town of the Americas with an eclectic architecture ranging from the modern quarters to varied colonial facades on churches and private residences decorated and balconies built along the last five centuries. See the gothic Basilica del Voto Nacional and the Independence Square flanked by the Presidential and the Archbishop’s palaces dated back to XVII and XIX centuries. Share the spirit of Quito by walking to the Metropolitan Cathedral with excellent samples of the Spanish Renaissance. Visit the so-called street of the Seven Crosses and pass by the Jesuit convent, El Sagrario church with a unique orthodox cross lay outdated back to the seventeenth century and the jewel of the crown.
Visit the Jesuit temple of Baroque art La Compañía de Jesús, and the jewel of the crown of the colonial architecture in Quito, continue to the Plaza of San Francisco which is a temple and convent, displaying a rich sample of artistic and cultural heritage. Continue at the Capilla del Hombre to admire its architectonic art, cultural space, and a tale of the Latin American man, starting at Pre-Columbian times to the contemporary image of man. The story is told by painting, murals, and objects that represent the history of colonization to contemporary times.
We head approximately 11 miles (18 Km.) north of the city to arrive at the Middle of the World Complex which holds the Equator Monument situated at 0º0’0” latitude and in it, a Museum of Ethnicity of the peoples in Ecuador. In the eighteenth century, the French Geodesic Expedition erected one of three pyramids, as landmarks, to commemorate their calculation of the middle of the Earth. The complex replicates the Spanish colonial architecture with a typical central plaza, a church, and bull-fighting ring.
Take a break with a box lunch and to enjoy the surroundings.
We will head to TeleferiQo — Cablecar to go up to 4,100 meters (13,500 ft) above sea-level and have the great opportunity to admire Quito’s valleys of the north and south and enjoy of a small hike.
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Otavalo Wellness (Only for groups)
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Otavalo Indigenous Market
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Pathway through the Andes from the Pacific Coast
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Folkloric show & Legend at night - JACCHIGUA BALLET
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Cultural Cuenca & its Handicrafts
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Papallacta Hot Springs & Antisana Ecological Reserve
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Guayaquil and its fountain lights
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Transfer IN or OUT (Airport - Hotel or vice versa)
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Quito - Wine & Roses
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Guayaquil & The Historic Park
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Otavalo & Karanki Magdalena Community Cultural Connection
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INCA - Cañari Ruins of Ingapirca
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Quito Transfer IN (Airport - Hotel)
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Colonial Quito & Dinner
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Transfer IN or OUT (Airport - Hotel or vice versa)
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Pathway through The Andes & Baños descending to the coast
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Peru Express
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Pathway through The Andes & Baños
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Baños - Gateway to the Amazon
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City Pack Guayaquil
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El Cajas National Park & its lagoons
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Papallacta Hot Springs
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Cotopaxi National Park & Quilotoa Lagoon
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Chaski Route –– Mindo Cloud Forest –– Middle of the World Complex
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Guayaquil & Botanical Garden
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Cuenca – Sigsig – Gualaceo – Chordeleg – Orchid farm
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Tropical Hacienda & its Flora and Fauna
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Volunteer Program at the Karanki Magdalena Community
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Chaski Route & Otavalo treasures
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Mindo Orchids & Birdwatching within Cloud Forest –Alambi
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Highlander: Otavalo & Across The Andes to Cuenca
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Sacha Lodge
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Northern Andes, Otavalo, “Chaski Route” & Train
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Pathway through The Andes & Baños descending to the Coast
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Colonial Quito & Middle of the World Complex
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Mindo – chocolate, cacao & coffe tours
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Guayaquil & Its Museums
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Otavalo indigenous community & Chaski Route
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Highlander: Otavalo & across The Andes to the Coast
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Antisana - Home of the Andean Condor
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Colonial Quito, Middle of the World & lunch
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Colonial Quito
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Otavalo Indigenous Market – Chaski Route & Liberty Train
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City Pack Quito
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Colonial Cuenca & its Museums
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Highlights of Ecuador & descending to the Coast
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Quito traditional & its Gastronomy
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Family Themed Parks
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City Pack Cuenca
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Casa del Suizo
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Cuenca, its Traditions & Ruins
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