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Quito
Reception and transfer
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Colonial Quito
and Middle of the World
Breakfast at the hotel. We will visit
the colonial city center, Colonial Quito
and the most important churches; Compañía
de Jesús and San Francisco. Then
we will descend from El Panecillo Hill
while enjoying a stunning panoramic view
of Quito.
Then we will head for
the exact place where the Equator line
is drawn, and visit the interesting Middle
of the World monument. This is the equinoctial
line that marks the centre of the earth:
0°-0'-0" Latitude, and divides
the northern and southern hemisphere.
There we can visit the Ethnographic Museum
to learn about the Ecuador cultures. Also
we can have lunch in a typical restaurant
to taste some traditional Ecuador food.
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Quito
– Cotopaxi - Baños
Breakfast at the hotel. Taking the Avenue
of the Volcanoes, we will get to know the
world’s highest active volcano, Cotopaxi,
as well as other grand and imposing mountains
like Ilinizas, Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Carihuairazo
and Altar.
We will get to Baños,
gateway to the Amazon. Baños is a
waterfall area in the flanks of Tungurahua
volcano at an altitude of 5,016m. The rain
forest combines with marvelous Andean landscapes.
We will stay at a hostel.
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Baños
- Quito
We will visit Baños, a very beautiful
area owing to the cloud forest full of orchids
and arboreal ferns, apart from rather colorful
waterfalls. Then we will return to Quito. |
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Otavalo Market
Breakfast at the hotel. We will get to
know the outskirts of Quito. And the best
option is to go straight to Otavalo’s
indigenous market. We will head for Imbabura,
going through enjoyable Andean scenery.
At Otavalo Market and its multicolor
square, you can find wool and cotton craft
textiles, wood carvings, native paintings,
toquilla straw hats, handcrafted costume
jewelry and an endless number of handicrafts.
After going around the market, we will
have lunch in a hostel or a typical colonial
estate.
After lunch, we will visit Cotacachi,
where we will find leather products of
outstanding quality at affordable prices.
Finally we will visit the beautiful Lake
Cuicocha. Then we will go back to Quito.
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Quito
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day.
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Quito
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the
Quito airport.
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