Quito
One of the best-preserved colonial centres in the Americas, at 2,850 metres and almost exactly on the equator. Take the first day slowly.
Quito in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Quito
Where to stay in Quito
Quito in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- Basílica del Voto Nacional
- Casa del Alabado
- El Panecillo
- La Compañía de Jesús
- Day 24 stops
- Mitad del Mundo
- Quito Metropolitan CathedralUNESCO
- San Francisco Church and Convent
- TelefériQo
Landmarks in Quito
The Basilica of the National Vow is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It reaches up to 83m in height.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Samuelistok · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Aug 2026
Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0
El Panecillo is a 200-metre-high hill of volcanic-origin, with loess soil, located between southern and central Quito. Its peak is at an elevation of 3,016 metres (9,895 ft) above sea level. The original name used by the aboriginal inhabitants of Quito was Yavirac.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Sep 2025
Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Church and Convent of San Ignacio de Loyola de la Compañía de Jesús de Quito, also known in the Ecuadorian people simply as La Compañía, is a Catholic clerical complex located on the corner formed by calles García Moreno and Sucre, in the Historic Center of the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. The façade of its main temple is entirely carved in volcanic stone.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo is a tract of land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is located at San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, 26 kilometers (16 mi) north of the center of Quito.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 May 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia, it served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese. In 1995, it was elevated to the Cathedral of Ecuador, making it the seniormost Catholic church in the country.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Quito magnífico · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, commonly known as el San Francisco, is a Catholic basilica that stands in the middle of the historic center of Quito, in front of the square of the same name. It is the oldest and most significant religious site in Ecuador.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The TelefériQo, or TelefériQo Cruz Loma, is a gondola lift in Quito, Ecuador, running from the edge of the city centre up the east side of Pichincha Volcano to the lookout at Cruz Loma. It is one of the highest aerial lifts in the world, rising from 3,117 m (10,226 ft) to 3,945 m (12,943 ft). The ascent takes about twenty minutes, traveling 2,237 linear metres.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Aug 2026
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The Basilica of the National Vow is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It reaches up to 83m in height.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Samuelistok · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Aug 2026
Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0
El Panecillo is a 200-metre-high hill of volcanic-origin, with loess soil, located between southern and central Quito. Its peak is at an elevation of 3,016 metres (9,895 ft) above sea level. The original name used by the aboriginal inhabitants of Quito was Yavirac.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Sep 2025
Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Church and Convent of San Ignacio de Loyola de la Compañía de Jesús de Quito, also known in the Ecuadorian people simply as La Compañía, is a Catholic clerical complex located on the corner formed by calles García Moreno and Sucre, in the Historic Center of the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. The façade of its main temple is entirely carved in volcanic stone.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo is a tract of land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is located at San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, 26 kilometers (16 mi) north of the center of Quito.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 May 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia, it served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese. In 1995, it was elevated to the Cathedral of Ecuador, making it the seniormost Catholic church in the country.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Quito magnífico · CC BY-SA 3.0