2007-05-20 04:00:00 PDT Quito, Ecuador-- For years, cautious travelers steered clear of Quito's centro histórico. It's the most intact colonial city center in Latin America and a UNESCO World Heritage ...
The city center of Quito, Ecuador, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978. This designation helps preserve one of the world’s most beautiful historic centers, but it also makes intervening ...
QUITO, Ecuador — “Not long ago, we wouldn’t think of coming to this area,” Dominic Hamilton tells me as we stand on a street corner in Quito’s historic area at 1 a.m. “It was horribly seedy. And ...
Why is Quito, a city that 20 years ago was a pretty-much overlooked South American destination, on so many bucketlists right now? High in the Andes, and built on the foundations of an ancient Inca ...
Though often used as an entry point for the Galapagos, Quito is a pretty amazing city in its own right. Frankly, even if your ultimate destination isn’t the Galapagos, I’d recommend staying at least 3 ...