Quito

We stayed first in the Old Town. Loved it, the old colonial buildings are brilliant. Not to mention lack of tourists.

On our second time there after being down south, we tried staying in the New Town. Really didn’t like it. Very touristey, gringo, everything was much more expensive and no Ecuadorian food in sight. But try it if you want.

It’s a long way from the north bus terminal to the south one. Or from the airport to the Old Town. Well from almost anywhere to anywhere in this huge city. Beware the altitude if you are coming here from sealevel too.

i was born here 25 years ago, although i never grew up here, nor do i even speak their fluent spanish, i still call it my home.

Where to Stay: The Magic Bean , email: info@magicbeanquito.com

Such a friendly place, great restaurant too.

A more “posh” hotel (4 star) is the Reina Isabel , email: informes@hotelreinaisabel.com and it’s in the same district as Magic bean, so you can still eat there!

Lots of pick pocketers and bag slashers here… take care in crowds.

i love quito, is the most fun city in the world

This trip was a missions trip with my church, and it completely changed my outlook on life. it was AMAZING! God really showed up. Ecuador is so beautiful! especailly the jungle.

I lived in Quito for two years. Gorgeous landscape. Extreme poverty. Sometimes I will walk into some type of store that sells Andean clothing, and inhale- and it reminds me of being in the markets of Ecuador. If I close my eyes. And breathe.

I did volunteer work here, and worked with the natives who worked at garbage dumps… seeing how they lived day to day was shocking. These people were so poor, yet they seemed to be happy. We’ve got it really~~~ good in the States.

I have so many great memories from being in Quito. The food the laungues and the locals. One of my friends got hit on by a hooker, we went to a strip club where the girls were beaten, and we bought weed for $5 a bag. Loved it. We sang kareoke like we never had before.

Stayed in Quito while going to and from the Galapagos Islands. Went to the equator and stood with one foot in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere.