Guidebook for Quito

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Guidebook for Quito

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One block south from Concorde Building is Swissotel Quito.
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Hotel Swissôtel Quito
1820 y Ave 12 de Octubre
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One block south from Concorde Building is Swissotel Quito.
Enjoy an Hop On Hop Off City Tour of Quito. Get to know the major attractions of the north and center of the Quito jumping on and off the bus at any of the 11 stops of the route! https://www.city-discovery.com/quito/tour.php?id=14531
Quito City Tour & Travel
Ecuador
Enjoy an Hop On Hop Off City Tour of Quito. Get to know the major attractions of the north and center of the Quito jumping on and off the bus at any of the 11 stops of the route! https://www.city-discovery.com/quito/tour.php?id=14531

Food Scene

Urko restaurant, use ingredients from our country, they gather them from different farming communities around all the regions of Ecuador. They cook ecuadorian food, using the flavors and elements that have been with us along our history, been part of our lives and they show them in a contemporary way that reflect the essence and origin of their products. Urko restaurant did research about our ancestral cultures and the diets used in the past, they adapted these products to modern cooking techniques.
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URKO Cocina Local
449 y Mallorca
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Urko restaurant, use ingredients from our country, they gather them from different farming communities around all the regions of Ecuador. They cook ecuadorian food, using the flavors and elements that have been with us along our history, been part of our lives and they show them in a contemporary way that reflect the essence and origin of their products. Urko restaurant did research about our ancestral cultures and the diets used in the past, they adapted these products to modern cooking techniques.

Drinks & Nightlife

Around Plaza Foch are located the first-class stores, and the most renowned. In the square we have restaurants like Q Restaurant, Azuca Latin Bistro and Azuca Beach, Coffee Tree, among others. In La Mariscal there is place for everyone, an eclectic musical cosmos, from jazz, ska, to salsa, merengue, reggaeton, techno, house and obviously the rock in its variations and traditional rhythms. There are different dance floors, karaoke, discos, bars, restaurants and cafes. “La Zona” in Quito is for everyone, for the range of urban tribes, for each kind of pocket and for all tastes and flavors. It’s the entertainment district.
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plaza foch
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Around Plaza Foch are located the first-class stores, and the most renowned. In the square we have restaurants like Q Restaurant, Azuca Latin Bistro and Azuca Beach, Coffee Tree, among others. In La Mariscal there is place for everyone, an eclectic musical cosmos, from jazz, ska, to salsa, merengue, reggaeton, techno, house and obviously the rock in its variations and traditional rhythms. There are different dance floors, karaoke, discos, bars, restaurants and cafes. “La Zona” in Quito is for everyone, for the range of urban tribes, for each kind of pocket and for all tastes and flavors. It’s the entertainment district.

Sightseeing

Teleférico is located at the eastern end of the city, at the height of the boundary between the north and center of Quito. The moor of Pichincha volcano, at the top of Cruz Loma, offers a spectacular view of the whole city of Quito. If the weather is good can be seen some main elevations of the Andes mountain chain such as: Cayambe, Antisana, Cotopaxi, Pasochoa, Rumiñahui and the list goes on. Besides the beautiful view offered here is the Andean landscape, the cold wilderness with almost straight, flat road to the summit of Rucu Pichincha, Pichincha most visible elevation from Quito.
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Teleferico De Quito station
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Teleférico is located at the eastern end of the city, at the height of the boundary between the north and center of Quito. The moor of Pichincha volcano, at the top of Cruz Loma, offers a spectacular view of the whole city of Quito. If the weather is good can be seen some main elevations of the Andes mountain chain such as: Cayambe, Antisana, Cotopaxi, Pasochoa, Rumiñahui and the list goes on. Besides the beautiful view offered here is the Andean landscape, the cold wilderness with almost straight, flat road to the summit of Rucu Pichincha, Pichincha most visible elevation from Quito.

Arts & Culture

Quito Contemporary Art Center, has several pavilions and exhibition halls, it provides new museum technologies for different types of exposures. It also has a coffee shop and a bookstore. Soon there will be a library, media center, auditorium and stores. The building of the old military hospital in Quito is open to the public; entry is free, although the cost of access to the displays may change. Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Quito is located in the area of San Juan, Luis Davila street and Venezuela, Mejia College back in the center-west of Quito.
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Centro de Arte Contemporânea
Montevideo
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Quito Contemporary Art Center, has several pavilions and exhibition halls, it provides new museum technologies for different types of exposures. It also has a coffee shop and a bookstore. Soon there will be a library, media center, auditorium and stores. The building of the old military hospital in Quito is open to the public; entry is free, although the cost of access to the displays may change. Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Quito is located in the area of San Juan, Luis Davila street and Venezuela, Mejia College back in the center-west of Quito.
The House of Ecuadorian Culture, is located in Quito, in the Patria Avenue between 12 de Octubre Avenue and 6 de Diciembre, in the boundary between the northern sector of the city and the center. The parent company has two buildings. The first and oldest is the old house, Casona Vieja, in which operate the administrative offices of the institution, in addition to the show rooms Benjamin Carrión, Jorge Icaza where usually take place several displays of theater, films, workshops or seminars. There are also exhibition rooms Miguel de Santiago, Eduardo Kingman, Oswaldo Guayasamin, Víctor Mideros and Manuel Rendón Seminario; in these rooms are continuously displayed various temporary exhibits of national and international artists. Next to this building is the first publishing house of the Casa de la Cultura, the Fondo Editorial Pedro Jorge Vera. In addition, the Prometeo Theatre and the Women's Area, the second have been a space for creation and discussion of gender demands. The second building is El Edificio de los Espejos, the Building of Mirrors, circular building that was completed in 1981, which began to organize the different spaces that now owns. In this building are. the National Theatre Jaime Roldos Aguilera, Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco cinema (open almost all days of the week), the Central Bank National Museum, the Museum of Visual Arts and Music (MAVIM), the Agora, the National Library Eugenio Espejo, La Radio de la Casa de la Cultura, Sala de Artes Escénicas Mariana de Jesús which houses the Frente de Danza Independiente, Cinemateca Nacional de Ecuador, and Demetrio Aguilera Malta Theater. In addition, have been adapted different spaces for different theater groups, arts and literary workshops over time.
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Casa da Cultura Equatoriana - Benjamín Carrión
345 Av. 6 de Diciembre
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The House of Ecuadorian Culture, is located in Quito, in the Patria Avenue between 12 de Octubre Avenue and 6 de Diciembre, in the boundary between the northern sector of the city and the center. The parent company has two buildings. The first and oldest is the old house, Casona Vieja, in which operate the administrative offices of the institution, in addition to the show rooms Benjamin Carrión, Jorge Icaza where usually take place several displays of theater, films, workshops or seminars. There are also exhibition rooms Miguel de Santiago, Eduardo Kingman, Oswaldo Guayasamin, Víctor Mideros and Manuel Rendón Seminario; in these rooms are continuously displayed various temporary exhibits of national and international artists. Next to this building is the first publishing house of the Casa de la Cultura, the Fondo Editorial Pedro Jorge Vera. In addition, the Prometeo Theatre and the Women's Area, the second have been a space for creation and discussion of gender demands. The second building is El Edificio de los Espejos, the Building of Mirrors, circular building that was completed in 1981, which began to organize the different spaces that now owns. In this building are. the National Theatre Jaime Roldos Aguilera, Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco cinema (open almost all days of the week), the Central Bank National Museum, the Museum of Visual Arts and Music (MAVIM), the Agora, the National Library Eugenio Espejo, La Radio de la Casa de la Cultura, Sala de Artes Escénicas Mariana de Jesús which houses the Frente de Danza Independiente, Cinemateca Nacional de Ecuador, and Demetrio Aguilera Malta Theater. In addition, have been adapted different spaces for different theater groups, arts and literary workshops over time.

Shopping

Mercado Artesanal de La Mariscal in Quito, is a small and bustling market full of artisan handiwork, which is located on Calle Reina Victoria (on the edge of La Mariscal) and close to Parque El Ejido. The market is home to permanent stalls that sell Ecuadorian hand-knit goods, wood carvings, silver, jewelry and native musical instruments, among other items. The Mercado Artesanal de La Mariscal is a significantly smaller version of the famed indigenous market in Otavalo, but you can find most everything here that you would there, without having to make the 3.5-hour journey. All things can, and should, be bartered for, whether you’re looking for souvenirs or an addition to your alpaca sweater collection. Daily 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Jorge Washington, between Juan León Mera and Reina Victoria.
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Mercado Artesanal La Mariscal
611 Jorge Washington
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Mercado Artesanal de La Mariscal in Quito, is a small and bustling market full of artisan handiwork, which is located on Calle Reina Victoria (on the edge of La Mariscal) and close to Parque El Ejido. The market is home to permanent stalls that sell Ecuadorian hand-knit goods, wood carvings, silver, jewelry and native musical instruments, among other items. The Mercado Artesanal de La Mariscal is a significantly smaller version of the famed indigenous market in Otavalo, but you can find most everything here that you would there, without having to make the 3.5-hour journey. All things can, and should, be bartered for, whether you’re looking for souvenirs or an addition to your alpaca sweater collection. Daily 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Jorge Washington, between Juan León Mera and Reina Victoria.

Essentials

Supermaxi is a Supermarket. The biggest food chain in Ecuador. Open Monday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 8:00 pm. Sunday 9:30 to 7:00 pm. Location: Av. 12 de Octubre y Madrid.
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Supermaxi
N16-114 Av. de la República
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Supermaxi is a Supermarket. The biggest food chain in Ecuador. Open Monday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 8:00 pm. Sunday 9:30 to 7:00 pm. Location: Av. 12 de Octubre y Madrid.