Quito Travel Tips
2:43 PM Sunday, May 27
Scattered clouds. Mild.
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When it comes to setting, Quito has it made. Tucked amid a high Andean valley, Quito is flanked by majestic mountains, and on a clear day, several snowcapped volcanoes are visible in the distance. Despite the fact that it’s only 22km south of the equator, Quito’s elevation gives it a wonderful springlike climate year-round.
Strictly controlled development has kept it wonderfully preserved, and its bustling street life is an exciting contradiction of tradition and chaotic modernity jammed together in one of South America’s most spectacular colonial centers.
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