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Quito
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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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Stroll along the old-town streets, and you'll pass an interesting sight on almost every block. It's a bustling area, full of yelling street vendors, ambling pedestrians, tooting taxis, belching buses, and whistle-blowing policemen trying to direct traffic in the narrow, congested one-way streets.
It is well worth spending several hours walking around this historic area, if not several days. Sunday, when there is little traffic and fewer people, is a good day to walk around the old town.
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