Your Travel Experience with South American Tours DMC
City tour in Quito
Today, a city tour will give you a first comprehensive impression of this culturally and historically unique city located 2,800 m above sea level. The focus is on a tour of the historic old town, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its wealth of Spanish, Flemish, Moorish and pre-Columbian architecture. You will pass the Independence Square with the Government Palace and the cathedral. Visit the La Compañia church, which has an ornate façade and a richly decorated interior. Afterwards, get to know the church of San Francisco.
Visit the Mitad del Mundo monument
Afterwards, drive to the equator monument "Mitad del Mundo" ("Center of the World") about 25 km away. At the marked line, you can stand with one foot on the northern hemisphere and the other on the southern hemisphere at the same time. The 30-metre-high monument, crowned with a giant brass sphere, points exactly to latitude 0. Inside there is a small, very tasteful ethnographic museum that illustrates the colorful mixture of peoples from the various Ecuadorian regions and ethnic groups in the country.
Then return to the hotel.