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The old town of Quito is really special and should not be missed. It is full with museums, churches and other sights. It is also an area full of life.  Lots of small shops and eateries make it pleasant to stroll around.

 

Quito new attraction "TELEFERICO" is now open this Cable car takes you all the way up to see Quito's surrounding and the great valleys with snow covered volcanoes near by, take a nice cam with you and be ready to take hundreds of pictures. Also bring a sweater, as it gets cold up there.  The most incredible thing is that at 4000 meters at the Equator you still get green vegetation in the mountains...it is truly quite a sight not to be missed.   To get to Teleferico  you need to take a bus or taxi to Occidente Avenue, and the Teleferico is located just before the  car tunnels which lead to the south side of Quito. The New Quito is along Mariscal district, a pretty safe area filled with all sorts of inexpensive Hostales or Posadas.  Excellent, inexpensive accommodations, and also many small shops and restaurants.  

 

Quito offers nice mountains, spring weather all year round and it also has a main transport hub ( because of its airport), so you might spend some time here and also consider doing daytrips from Quito to surrounding town and mountains. Quito is the capital, has the big government, embassies....Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador has the port and  is the financial district for the country. For more info on Guayaquil, go to the Guayaquil section.