Cotopaxi National Park
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With its 5897 meters, this is the highest active snow capped volcano in the world and the second in Ecuador after the Chimborazo. The landscape around is very similar to that of the moon. You can see wild horses introduced several years ago and also native animals such as wolves or white-tiled deer, as well as several Andean birds.
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Sucre National Theater
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This Neo-Classical building is the best representative of this architectural style in town. The white façade contrasts with the golden muses of the Fine Arts located in the frontispiece. In the shell there is the portrait of Marietta de Veintimilla, the woman who dreamt it in 1877.
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This is the best place to watch Independent cinema in Quito. Most of the films are in their original languages with Spanish subtitles. The coffee shop is managed by Rio Intag project, a region of farmers that harvest some of the best coffees of Ecuador!
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La Basílica Del Voto Nacional
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You can't leave Quito with out going to La Basilica, this Church is one of the most beautiful of the city and is really cheap. Also if you love architecture or street photography, this place is going to be your "muse".
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Teleférico
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The view from here is stunning and really breathtaking. The landscape of the mountain is also wonderful. Ecuador is a volcanic country with more than 85, but if you don't have time to visit some of them, this is a good choice to go up and touch the sky.
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Patio de Comedias
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This is a cultural space dedicated to theater lovers. The theater has a capacity for only 100 people, but the plays are very good, even they are in Spanish. This is a good choice to see what's going on with the performing arts scene in Quito.
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Teatro Capitol
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In 2007 the Municipality of Quito and the Institute of Cultural Heritage decided to recuperate the theater and all the building was totally restored. Now you can see its reborn with excellent concerts and plays that are changing the scene of La Tola neighborhood.
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Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua
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A huge valley formed after the last eruption around 2.200 years ago! There is a community of farmers living inside the crater which is dormant. At noon you can see how the clouds come up from the bottom of the cloud forest and cover all the setting. There is a viewpoint, a market and some trails for biking, hiking or horse riding!
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Bolívar Theater
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The current Fundación Teatro Bolívar is restoring the theater and recuperating its architectural Art Déco details. As a way to support this process, they present concerts and plays. The main hall was almost restored and the foyer too. There is an excellent cafeteria and a restaurant.
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Papallacta Thermal Baths
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Papallacta is located in the dormant crater of the Chakana volcano, very near the Antisana volcano and on the slopes of the Eastern Andes mountain range. The landscape is marvelous, the infrastructure is complete with facilities for different budgets from backpackers to couples looking for a more private resort.
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Museo de Sitio La Florida
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This is one of the stunniest Pre-Columbian cemeteries found in Ecuador with a very nice display of the 15 meters tomb-pits. In one of them, the archaeologists of the Metropolitan Institute of Cultural Heritage made a reconstruction of the tomb with the mummies. The faces of this people were reconstructed and also the astonishing "ponchos".
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Teatro Variedades Ernesto Alban
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This theater was totally refurbished by the Institute of Cultural Heritage and the Municipality and is run by the Foundation Teatro Sucre. This is an ideal excuse to enjoy the artistic scene of Quito and Ecuador!
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Teatro Malayerba
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The small theater is inside a restores 19th century manor house, next to el Belén church, a colonial jewel. They present excellent plays and they are also a place for research and experimentation, through a project called Laboratorio Malayerba, creatd to teach young people.
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Rumipamba Archaeological and Ecological Park
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In the decade of 1980, a group of Ecuadorian archaeologists dug and found the remains of the Ancient "Quitus", the first inhabitants of the city before the arrival of the Incas. The park includes some Pre-Inca trails and the diggings where you can see stone walls, canals, and the foundations of houses and temples.
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Sacred Valley of Tulipe
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This was a shrine and an astronomical observatory built in 800 AD by the Yumbo Culture. This was a civilization of traders that linked the Coast with the Highlands and the Amazonia through the commerce. The scenery is impressive and the archaeological complex is really stunning and enigmatic and mystic.
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