The Key to Quito… Go to Quito, The Key to Guayaquil… Don’t Breath
Friday, February 16th, 2007I liked Quito a lot. It is the second largest city in Ecuador with 1.7 million people. The largest being Guayaquil which I will discuss in a bit. Quito is a city about 3000 meters above sea level in northern Ecuador’s Andes. It is surrounded by active volcanoes. The city sits in a valley with the old portion of town and a good amount of the newer sections on the valley floor and newer sections also on the flanks of the surrounding mountains. With about 1.7 million people, it has everything you would expect in a modern city including financial businesses, modern airport and McDonald’s. The old colonial section of the city is in excellent shape and the crown jewels are the many old churches that Quito is famous for. I had fairly low expectations for Quito and I was really happy with my visit to such a nice city.