Jul 11, 2015
Tourist GuideTOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Most of the attractions are cultural Quito causing interest in
people who are passionate about architecture and history,
but for tourists who like adventure tourism, extreme sports
there is a special place for them: Xtreme Nayón Valley.
The xtreme park is larger of Ecuador .
It is located in the parish of San Pedro Valley, just 10
minutes north of Quito. It is an eco-tourism park of 5
hectares where you play sports like canopy, Paintball and
Rapel. There are also nature walks, bike trails and games
for all ages.
Adventure Tourism
Museums
•It
• has an impressive collectionof the work of Camilo Egas.It is located on the 1312Venezuela and EsmeraldasStreet.
•It has an exhibition ofcolonial art. It is onBenalcazar Olmedo Street
•This museum has anarchaeological exhibition,modern art, colonial art, etc.
•Opened in August 1998, it isone of the most modern andspectacular museums . It isa busy place where historicalexhibits of pre-Columbianculture.
•The museum also features amultimedia section.
City Museum
Museum of Art and History Alberto
Caamaño Mena
Camilo Egas Museum
Central Bank
Benalcazar House
Museum
•It's where the MariscalSucre lived, the tourist canfind information about thehistory of the republic andcolonial art. It is on the 573Venezuela and SucreStreets.
•In this museum you can findpaintings and sculptures ofthe sixteenth andseventeenth centuries, thereis a chapter house where hesigned the Declaration ofIndependence and theremains of some heroes ofIndependence.
•Gather a collection of piecesfrom all stages ofEcuadorian art from colonialto the century, and there area variety of everydayutensils.
•Located in the old town andfeatures an exhibition of thehistory of medicine inEcuador. It is located onGarcia Moreno Street andMay 24th Av.
National Museum of the History of Medicine
House Museum
Maria Augusta Urrutia
House of Sucre
Museum
Miguel de Santiago
Museum of the San Agustin Convent
Gastronomy
Yahuarlocro
It's typical food cuisine ofEcuador. It is a potato-basedsoup containing liver, lungsand blood of sheep. This bloodcarries a slice of tomato,pickled onions and avocado.
Llapingachos
The llapingachos are a typical
dish of the region these are
basically grilled tortilla made of
cooked potatoes, it will served
with sausage, fried egg,
lettuce, onions and avocado.
Hornado
Baked Pork with hominy and
lettuce, baked potatoes with
pork meat, avocado, and chili
Creole, it will Served with
toasted , ripe and rice.
ChugchucarasThe Chugchucaras consist of
fried pork, mote, potatoes,
fries, fried plantains,
empanadas, popcorn and pork
skin. This food can be
accompanied by chili to taste.
Acomodation
O The Facilities and Services
Provided Fee, was created in
order to improve the experience
of every visitor to our city.
Improving the infrastructure that
promotes Quito and its
surrounding areas at both a
national and international level.
O This contribution is very important
for the development of tourism in
Quito, improving the living
standards of the city’s inhabitants
and providing visitors with better
services.
The main hotels in Quito are the new Sheraton Hotel(Avenue Republic de El Salvador and UnitedNations).
O Hotel Marriott (in the Amazon and Orellana),
O Swissotel (October 12 and Lamb),
Other first-class hotels are: Alameda Real (AvAmazonas y Roca),
O Akros Hotel (Av. December 6),
O Sebastian (Lamb and Diego del Almagro) and
O Amazon International (Lamb and Amazon)
There are different types ofaccommodation and cheaper, tourists canuse one of these comfortable hotelslocated in the tourist sector.
O Example of these are Cafe Culture(Robles and Queen Victoria),
O Hostal Los Alpes (Tamayo andWashington).
Other less expensive, but these are verycomfortable like Casa Sol (Calama andDecember 6).