🇪🇨 Ecuador
10 best places in Quito
Quito sits in a narrow valley beneath volcanoes at nearly 2,850 meters — its historic core was the world's first UNESCO World Heritage Site and remains Latin America's best-preserved colonial center.
Centro Histórico
The continent's largest and least-altered colonial center, packed with 16th- to 18th-century churches and mansions.
Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús
A church whose interior is entirely covered in gold leaf — one of South America's most opulent.
Basílica del Voto Nacional
A neo-Gothic basilica with gargoyles shaped like native animals and towers open for visitors to climb.
Museo Casa del Alabado
An elegant pre-Columbian art museum set in a restored colonial house.
Mitad del Mundo
An equator monument and museum where you can stand with one foot in each hemisphere.
TelefériQo
A cable car up the slope of Pichincha volcano with a breathtaking view over the whole city and the Andes.
Mercado Central de Quito
A lively covered market with local fruit, hearty soups, and the famous encebollado fish stew for breakfast.
Zazu
A refined modern Ecuadorian restaurant highlighting Amazonian and Andean ingredients.
Vista Hermosa
A rooftop restaurant in the historic center with views over Quito's floodlit churches at night.
Parque La Carolina
The main park of the modern center, with a boating lake, botanical garden, and sports fields.
Relocation options
Like Quito?
Ecuador offers residence, citizenship, low taxes and banking. We'll handle it end to end.