Cheap Flights to Quito, Ecuador
by Roger Wade
August 7th, 2006
The capital is the central hub of Ecuador, the starting point for all other destinations in the country. In a beautiful setting at an altitude of 9,350ft (2,850m), surrounded by mountains and the snow-capped 15,728ft (4,794m) Pichincha volcano, the city is a vibrant amalgam of modern business executives and the traditional culture of the ‘indígenas’, or local Andean people.
The city is divided into two areas: the Old Town, declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by Unesco, with its history and the architectural influence of the Spanish evident in the red-tiled roofs and balconies of the houses lining steep, cobblestone streets; and the New Town with its shopping centres, hotels, embassies and travel agencies.
