AN ADVENTURE IN SAN AGUSTÍN
One of the most beautiful, traditional and representative convents in Quito is San Agustín (Saint Augustine) thanks to its mystic spirituality, its emotional artistry and, of course, its many legends. Practical...
LA COMPAÑIA
LA COMPAÑÍA DE JESÚS CHURCH
By: Belén Guerrero
The photos of La Compañía church undoubtedly stand out in these pages. Nevertheless, it´s important to describe it in order to be able admire one of the key spots...
OCTAVA DE CORPUS
A night at San Marcos
By: Belén Guerrero
San Marcos is famous because it still looks like one of Quito's old colonial era neighborhoods. Over time and thanks to a great community effort it is, once again, a be...
Museo Casa del Alabado
Casa del Alabado Museum: Pre-Columbian Art Emblem
A few blocks off the Plaza de San Francisco, right at Quito’s Historical Zone, a priority site awaits the visit of domestic and foreign tourists. It is the Casa...
Plaza de la Independencia
INDEPENDENCE PLAZA
A huge sculpture was placed there in memory of those patriots. At the top of the statue is a majestic image of Liberty.
Independence Plaza, colloquially known as Big Plaza, in the heart of Qu...
Museo Casa de la Acuarela
Watercolors and Drawing
The museum Is in San Marcos, one of Quito's oldest neighborhoods within its colonial downtown
The House of Watercolors and Drawing is in San Marcos, one of Quito's oldest neighborhoods ...
Religious tradition
Before the conquerors arrived, the natives were closely related to nature; they knew perfectly how the solstices, equinoxes and astrological phenomena worked, which the Spaniards found hard to understand. The ...