Spread
across a spectacular Andean valley and flanked by volcanic peaks, Quito’s
setting alone is enough to strike you speechless.
The historical center – or ‘old town,’ as it’s
called – is a maze of colonial splendor, an Unesco World Heritage Site since
1978.
Quito is
currently flush with pride after 2006 marked the final installment of a massive
restoration project that spruced up buildings and churches, brought historic
theaters back to life and made the old town’s formerly sketchy streets safe to
explore once again.
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