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ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
The
advantage of
Quito is
that there are numerous accommodation
options at your fingertips.
We
are happy to make reservations for you in
any hotel, hostal or
B&B in Quito.
For those wanting
something more unique, please read on ...
 We have
decided to focus on the more
select,
distinct and unique options
that you can enjoy while making staying
in Quito. This is to say,
establishments that give guests a unique
experience - be it for
architectural style and/or personalized
attention ... places that are
not commonly found around the planet.
The majority of accommodation options
are located in the Mariscal
tourist district (some 15 minutes from
the current Quito International
airport 'Mariscal Sucre'), while a
handful are nestled in the heart of
the Old, Colonial Historic centre of
Quito (aprox. 20 - 25 minutes from
the airport).
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QUITO
The
International Capitals Bureau has
declared Quito, Ecuador as
Americas’
Cultural Capital for 2011.
This declaration came on the
32nd anniversary of Quito
being named a World Heritage Site
by
UNESCO in 1978. The city has
already been benefitted from a
huge
regeneration investment, totaling
some $250 million in cultural
heritage works over the last
decade alone. Its historic centre
is
regarded as the largest,
best-preserved and best-restored
of any in the
Americas.
San Francisco de Quito is the
official denomination
of Quito (as it is more
commonly known as today), was
formerly founded on December 6th,
1534 after Sebastian de
Benalcazar, a
lieutenant of the Spanish
conquistador Francisco
Pizarro, conquered the Incas
led by general Rumiñahui.
The
Franciscan name of San
Francisco de Quito retained
the
word Quito - which is
thought to have been derived from
the
word Quitus (one of the
more prominent local tribes
present
in the
first millennium that
eventually formed its commercial
center in the area). Quito
is frequently referred to
as Luz
de América (Light of America)
and Patrimonio de la
Humanidad (World Heritage
Site).
Quito is an idea base from
which to
enjoy a wide variety of
interesting
site (Mindo Cloud Forest, Otavalo,
Cotopaxi Volcano etc), all less
than
two hour travel by road.
Interesting
data
for
Quito:
- Altitude: 2,850
meters
(9,350
feet)
above
sea
level;
- Population: 1,4
million
(estimate)
- Language: Spanish
- Currency: U.S.
Dollar
(U.S.D.)
- Climate
type: Spring-like
year
round
…-fairly
constant
cool
climate;
- Temperatures:
Generally
fluctuating
between
10
to
25
°C (50
to
77
°F)
year
round. Average at
noon is 18.7 °C
(65.7 °F) with a
normal night-time low of
9.3 °C (48.7 °F).
- Seasons: The
dry
season,
June
through
September
(4
months),
is
referred
to
as
summer; the wet season,
October through May (8
months), is referred to
as winter.
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