{"id":1573,"date":"2019-07-14T19:41:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T23:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2022-07-11T16:34:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:34:50","slug":"sunday-in-centro-historico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/14\/sunday-in-centro-historico\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday in Centro Hist\u00f3rico!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, the streets in Quito’s Old Town are closed to traffic between 8 am and 2 pm so it’s a great time to visit. We started our day at Plaza Grande.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Quito has many churches so our next stop was to see Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Jes\u00fas<\/strong><\/span> – famous for its ornate interior.<\/p>\n

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Along the way, we enjoyed haggling for fake antiquities with a gentleman carrying a gym-bag-full. For $6.00 we acquired a vase and a small vessel with the head of a condor – something I might use on a tour at the Carlos Museum.<\/p>\n

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Someone told us that the streets of Quito are like San Francisco – and our legs found that to be true!<\/p>\n

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The statue at the top of the hill in the photo above is Virgen of Quito<\/strong>. We hope to get a view of the city from that vantage point another day.<\/p>\n

Larry is a whiz at finding the best option for getting around any city. In Quito, he uses an app called Cabify – like Uber or Lyft. We had good luck with kind drivers going to and from the Old Town today. Here’s a view from the back seat.<\/p>\n

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So, Quito is certainly an interesting city. Here, we’re seeing more poverty and some refugees from Venezuela.<\/p>\n

We have several more stops before we make our way back home late Thursday. In the photo below, La Basilica<\/strong> is at the top of the street!<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, the streets in Quito’s Old Town are closed to traffic between 8 am and 2 pm so it’s a great time to visit. We started our day at Plaza Grande. Quito has many churches so our next stop was to see Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Jes\u00fas – famous for its ornate interior. Along the way, … <\/p>\n

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