Visits in our afternoons. Immersion Language Program
Places we visit Quito Ecuador
1. Plaza de la Independencia - The Plaza is surrounded by four incredible buildings that comprise of Government Palace, the Municipal Palace, the Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace.
2. El Sagrario - Located next to the Cathedral, it was originally constructed for the cult of the Holy Sacrament. It is highly ornamented in Baroque style.
3. San Francisco Church and Plaza - This is the oldest Church in Quito, built between 1536-1580. It is known as San Francisco de Quito and is a huge complex with over 8,670 acres. It has a combination of architectural styles from Baroque on the interior to a Moorish ornamated ceiling in the narthex. The location was a huge Indian market in Pre-Columbian times.
4. Centro Cultural Metropolitano - Next to the Government's Palace sits this historical building originally constructed by Jesuits in the 17th Century. A great effort was made in this building for independence on August 2, 1810, which ended in a massacre. There is a museum dedicated to the massacre named Alberto Mena Camaño Museum. The Cultural Center is also made up of a museum dedicated to Colonial art.
4. Centro Cultural Metropolitano - Next to the Government's Palace sits this historical building originally constructed by Jesuits in the 17th Century. A great effort was made in this building for independence on August 2, 1810, which ended in a massacre. There is a museum dedicated to the massacre named Alberto Mena Camaño Museum. The Cultural Center is also made up of a museum dedicated to Colonial art.
5. El Panecillo - Watching over Quito is the "Virgin of Quito" and was prominently displayed in the ending of the movie "Proof of Life". The Virgin is constructed of over 7,000 pieces of aluminum.
6. Quito Botanical Garden - One of the most wonderful aspects of Ecuador are the number of beautiful plants. You will find 1,200 varieties of orchids along with a number of other unusual plants.
7. Teleférico - A fairly new attraction in Quito, small cable car (seats six)(18 cars) will whisk you up part of the 15,000 foot Pichincha volcano. Very popular with Ecuadorians and tourists. Oxygen is available at the top if you become short of breath. We normally climb the mountain.
8. Mitad del Mundo - Just twenty-minutes from Quito is the touristy Mitad del Mundo which is a monument at the center of the planet where the equator is located and our student can make different experiment about gravity like this egg standing on the nail.
9. Jungle, Coca, Napo, Misagualli.- Our students enjoy this trip in particular the walking in the jungle where we find huge trees, snakes, frogs, etc.
10. Los Frailes Beach ( Manabi).
10. Imbabura province, Indigenous Markets, lakes and waterfalls (Cuicocha, San Pablo, etc)
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