LA PLAZA DE LA INDEPENDENCÍA (aka. LA PLAZA GRANDE), Quito's central Plaza
LA IGLESIA DE LA COMPANÍA, La calle de las siete cruces. It was prohibited to photograph the interior of this church, which was literally, as my friend described it, "una joya de Quito" (a treasure of Quito). Baroque decoration covered every inch of the interior walls and ceilings, arabesque designs (mudéjar) climbed up the pillars - All of it was coated in gold.
View from LA VISTA HERMOSA restaurant, Quito
View from LA VISTA HERMOSA restaurant, Quito
Footman, HOTEL PLAZA GRANDE. As we toured Quito's main plaza we got stuck in the rain. We sought relief in the café of the Hotel Plaza Grande along with maté tea, coffee and rosero (a popular Quito drink of diced fruit and choclo, a type of corn). I thought I had a headache from lack of caffeine, but the coffee I ordered did not help. It was the altitude. Quito stands, the second highest administrative capital city in the world, over 9,000 ft.
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