A Day in Ecuador: Quito, where the altitude slows the first breath
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A Day in Ecuador: Quito, where the altitude slows the first breath
Spend an ordinary weekday in Quito, Ecuador: a high-altitude morning, a forty five cent Metro ride, market lunch, office-hour errands, an evening canelazo, five grounded facts, and the Cantuña story tucked into the stones of San Francisco.
Episode guide
Spend an ordinary weekday in Quito, Ecuador: a high-altitude morning near the old center, a Metro ride through a long Andean capital, lunch at a market counter, office-hour errands, evening canelazo on La Ronda, five grounded facts, and the Cantuña story tucked into the stones of San Francisco.
Runtime: about 14 minutes 30 seconds.
Sources
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: City of Quito
- Ecuador Ministry of Tourism: Pichincha and Quito
- Transdev: Quito Metro
- Not Your Average American: The Gringo's Guide to Riding the Quito Metro
- Lokafy: Where Locals Eat in Quito
- Laylita: Culinary Tour of Quito, Ecuador
- Go Eat Give: Street Food Scene of Quito
- Cambridge University Press: The Devil and the Dolorosa: History and Legend in Quito's Capilla de Cantuña
- Becker Friedman Institute: The Case of Ecuador
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