This hotel is in a beautiful colonial building in the old town of Quito. The location is ideal, the staff are friendly and the rooms are comfortable with hot water. The suites also have a small kitchenette.

It is also resonably priced for a capital city. Suites at US$42 and all other rooms for less.

cnr. Av. Guayaquil and Sucre.

www.uio-guided.com/hsfquito

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It's a community ecotourism project off the beaten track. You can going trekking, rafting, horseriding, and other activities too, and it's more interesting than a place like mindo as it feels more like Ecuador!

www.piedrablanca.org
Near San Luis de Pambil
Bolivar Province

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Chugchilan is a small village, popular for hiking trails, that takes about a day to get to from Quito.
The Black Sheep Inn is an inexpensive ecologically friendly hotel high in the Andes Mountains. It is a perfect place to discover centuries-old culture and diverse ecosystems. It offers affordable accommodation and provides you with a great base for day hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, acclimating and exploring indigenous markets.

www.responsibletravel.com/Accommodation/Accommodation100083.htm

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You've not experienced Quito until you've taken a ride on a city bus. The brightly coloured buses in various states of disrepair trundle cheerfully along the Quito streets with salsa music playing and the conductor leaning out the door reeling off a long list of destinations. There are few bus stops; most of the time you can simply flag down the bus as it passes and get off where and when you please.

Once inside you'll be able to buy everything you need, and many items you really don't need, as travelling vendors will continually jump on and off in the slow city traffic. From toasted maize and iced lollies to Sponge Bob stickers, ponchos and even giant foam feet, you want it, they'll have it.

Finding a route map can be something of a challenge, but if you have a couple of hours to kill then it's hardly necessary. Simply jump aboard and enjoy an authentic tour of the city for just 25¢. Make sure you take the correct change though: if there's one thing that winds a bus conductor up it's a gringo trying to pay the bus fare with a $5 bill.

Major roads (eg. Av. America, Av. Rio Amazonas)

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