Quito Sights

Guápulo

#341 of 345 things to do in Quito

#341 of 345 things to do in Quito

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Lonely Planet review for Guápulo

If you follow Avenida 12 de Octubre up the hill from the Mariscal, you'll reach the Hotel Quito at the top. Behind the hotel, stairs lead steeply down the other side of the hill to the historic neighborhood of Guápulo. The views all the way down are magnificent. Ramshackle houses stand interspersed among colonial whitewashed homes with terra-cotta-tile roofs, and the odd bohemian café makes for a welcome break.

At the bottom of the hill stands the neighborhood's centerpiece, the sanctuary of El Guápulo, a beautiful church built between 1644 and 1693.

The best views of Guápulo are from the lookout behind the Hotel Quito, next to the statue of Francisco de Orellana ( M04DF; Calle Larrea near González Suárez).

 

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    fapoli does not recommend this,

    I got disappointed when I arrived there. I just saw a church, which is not so beautiful inside and a small square with nobody around... Beside the church, there is a university empty as weel... strange :S

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