Columpio del Teleférico — Attraction in Belisario Quevedo

We did a tour which took us up to the Teleferico and we continued the trek up to the swing. It took us approx 30 mins of heavy breathing to hike to the swing, approx 1/2 mile long trail and a 500 foot climb. Conveniently there is a great place for a rest stop, where a lady has 2 llamas for those looking for a nice tourist photo op. It cost 1 dollar per person where you put on a pancho made from Llama/Alpaca fur and a local style cowboy hat. It was 50 degrees at 13,300 feet there and within 3-4 minutes you got very warm wearing those pancho's. We got to the top at 13,600 feet where there is a stunning view of Quito and the surrounding ring of volcanoes, oh the Llamas/Alpacas are so cute. We did this Fri. Aug 29th and there were very few people there. The climb isn't too bad as long as you stop enough times to catch your...

Great place to visit. The “teleferico” goes up to 4100meters above sea level. You can feel the altitud experience and see changed of flora. Hermosos paisajes de la ciudad. Para realizar caminatas y también picnic. Llevar chompa puede ponerse frío. Usar bloqueador. Si eres de Ecuador llevar cédula para descuento de la entrada. gorgeous view of Quito. Opens until 8pm. If you are ecuadorian bring your ID to get a discount. Walk slowly to enjoy the view and avoid altitude sickness. It is possible to walk all the way up to Ruco...

Wonderful views of Quito. It felt safe and fine. Only thing is that many of the paths are very eroded. Most people go up by morning, and that's probably really beautiful. There is a better chance of cloud free conditions. However, we did a sunset tour. The sun settled behind the vulcano and that gave a fine spectacle of colours. On the way down we were treated to the many lights of Quito. Either way, it's a fine experience. We took a taxi from the basilica for around 5$ each way. The teleferico was 9$, first up at 10 and...