Parque La Alameda — Attraction in Itchimbia

Another timeless park for all locals, the oldest planetarium in Quito is located there, and there is a man made small lake that has not only row boats, now you can rent all kinds of fun water vehicles, and pay special attention to the pond, it has an insane amount of GOLD fish, that are fed by locals and tourists alike, do not be surprised if you see a SMALL SHARK there. This is the home of the first "caracol" or snail building that used to give a great overview of the parks areas including the adjacent ones, Banks, A.T.M.'s and eateries make this a convenient and fun park to spend...

Awful experience! First of all, I waited over 15 minutes in line to place my order and I was just 4 persons away from the cashier. Then, when I ordered I was literally forced to provide my ID number otherwise I couldn't be served. When my complained, the cashier stated that it's the management policy to request the ID, address, phone number and email address from all customers. I definitely don't agree with this shady policy. When I got my ordered items, the portions were small and not in accordance with the prices. I don't plan to go back...

This is a nice park, mainly visited by high school students or by people who has nothing to do... they have small boats for rental, prices are not too expensive and there are many food street vendors. Too early in the morning or too late in the afternoon is not recomendable because it's not a safe place to walk around. Right in the middle of this park is located the Space Observatory, this is an old facility so it's considerated as a...