Quito Citywalk: A Half-Day "Special Forces" Tour 🇪🇨

🚶 Itinerary (Conquered in 4 Hours!) 1️⃣ Plaza de la Independencia - Heart of colonial Quito 2️⃣ Quito Metropolitan Cathedral - Where history meets altitude sickness 3️⃣ San Francisco Church - 16th-century golden Baroque overload 4️⃣ Calle La Ronda - Instagrammable alley with artisanal chocolate shops 5️⃣ Basílica del Voto Nacional - The "Andean Notre-Dame" (more stairs than the Eiffel Tower!) 6️⃣ Quito Contemporary Art Center - Cool modern contrast ⛰️ Reality Check 2,850m altitude = Every street feels like hiking Everest "Citywalk"? More like "StairMaster 5000" - Those San Francisco church steps nearly killed me Pro Tip: Coca tea is your BFF (the local altitude hack) ⛪ Basílica Highlights $2 Church interior (look up - those vaulted ceilings!) $4 Tower climb (3 spires, 3 near-death experiences) View: 360° of Quito wedged between volcanoes - so worth the wheezing 📸 Photo Ops La Ronda's candy-colored doors Basílica's gargoyles (spot the armadillos & iguanas!) Plaza Grande's blue-uniformed guards ⚠️ Survival Guide Pace Yourself: This ain't Paris - altitude is no joke Snack Smart: Try empanadas de viento (cheese-stuffed clouds of joy) Footwear: Hiking boots > sneakers (those cobblestones are brutal) #QuitoMarathon #AltitudeAdjustment #GothicAndes