Quito, Day 3

Hola amigos, today I walked around Quito`s Old Town for hours and hours, trying to see as much as I could in as little time as possible. I checked out the art in Parque El Ejido, walked past the legislative palace, into Parque La Alameda, afterwhich I caught a glimpse of the incredible basilica up on the hill. Oooh I gotta post pictures of that baby. I beelined it there and spent a couple hours gawking at the impressive stone structure and its elaborate gothic-like stone gargoyles and buttresses. And the view from the tower? Woowee! I walked around to the various plazas, saw a few more less impressive churches, turned down a 40-something year old guy who wanted me to come live with him, and headed back up the the New Town.

I`ll stay one more full day to take a bus to the equator tomorrow, then head to Otavalo on Monday. I really like Quito, but knowing I don`t have a whole lot of time I`m itching to get to Colombia! My first stop there will be San Augustin.