Papallacta

Papallacta is an hour away from Quito, this is the perfect place to relax and enjoy a beautiful peaceful moment with your family or with your couple. Here ypu will find many things to do. For example: you can go hiking, fishing trout, or you can do excursions around the nature.

This touristic place is known and is popular for its thermal baths. There are many pools with different temperatures. You will find some of them that are very hot, other are mild, and there is also cold water that comes directly from the river.

At this place you can eat the trout that you fish, also you can get relaxing massages, aromatherapy and much more.

Quinche

Quinche is an hour away from Quito. Each year there are pilgrimages on foot from Quito to the Virgin of Quinche, because it is known as very miraculous. Here you can visit the central park, the central church and you can ask for a favor to the Virgin or you can pray and feel better with yourself. Also you can buy aromatic candles, crucifixes, rosaries, bibles, because this is a very religious place.

But religious is not the only thing that you will find here, because you can also enjoy eating delicious candies, food and you can take pictures of the antique houses and plazas.

Sangolquí

Sangolquí is part of the canton Rumiñahui, which is in the southeast of Quito. Here you will find a delicious traditional dish that is called hornado, it is roast pig and is spectacular you will not regret of tasting this plate.

At this place you can visit many places like the historical center, the central plaza, the central church and the monuments of "El Choclo", "Rumiñahui" and "Hummingbird. ", where you can take many photographs to remember your stay in Ecuador.

Sangolquí also has waterfalls and beautiful nature to visit. And if you want to buy groceries, the popular market of this place has cheaper prices, and better fruits and vegetables.

Tena

Tena is the capital of Napo province and is in the Amazon region of Ecuador. The climate is very humid and hot and the biodiversity is exuberant. Here you can visit waterfalls, go hiking, fishing and you can visit “The Island Park” that has many kinds of animals and plants.

You can also go swimming to Tena Rivers, or enjoy eating Tilapia that is a typical fish of this zone. Also you can drink naranjilla juice that is very delicious and you can interact with animals like monkeys that are all over the place, walking beside you. It is really fun.