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Walks, wildlife, markets, and hot water.

The snow-covered summit of Chimborazo
Photograph by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The snow-covered summit of Chimborazo

On foot

Hiking the Avenue of the Volcanoes

High trails, a crater loop, and two summits you should not improvise.

A marine iguana on the lava shore of Santa Cruz, Galápagos

Wildlife

Wildlife, from the páramo to the islands

Boobies, tortoises, hummingbirds, and a forest that does not need your crumbs.

Shoppers and produce at the Thursday market in Saquisilí

Markets

Markets worth the trip

One famous square, one local Thursday, and the halls where the city eats.

Laguna de Papallacta in the high páramo east of Quito

Hot water

Hot springs

Volcanic water in a gorge, and a high lagoon on the road east of Quito.