San Francisco Plaza

My Airbnb is located in what is called the “New City”, which seems to be almost the office and urban neighborhood and where the super mall is (see the other post for that location)
But the real pleasure of Quito is the Old City. This is the plaza and church of San Francisco which I thought was an apt location to start my exploration of the area.
Quito is the land of volcanos. Not only is it built on the side of a volcano it is surrounded by volcanos.
And to offset the volcanos there are churches. So many of them. One street has 7! And they are all beautiful inside and out. Most have nuns and priest who live there. There are bells on ropes and choirs. Most of them you can’t take pictures in but trust me the gold I lay is beautiful.Read more