Quito set to attract 700,000 visits in 2023

Quito

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes.

The number of non-resident visitors to Quito by mid-September 2023 is 94% of the target initially set by Quito Turismo for 2023.

It is expected that Quito will have attracted 700,000 visitors by the year end. 

At an elevation of 2,850 m (9,350 ft), it is the world’s highest capital city and the only place where it is possible to put one foot in the northern hemisphere and the other in the southern hemisphere. 

Quito’s historic centre was the world's first Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Constructed on the foundations of an ancient Incan city, it is known for a colonial centre with 16th and 17th-century churches and other buildings of European, Moorish and indigenous influence including its cathedral in the Plaza Grande square. 

Visitors to Quito from the USA make up 28% of all non-resident tourists, followed by Colombia (16%), Venezuela (10%), Spain (9%), Peru (8%), China (4%), and Germany, Mexico, Italy and Canada (each with 2%). Quito is also a gateway destination for exploring Ecuador, the Galapagos and Pacific Coast, the Andes and the Amazon. 

* www.visitquito.ec 

* Andrea Martinez at amartinez@cciba.ne