La Ronda is a colorful cobblestone street featuring colonial houses mostly given over to souvenir shops, bars and restaurants, and carefully restored for the purposes of tourism. The architecture is mostly 17th century, and signs on the walls describe aspects of the street's history.


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1. Plaza Santo Domingo

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Plaza Santo Domingo, near the southwest end of Calle Guayaquil, is a regular haunt for street performers. The plaza is beautiful in the evening, when the…

2. Iglesia de Santo Domingo

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A fabulous neo-Gothic altar dominates the inside of the Iglesia de Santo Domingo. Construction of the church began in 1581 and continued until 1650.

3. Museo Fray Pedro Bedón

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The museum at the Convento Santo Domingo de Guzmán in Plaza Santo Domingo has a pretty garden cloister and a fine assortment of colonial religious art.

4. Museo de la Ciudad

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This first-rate museum depicts daily life in Quito through the centuries, with displays including dioramas, model indigenous homes and colonial kitchens…

5. Arco de la Reina

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This massive arch, built in the 18th century to give shelter to churchgoers, spans García Moreno.

6. Monasterio Museo del Carmen Alto

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The Monasterio Museo del Carmen Alto, built in 1653 and still home to an order of 20 Carmelite nuns, now houses an interesting museum. Exhibits explore…

7. Museo Casa de Sucre

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The beautifully restored former home of Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre, the hero of Ecuadorian independence, is now a small museum full of early-19th…

8. Casa Museo María Augusta Urrutía

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Of Quito’s house museums, this is the one not to miss: it’s a splendidly preserved, 19th-century home that was once the abode of the city’s best-loved…

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