The views from here help you to appreciate the size and spread of the city - 55km bu 8 km, it is huge. topped by a 41M tall statue of La Virgen De Quito which you can climb up for a better view. Plenty of...More

This is a bit of a drive, depending on where you are located, but worth it. They have lots of “food trucks” and street vendors. The views are amazing. Very peaceful.

Take a taxi directly to the base of this structure. For $1, you can walk up a winding stairway inside the structure and you'll be on a platform in the middle of the structure for beautiful city views. We wend early morning - around 9am....More

Panecillo has great views of the entire city of Quito. Excellent place to get good photos. Recommend taking a tour and going mid morning to avoid clouds.

El Panecillo - I did NOT actually climb up the hill to see this close up but I took pictures of it from almost every location in Historical Quito. It sits at the end of Venezuela St. 180 degrees from the Basilica at the other...More

I visited here on a short trip to Quito and enjoyed it. The hill on which the statue sits offers great vies in all directions and the statue is impressive. There are also stalls with souvenirs and while I didn’t have time to visit, they...More

I was told that ,though Quito is a relatively safe place, El Panecillo is not, if you plan to go there alone (I am a solo traveler) So I watched it from far. It is impressive though.