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May 4-9 2009

Quito Touch the Sky

Quito – A World Within Itself

QUITO - FAST FACTS• 1.5 million inhabitants + outskirts• 10,000 feet high• 30 miles long but only 5 wide • 25 colonial churches• 10 Malls • 30 Art Galleries• 17 Museums• 4,000 double hotel rooms• Modern Communications• Efficient Transport• Connected to North America, Latin America

and Europe.

• Quito – Tourism visitor numbers up 17 % in 2007, 15 % in 2008.

• Arrivals Quito in 2008: 480,000• Arrivals Ecuador 2008: 1.005.297

„Plan Q II“- Tourism marketing masterplan aimsto place Quito among the top destinations inLatin America.

QUITO - FAST FACTS

QUITO - STATS

New Attractions – New Activities – New Life

Ancient Ways

La Florida & Rumipamba: Ancient Ways

The Yumbos - the first settlers of the volcano

Funerary and

ceremonial sites

NEW PRODUCT

Historic Center

Historic Center: World-Class Heritage

31 years as the firstWorld Heritage city The largest, bestpreserved andRestoredcolonial quarter inThe Americas

NEUE PRODUKTE

Historic Center: World-Class Investment

$232 million invested incultural heritagesince 2001.

Historic Center: Regeneration

Restored prideRegeneratedneighborhoods

NEW PRODUCTS

Historic Center: World-Class Services

New attractions, activities, hotels and restaurants.NEW

PRODUCTS

La Mariscal

La Mariscal: Exciting. Seductive. Fun

Quito’s cosmopolitanface Hotels andRestaurantsfor every taste andwallet.

Rumba andfine food:look nofurther!

La Mariscal: Exciting. Seductive. Fun

Cultural dishes

La Mariscal: Exciting. Seductive. Fun

Quito‘s Viewpoints

Quito‘s Viewpoints

A city atthe heartof theAvenue ofTheVolcanoes

Quito‘s Viewpoints

New perspectives

Quito‘s ViewpointsQuito‘s Viewpoints

Sanctuaries for sports, leisure & meditation

Quito‘s ViewpointsQuito‘s Viewpoints

Dramatic.Historic.Inspiring.

A Kaleidoscope of Neighborhoods

Spaces for themind and for the heart

Bellavista & La Carolina

Guápulo

A village within and without of the city

Train station andurbanregeneration

Chimbacalle: Back to the Future

NEW PRODUCT

Beyond Quito – Adventures in Nature & Culture

The Equator, Birds and Yumbos Trail

The Way of Andes and the Amazon

The Route of Flowers and Looms

The Avenue of the Volcanoes

The Middle of theWorld

Straddle bothhemispheres

Die Mitte der Welt – der Äquator

The Equator, Birds and Yumbos Trail

Head in the Clouds – Feet in the Ruins

Cloudforest diversityand ecotourism Dawn chorus of birds Archaeology andcommunity tourism

Beyond Quito – Adventures in Nature & Culture

The Equator, Birds and Yumbos Trail

The Way of Andes and the Amazon

The Route of Flowers and Looms

The Avenue of the Volcanoes

The Route of Flowers and Looms

South America’slargest handicraftsmarket Shop till you drop!

The Route of Flowers and Looms

Rural worlds,haciendas andadventure

Beyond Quito – Adventures in Nature & Culture

The Equator, Birds and Yumbos Trail

The Way of Andes and the Amazon

The Route of Flowers and Looms

The Avenue of the Volcanoes

The Way of the Andes and the Amazon

Follow theConquistadors‘ routeeast over the Andes

Hotsprings: 1 hour

Rainforest : 2 hours

The Way of the Andes and the Amazon

Beyond Quito – Adventures in Nature & Culture

The Equator, Birds and Yumbos Trail

The Way of Andes and the Amazon

The Route of Flowers and Looms

The Avenue of the Volcanoes

The Avenue of the Volcanoes

Wandering the Avenue…

Adventure &

Adrenaline

The Avenue of the Volcanoes

Hacienda Living

Markets, crafts, traditions

Easter WeekJuly/August: SummerDecember: Fiestas

Festival Calendar

Festivals & Festivities

Closer than you think to North America Same time zone as Eastern Standard Time: -6 GMT Four US gateway cities to Quito Local currency is the US $ Dollar Accessible locations and easy to get around Hugely varied habitats, all close to Quito Diverse and friendly people Great shopping. Quality merchandise. Top bargains. Food paradise Amazing value Year-round destinations – no seasons!

Selling Quito Couldn’t be Easier!

Quito Touch the Sky

Find all these places and more on www.quito.com.ec

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