Parque El Ejido

Neat Park

We actually stayed across the street at the Hilton, and the views from our hotel were directly on the park. There's a pretty cool miniature version of the Arc de Triomphe, which is pretty cool.

Mixed Feelings About This Park

We went to this park twice during our time in Quito. The first time, we just walked around the outer edges and looked at the crafts a bit. It seemed like a nice park, so when we had more time, we de...

Nice Cut Through to Old Town

We used this park as a cut through to the historical district. On any given day, the park is active with food vendors and people strolling around, so it always felt safe. On the weekends, artisans set...

Still a green communal space

The area used to be communal ground on the outskirts of the old city. Now pastures have been turned into a city park, quite centrally located between the old and the new town. Towards the north near t...

Great Place for Cheap Food, Reading, & Local Wares

This is a wonderful place for good and cheap food and have tons of places to curl up with a good book. I wouldn’t recommend staying there after dark though. A large number of displaced peoples call th...