Old Town by travelmad478
The Old Town is the colonial section of Quito, a large and strikingly well-preserved area of buildings dating from the first appearance of the Spanish conquerors through the early 1900s. The majority of Quito's historical tourist sites are here, but amazingly, when we visited, my friend Vera and I were almost the only tourists around. Quito's Old Town is not just a museum, though--it's very much a living city, with offices, markets, shops, and restaurants filling the historic structures.Although this part of Quito should be full of tourists, the businesses here are very much geared toward the local population. The tourist-oriented shops, restaurants, and hotels are all in the much less picturesque New Town.