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Quito and its surroundings offer a wide range of choices for entertainment, which guarantee you a good time either alone or in company.
Art
One important gallery of modern art is the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana on Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Patria, which exhibits works by Ecuadorian artists. On weekends, at the nearby Feria de Exposiciones Artesanales del Parque El Ejido, you will find a wide variety of Ecuadorian handicrafts. The Museo de San Agustín, located in the Convento de San Agustin, features many works by artists from the Quito school of painting, with mostly religious themes. The Museo de Arte Colonial displays, as the name implies, art from Quito’s colonial period, while the Museo Guayasamín pays tribute to Ecuadorian artist Oswaldo Guayasam, featuring art from many of the artist’s different periods. Another well known Ecuadorian artist is memorialized in the Posada de las Artes Kingman, featuring four rooms of contemporary Ecuadorian art, as well as a permanent collection of Kingman’s own work.
Cinema
To enjoy Quito’s nighttime entertainment, you might begin with a movie. Multicines del CCI is a modern eight auditorium complex featuring the latest releases, and the Octaedro, a small and cozy cultural theater which shows movie classics. Both are located in the north of the city. Also located in the north of the city is the Cinemark 7, showing all the latest and most popular releases. For less mainstream films, Movies at the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana periodically hosts film festivals and shows more art style films. For comedies, visit the small yet comfortable Teatro Charles Chaplin.
Historic Sites
On the border of the historical center, you can visit La Iglesia del Belén, a very old church which has an image of Christ by Caspicara, important sculptor and painter of the colonial period. In front of this is the El Churo de la Alameda, a spiral-shaped construction from the beginning of the 20th Century, which was one of the main viewpoints in the city. The Convento y Museo de Santo Domingo dates back to the 16th Century and features Plateresque and Mudejar styles, along with a collection of paintings from the Dominican Order. Another historic site dating from the 16th Century is the Museo de la Ciudad, the former Hospital de la Misericordia, which features exhibits about the history and day to day life of Quito. The Plaza de la Independencia is the point around which the city of Quito was planned in 1535 and is surrounded by many historically significant buildings, namely the Palacio de Gobierno, the Iglesia de la Catedral, and the Palacio Arzobispal. Just a little ways outside the city is the Mitad del Mundo (middle of the world), where you can visit the monument marking the site of the equator.
Nightlife
When it comes to partying the night away, you can choose between the San Antonio de Cabeza, an exclusive place located in the residential area of the north, Papillón, in the night club area of the central-north, and Zulu, also in the north and a good place to listen and dance to electronic sounds. Mack’s Entertainment in the south of the city, which plays many different kinds of music, from tropical to electronic, classic to contemporary.
Outdoors
Quito offers quite a bit in the way of outdoor entertainment. In the Mitad del Mundo area is the Balneario de Granilandia with green spaces, games for children, swimming pools for adults and kids, and restaurant services. Another interesting destination for fun in the sun, towards the Guayllabamba Valley, is the beautiful city Zoo, with species from all over Ecuador. You will see, for instance, a variety of birds from the coast, the mountains and the east, as well as the anteojo bear from the Andes, and the condor, symbol of Ecuador. Returning from any of these diversions, go to the Parque de La Carolina, in the north of the city, which has a playground, boats and bike tracks. Parque El Ejido is located at the midpoint of the city and features such facilities as a volleyball court and on the weekends, the park is transformed into an arts and crafts market.
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