The magical towns near Quito that you can visit on the Carnival holiday

The Carnival holiday is one of the longest of the year. Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February will join the non-recoverable holidays: Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 February.

On the last carnival holiday, 186,439 people mobilized through locations on the Ecuadorian coastal profile, according to statistics shown by the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE). However, the beaches are not the only place to vacation.

The Ecuadorian capital is also ready to receive tourists, but not everything is the big city, visitors can enjoy other nearby cantons with their own charm.

The ‘Magic Towns’ Program, promoted by the Ministry of Tourism, seeks to promote the tourism development of Ecuadorian populations that have unique cultural and natural attributes. So far the country has 21 locations on the list of ‘Magic Towns’. In Pichincha there are 2.

cayambe

cayambe It was declared a Magical Town on February 21, 2021. This canton located to the north of the province of Pichincha and half an hour from the city of Quitor, it is recognized for its enormous offer of tourist attractions and its great cultural wealth.

Every year, this canton celebrates in style the festivities of Inti Raymi, which take place in mid-June and run through July. These festivals bring together the majority of its inhabitants and attract many visitors.

This site is also home to El Cayambe, an active volcano, which attracts many visitors for whom its ascent or enjoying the surrounding landscapes represents a challenge and an adventure. This volcano is the highest point of the Cayambe-Coca National Park.

Perhaps one of the products for which Cayambe is recognized throughout Ecuador, It is for the production of its famous biscuits.

The biscuits are made with wheat flour, butter, yeast and eggs, which, when kneaded, stretched, cut and baked, result in that crunchy and characteristic flavor that has made this Magical Town so famous.

Rumiñahui

The Rumiñahui canton was declared a Magical Town, by the Ministry of Tourism, on November 11, 2020. Its territory covers a variety of impressive landscapes, occupies part of the Los Chillos Valley, and extends towards the páramo.

Rumiñahui has cultural manifestations to offer the tourist, crafts, gastronomy, monuments, among others.

This canton is located in a privileged valley for its historical, patrimonial, scenic and ethnic wealth; It also has a spring climate and exquisite cuisine. The visitor can enjoy monuments such as the hummingbird, the corn and the resistance.

The historic center and the mother church are in the center of this town, where you can still see adobe houses, with tile roofs and wooden balconies and windows.

Also, you can enjoy waterfalls, rivers and elevations that allow natural contact in the middle of the pure air that circulates between grasslands and forests. For the more intrepid, the options are climbing, canopy and hiking along the Pita River. (YO)