Quito When to Go


It can visit this city all the year, since the climate is good almost every time. Quito is the land of “Eternal Spring”. But if you like the festivals and the holidays, you should visit the city during the anniversary of foundation of “San Francisco de Quito”, that is celebrated the first week of December. This feast is the most famous of the city; there are parties in the streets, typical dance, bullfights (if you hate animals), parades, free concerts, and many others activities. Besides, you can stay in Quito until Christmas or New Year and enjoy of the special flavor that these celebrations have in Latin America.
February and March also are good months for to visit Quito, since you will be able to enjoy the carnival and the Easter, this lasts is taken very seriously by Quito citizens who are very religious as the most of Latinos. During this time, there are many huge processions mainly through the Downtown and churches open all night the day before Easter.
Nevertheless the most of the American and European tourists prefer to visit Quito between May and September, because most of them have vacations during summer, besides during these months rainfalls in Quito are less often. But this means that you have to make reservations with necessary anticipation, if you want to visit the city in this time.

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