It was super simple to get there because public transportation here in Quito is super cheap and can take you to any part of the city that you could ever wish to go. I got one a trole bus close to my house and for $0.25 I took it about 10 stops down and I was right there in the middle of it all.
El centro histórico is made up of old colonial buildings and churches. A lot of the buildings have been converted into museums. I got the chance to go into a museum that was inside of an old bank. Inside there was every coin that Ecuador has ever used. Also there was the machine that they used to use to make the coins. Unfortunately I was not allowed to take any pictures inside but there were so many pictures to take of all the old buildings.
Another thing that we stumbled upon while walking around was a live performance of a native group dancing. It was really cool to see their traditional clothing. The dance reminded me a little of Celtic dancing but I am no expert on dancing.
While we were out we also got lunch at a little shop on one of the streets. I am always surprised by how cheap the food is for how much and how good it tasted. Unfortunately they were out of chicken empandas (which is a common food here) so I had to settle for a chicken sandwich which was still really delicious.
Also on top of a hill overlooking this part of Quito was a statue called El Panecillo. This statue is a monument to the Virgin Mary and was commissioned by an artist named Agustín de la Herran Matorras in the 1970's and it made up of over 7,000 pieces of metal.
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