We can find in Ecuador an accumulation of knowledge, not only for being the cradle of the millenarian civilization Inca, but also so due to its geographic position that turned it into the Middle of the World. If you are eager of new experiences , this is the best alternative, at the same time than you enjoy of a dreamed vacation you, can generate a different vision of the great theories, for example the one by Charles the Darwin

ITINERARY

Day 1.- Let’s visit the Middle of the World city with its ethnic museum and the Itiñán, the Sun’s road museum where you can discover by different test why Ecuador is the country in the middle of the world
Day 2 .- Drive through Quito's colonial city, we will visit the Legislative Palace, the Independence Square, the Government Palace. We will also visit the magnificent churches of Compañia and San Francisco. Finally, we will drive up to a hill for a panoramic view of Quito and surrounding mountains.
Day 3.- Day 1:   6am pickup from hotel, stopping for breakfast at colonial Hacienda La Cienega (built 1675). Drive south through the avenue of the volcanoes to an authentic Indian market passing next to Cotopaxi snow-capped volcano. Depending on the day we will visit a market at: Latacunga (Tuesday and Saturday) or Saquisilí (Thursday). Lunch at Inn Rumipamba de las Rosas and continue our trip  to Guano (famous for its rugs and hand woven tapestries) and Riobamba. Overnight at  Abraspungu Inn.
Day 4.-    After breakfast, 6am pickup to drive to the station and board the train (the  Ecuadorian train service allows to decide in between one of the two seating compartments, called first class carriages by ENFE Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos) and for the more adventurous that want a better view, can ride on top of one of the two cargo carriages. This 6 hour ride passes by the most fertile agricultural land of Ecuador and by 12 stations until we reach the 1000 foot cliff of the Devil's Nose and return to Alausí station (place where the car is waiting for us). An optional ride on the private Metropolitan Expresso instead of the local train is available. After lunch in Alausí we continue by car to visit Ingapirca (Inca ruins here are evidence of it being the hub of the northern realms of the Inca empire) to Cuenca.
Day 5.-    Morning start to visit Gualaceo Valley and Chordeleg (famous for its gold jewelry manufacture). Lunch at downtown Cuenca and city tour. Visit to the most famous panama hat factory of Ecuador and  afternoon flight to Quito. Transfer to hotel in Quito.

Price per person USD 450.oo double basis