For the best view of the city, climb to the top of the Pichincha volcano, easily accessible with the TeleferiQo gondola. For another taste of nature before you set off to the Amazon or Galapagos ...

The volcano, the highest of the Galapagos, is some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the nearest human settlement. The volcano’s slopes also host the pink iguana, of which only 211 were reported to ...