 When we arrive at the airport we will take a taxi to the J.W Marriot.  We will rest and on Monday we will start our schedule of activities.  Monday-Visit Cotopaxi National Park  Tuesday- Visit Otavalo and buy mercandise  Wednesday-Chimborazo Mountain  Thursday- Visit the La Compañía de Jesús Church  Friday- Visit the beach  Saturday- Leave

 Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in northern Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of the Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With an estimated total district population of about 2.1 million people as of 2007, Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil.As the headquarters of the newly-formed Union of South American Nations, Quito is also the de facto capital of South American integration.

 JW Marriot nightly rate: $170  Four queen beds, pool, high speed internet, four restaurants at the hotel, laundry, room service,  Free Breakfast

 Empanadas  Shawarma  Mote con Chicharrón (hominy with pork skin)  Papas con Cuero (potatoes with pork skin)

 Mountain biking is very common to do here  There are many sights to see, bring your camera!

 The elevation is 6,268 ft. It is one of the highest mountains in Ecuador and is higher than any northerly summit in the Americas.

 Built in the 16 th century  Historic Church resembles the architecture that colonial Baroque used.  Painting and statues to see.

 Ecuador's geography has endowed the country with a variety of microclimates. The coast is warm all year round, with a wet rainy season between December and May. In the mountains the climate depends on altitude, becoming cooler higher up. The Amazon region is hot, humid and wet, while the Galapagos Islands are dry with a constant average temperature over the year of 77 ° F (25 ° C).

 It uses the United State dollar as the primary source of currency. Which makes it easier on the conversion process.

 When in Ecuador we will be mainly working on our Spanish speaking skills.  We will be ordering our food and using verbs such as tener, ir, gusta, and estar.  We will be using a lot of vocab especially words dealing with food, where to go, and directions.  We will also be using transportation vocab such as getting a taxi or taking the bus.

 Hotel: $1020: 7 days, 6 nights  Food: $2240: 80 dollars a day, 4 people, 7 days  Activities:$1000

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