Centro Comercial Iñaquito (Av. Amazonas #36-152 y Naciones Unidas, Quito) – located within a financial district in the northern part of Quito, this shopping center has over 150 retailers (both regional and international brands – from Bulova to Fossil), along with a multiplex movie theater, and restaurants & fast food eateries (ranging from Tony Roma’s […]
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Centro Comercial Iñaquito
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Centro Comercial el Bosque
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Centro Comercial el Bosque (Av. Del Parque y Alonso de Torres, Quito) – located toward the westernmost part of Quito, this mall (opened in 1982) has over 400 retailers (mostly regional). El Bosque mall is known for holding various promotional events (especially during the holidays), in order to maintain its competitiveness against other Quito-area shopping […]
Read More...Centro Comercial el Condado
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Centro Comercial el Condado (Av. Mariscal Sucre, Av. John F. Kennedy, Quito) – located in the northernmost part of Quito, this shopping mall was opened in 2007 and now has some 180 retailers (mainly local & regional brands – along with some international ones, like Adidas, Casio, Converse, Lee, and Puma). There’s also an “iStore” […]
Read More...Tierra Mia
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Tierra Mia (Av. Rodrigo de Chavez OE4 -18 y Av. Mariscal Sucre, Quito) – located in the south Quito district of La Mascota, this nightspot often books live Latin music acts (from Salsa to folkloric artists), and caters to a more mature crowd (30 and over).
Read More...Siete
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Siete (República 476 y Pradera, Av. de la República Quito) – originally known as “Blues”, this venue plays electronic dance and House music (which tend to appeal to Ecuador’s upper & middle class college student types). Crowds come here as late as 3:00 am (making this one of the few “after hours” nightspots in Quito).
Read More...Cali Salsoteca
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Cali Salsoteca (Panama 418 e/Tomás Martínez y Imbabura, Guayaquil) – located in the heart of Guayaquil’s Zona Rosa (and a block away from Malecon 2000), this is a major Salsa nightspot. For non-Hispanic visitors, a visit here will expose them to contemporary Latin music (which is prevalent in various Latin countries, as well as Puerto […]
Read More...Coffee Tree
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Coffee Tree (Reina Victoria y Foch, Quito) – for those hanging out in the Plaza Foch area, this is a good place to sit back, have a drink and do some people watching. On occasion, those recovering from a night of partying may come here for a freshly-roasted cup of coffee.
Read More...Salsoteca Lavoe
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Salsoteca Lavoe (Iñaquito E2-17 y Av. Naciones Unidas, Quito) – located northwest of Parque la Carolina, this nightspot is for Salsa music lovers (this club was named alter Puerto Rican salsa sensation Hector Lavoe). To no surprise, there’s always a live Salsa band here (with occasional acts & bands representing other genres of Latin music, […]
Read More...Retro Bar
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Retro Bar (Av. República y Mañosca, near Plaza de la Américas (Cinemark), Quito) – as the name of this bar implies, this is a theme bar that plays pop, New Wave and dance music from the 1980s (and sometimes even before then). There are occasional live acts booked here as well (including a local singer […]
Read More...Q Restaurant/Bar
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Q Restaurant/Bar (Plaza Foch E6-12 y Reina Victoria, Quito) – this is one of the more popular catering holes in the Plaza Focha area (offering a variety of cocktails, the best martinis in Quito, and a large selection of wines). At night, the DJ-driven music played there ranges from rock (en espanol) to House and […]
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