landmark
Quito Old Town
The first UNESCO World Heritage city, a colonial treasure at 2,850 meters with 40 churches, gilded monasteries, and vibrant plazas.
12 km · about 25 min drive
Pichincha, Ecuador · South America
Tumbaco works well as a base: 5 minutes from Cumbayá, 45km from Mindo Cloud Forest.
Tumbaco is a town located in Pichincha, Ecuador. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Tumbaco sits in Ecuador, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Guayaquil time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tumbaco to your route.
The British School Quito (BSQ) is a British international school for students aged 3–18 in Quito, Ecuador. It was founded by Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper and the former British Ambassador in Ecuador Richard Lavers in 1995.
In Years 12 and 13, the school offers the accredited IB Diploma Programme. The British SchoolRead more
is the only school in Quito to offer, in English, all of the “Higher Level” IB programmes of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
The school curriculum is taught in English. The curriculum is the British National curriculum from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4, this includes the internationally recognised Cambridge iGCSE examinations. The school teaches Spanish, has a Spanish as a Second Language department, English as an Additional Language department, and geography.
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Tumbaco is located in Pichincha, Ecuador, South America. The coordinates are -0.2148 latitude, -78.4007 longitude.
Tumbaco has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Ecuador.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
The first UNESCO World Heritage city, a colonial treasure at 2,850 meters with 40 churches, gilded monasteries, and vibrant plazas.
12 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
A neo-Gothic basilica in Quito whose gargoyles are Galapagos animals (iguanas, tortoises, boobies) and whose towers can be climbed via open planks above the nave vault.
12 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
A Jesuit church in Quito covered in gold leaf, considered one of the finest examples of baroque architecture in the Americas.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A monument marking the equatorial line where you can stand in both hemispheres simultaneously, just north of Quito.
24 km · about 30 min drive
national park
A biodiversity hotspot just two hours from Quito, home to over 500 bird species, butterfly farms, chocolate tours, and waterfall hikes.
45 km · about 50 min drive
national park
One of the world's highest active volcanoes with a perfect snow-capped cone rising to 19,347 feet.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's highest active volcanoes at 5,897 meters, with a near-perfect snow-capped cone visible from Quito on clear days.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
A crater lake at 3,068 m in the Cotacachi caldera with two forested lava-dome islands, ringed by a 12 km rim trail. Volcanic gas still bubbles from the lake bed.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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