95.SURROUNDED BY SNOWCAPPED ANDEAN PEAKS, THE ECUADOREAN CAPITAL OF QUITO HAS
LONG BEEN OVERLOOKED BY TRAVELERS EN ROUTE TO THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS. THAT’STHEIR LOSS. WITH ITS INNOVATIVE FOOD SCENE, RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND BREATHTAKING
MOUNTAIN VISTAS, THIS VIBRANT HISTORIC CITY OFFERS WONDERS AT EVERY TURN, NOT LEAST
OF WHICH IS THE LUSH, BIRD-FILLED CLOUD FOREST ON ITS DOORSTEP.WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT DUTILE