Photos from last year, traveled in Quito

Quito’s magic lies in its contrasts: A single day can take you from colonial-era plazas where locals sip coca tea to cloud forests teeming with life, from equator-line celebrations to sunset dinners with volcano backdrops. Here, history isn’t just preserved—it’s felt in every cobblestone, every birdcall, every breath of thin, crisp Andean air.