Essentials

Essentials

Airline Contacts

AeroGal (02/225-7202). American (02/226-0900). Avianca (02/255-6715). Continental (02/255-7170). Iberia (02/255-8033). Ícaro (02/245-0928). KLM (02/255-7170). LanEcuador (02/299-2300). Santa Bárbara Airlines (02/225-4194). TACA Peru (800/008-222 toll-free in Ecuador). Tame (02/231-1921).

Airport Contacts

Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre (02/294-4900).

Bus Terminal

Terminal Terrestre Cumandá (Av. Maldonado 3077, Centro. 02/257-0529).

Car-Rental Agencies

Avis (02/255-5890). Budget (02/330-0979). Hertz (02/225-4257). Localiza (800/562-254. www.localiza.com.ec).

Currency Exchange

Banco Pichincha (Av. Amazonas 1354, at Av. Colón La Mariscal. 02/255-5449). Vaz Corp (Av. Amazonas N21-169, at Roca, La Mariscal. 02/252-9169).

Emergency Numbers

General emergencies (911). Ambulance (131). Fire (102). Police (101).

Medical Assistance

Hospital Metropolitano (Av. Mariana de Jesús at Av. Occidental. 02/226-9030. www.hospitalmetropolitano.org).

Taxi Companies

City-Taxi (02/263-3333). Cooperativa de Taxis Aeopuerto (02/330-2200). Tele Taxi (02/241-1119).

Visitor Info

iTur (Av. Eloy Alfaro 1214, at Carlos Tobar. 02/222-4971). Quito Turismo (Venezuela at Espejo. 02/257-0786. www.quito.com.ec). South American Explorers (Jorge Washington 311, at Leonidas Plaza. 02/222-5228. www.saexplorers.org).

Finding a computer

Internet cafés are everywhere in the New City, especially in the La Mariscal neighborhood. You'll find a few in the Old City too.