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2-2542-575, is a
friendly Cuban bar/restaurant. They have fairly cheap cocktails,
snack food and great Cuban music, often with live bands.
Varadero
, on Reina Victoria 1721 and La Pinta,
No Bar
, on Calama and Juan León Mera is always crowded with
young travelers and locals. The music is loud, and most people are
there to drink. They play a good mix of Latin and American music.
Cinema
There are a number of very modern, multiplex movie the-
aters in Quito that show mostly Hollywood films, with
some European and Latin American ones thrown in for
good measure. More often than not, the English-language
films have Spanish subtitles, but sometimes they are dubbed - so
check in advance if your Spanish isn't great.
Cinemark
at Plaza de las Americas,
2-2262-026, www.cinemark.
com.ec, has multiple screens, and all the standard amenities. It costs
$2.50, Monday-Wednesday; Thursday-Sunday it's $3.90 for adults,
$3.75 for students and $3 for matinee shows.
Multicines
in the Centro Comercial Iñaquito, on Amazonas and
Naciones Unidas,
2-2259-677, has eight screens on two levels, and
plenty of fast food restaurants. They also have international film fes-
tivals from time to time - keep an eye on a local paper such as
El
Comercio
. They have a second location at the Centro Comercial El
Recreo (get off the main trolley at the El Recreo stop). Admission is
around $2.
The
Casa de la Cultura
, Av. Patria and 12 de Octubre,
2-2565-
808, also shows foreign and independent films. Again, check the list-
ings in the local papers,
El Comercio
or
La Hora
.
Shopping
There is no shortage of shopping in Quito, much of it re-
volving around street traders and stalls set up along
Amazonas and in the main parks. The Old City is always
bustling with traders, shoppers and street entertainers.
Most of the goods on sale are for the locals - with everything from
food, clothing and toiletries to electronic equipment and household
items, such as clothes pegs and mops. It's great to wander along the
streets on Sunday afternoon and just soak up the atmosphere. Be
careful though, as pickpockets are known to operate here.
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