Pichincha

Pichincha is a volcano-rich province in north-central Ecuador. It's home to Quito, the country's capital with colonial churches like the gilded Iglesia de la Compañia de Jesús and imposing Iglesia de San Francisco. Towering over Quito, the active Pichincha Volcano has trails and a cable car to an overlook. To Quito's east, Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve has hot springs and the snow-capped Cayambe Volcano.