"La Florida Burial Chambers - Archaeological Site" Museums Tip by JessieLang

These burial chambers are from the Quitu culture (220-640 A.D.) Ten chambers have been excavated so far. One chamber has replicas of the contents, including 16 plaster bodies.

There is a small museum on the site in addition to the chambers.

Open Wednesday-Sunday, 8-4:30
Free Admission and guided tour. (Spanish and some English)

NOTE: The site is a bit off the beaten path. If you go by taxi, it might be a good idea to ask the driver to wait for you. It doesn’t take long to see it, and there won’t be any taxis going by outside when you come out. The staff doesn’t have a phone on site to call one for you either.

Address: Calle Antonio Costa, between Román and Fernando Co
Directions: In the San Vicente de La Florida neighborhood in Northern Quito (turn off from the Occidental/Mariscal Sucre ringroad on Quito’s western side)
Phone: (593 2) 258-4961 / 258-4962